PSC X1HC

Overview

The Product Service Code (PSC) system standardizes how the U.S. federal government classifies what is purchased in contracting actions, supporting consistent reporting in systems such as FPDS and SAM; the PSC Manual is the maintained authoritative list for those codes. ¹

The PSC X1HC is titled "Lease/Rental of Government‑Owned Contractor‑Operated (GOCO) Environmental Laboratories." It is a facility‑based lease/rental code used to record actions where agencies lease or rent government‑owned environmental laboratory facilities that are contractor‑operated, as reflected in the Product and Service Code Manual. Use of this PSC signals that the predominant acquisition element is the leased GOCO laboratory facility rather than specific laboratory services. ¹

What this PSC covers

• Facility lease or rental of government‑owned environmental laboratory buildings and space. ¹
• Lease/rental arrangements where operation of the laboratory is performed by a contractor (GOCO model). ¹
• Reporting the predominant facility rental value on FPDS contract actions. ¹
• Facility types used for environmental testing, sampling, analysis, and related laboratory services. ¹
• Distinction from government‑operated laboratory leases (use the corresponding GOGO PSC). ¹

Related PSC codes

Type | Code | Descriptor

• | - | - PSC | X1HA | Lease/Rental of Government‑Owned Contractor‑Operated (GOCO) R&D Facilities
  PSC | X1HB | Lease/Rental of Government‑Owned Government‑Operated (GOGO) R&D Facilities
  PSC | X1HZ | Lease/Rental of Government‑Owned Government‑Operated (GOGO) Environmental Laboratories

(These related PSC groupings and names are published in the PSC Manual.) ¹

Contracting and FPDS reporting notes

• The PSC data element records "what" was acquired for FPDS reporting; facility‑based lease/rental PSCs are selected based on the predominant service or facility type in the award. ¹
• If a single award includes multiple products or services, coding should reflect the predominant product or service; where environmental laboratory space is the primary leased item, X1HC is appropriate. ¹

Frequently asked questions

• When should a contracting officer use PSC X1HC instead of other lease PSCs?
  Use PSC X1HC when the action is a lease or rental of government‑owned environmental laboratory space that is contractor‑operated and the leased facility is the predominant acquisition. If the facility is government‑operated, select the corresponding GOGO code. ¹

• Is there a standard NAICS mapping for X1HC?
  The PSC Manual provides code lists and category assignments but does not prescribe a single required NAICS mapping for every facility PSC; NAICS selection depends on the nature of the work performed in the leased space. Not specified by official sources ¹

• Are maintenance or repair actions coded to X1HC?
  Maintenance or repair for GOCO environmental laboratories is generally reported under maintenance PSC categories (for example, Z‑series maintenance codes) rather than X‑series lease/rental PSCs; the Manual separates lease/rental codes from maintenance codes. ¹

• Does use of X1HC change small business or socioeconomic coding?
  The PSC identifies the product or service; small business size standards and socioeconomic set‑asides are determined by the NAICS, solicitation strategy, and FAR/agency policy, not by the PSC alone. PSC selection does not itself alter small business status. ¹

Useful resources

• PSC X1HC overview (G2X): https://app.g2xchange.com/psc/X1HC
• PSC X1HA overview (G2X): https://app.g2xchange.com/psc/X1HA
• PSC X1HB overview (G2X): https://app.g2xchange.com/psc/X1HB
• PSC X1HZ overview (G2X): https://app.g2xchange.com/psc/X1HZ
• Product and Service Code Manual (Acquisition.GOV — PSC Manual landing page). ¹

References

1. Product and Service Code Manual — PSC Manual landing page, Acquisition.GOV: https://www.acquisition.gov/psc-manual

Related NAICS and PSC codes

Related NAICS (informational, non‑binding)

• NAICS 541380 — Testing Laboratories; commonly used where the leased laboratory primarily performs environmental testing and analytical services. ^[1]
• NAICS 541620 — Environmental Consulting Services; used when the primary work in the leased space is environmental consulting supported by laboratory analysis. ^[1]
• NAICS 541710 — Research & Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology); may apply when the GOCO laboratory’s principal purpose is R&D rather than routine testing. ^[1]

Note: These NAICS selections are informational examples—NAICS assignment depends on the predominant work performed in the leased facility and is agency‑specific. The Product and Service Code Manual does not prescribe a single required NAICS mapping for PSC X1HC; mappings are not specified by official sources. ^[1]

Related PSC codes (sibling and adjacent codes)

• PSC X1HA — Lease/Rental of Government‑Owned Contractor‑Operated (GOCO) R&D Facilities. ^[1]
• PSC X1HB — Lease/Rental of Government‑Owned Government‑Operated (GOGO) R&D Facilities. ^[1]
• PSC X1HZ — Lease/Rental of Government‑Owned Government‑Operated (GOGO) Environmental Laboratories. ^[1]

For a full list of related PSC entries and the official PSC definitions, see the Related PSC codes table above and the Product and Service Code Manual. ^[1]