Category: Metalworking Machinery
Contract Classification
Product Code
PSC Code 3438
Category: Metalworking Machinery
Source: GSA PSC Manual, April 2025
The following activities and items are classified under PSC code 3438:
No specific exclusions are listed for PSC code 3438. Check related codes in the Metalworking Machinery category for similar classifications.
No additional contracting officer notes are available for PSC code 3438.
PSC code 3438 — Miscellaneous Welding Equipment — is used by federal contracting officers to classify product purchases. When an agency awards a contract for miscellaneous welding equipment, they record PSC code 3438 in the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS).
As a vendor, knowing this PSC code helps you find relevant opportunities. Search for active solicitations using PSC code 3438 on SAM.gov, or review historical awards on USASpending.gov to understand which agencies buy this product and at what contract values.
PSC code 3438 falls under the Metalworking Machinery category. Product codes like this one are used for physical goods and equipment purchases.
To find opportunities using this PSC code on SAM.gov:
You can also track historical spending patterns for PSC code 3438 on USASpending.gov. Filter by agency, fiscal year, and award type to identify your best customers and forecast future opportunities.
PSC code 3438 — MISCELLANEOUS WELDING EQUIPMENT — is a federal Product and Service Code used to classify product or service purchases on government contracts. It falls under the Industrial Products & Services category and is used by contracting officers when reporting contract actions in the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS).
PSC codes are used by the government to describe what they are buying, not by vendors to register. However, understanding PSC code 3438 helps you identify which federal opportunities to pursue. Search for active opportunities using this PSC code on SAM.gov under Contract Opportunities, or use USASpending.gov to see historical contract awards under this code.
Federal agencies use PSC code 3438 (MISCELLANEOUS WELDING EQUIPMENT) when awarding contracts for thermite welding equipment; flux recovery machines; flux dispensers; arc converters; welding panels.. You can view all current and historical contract awards under this code on USASpending.gov.
NAICS codes commonly associated with this PSC category
Source: U.S. Census Bureau NAICS 2022
9
Contracts
0
Task Order Vehicles
Source: USASpending.gov
View all awards on USASpending.gov →Top federal agencies awarding contracts under this PSC code
Department of Defense
5 contracts
Department of the Interior
2 contracts
Department of Transportation
1 contracts
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
1 contracts
Source: USASpending.gov
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