Category: Containers/packaging/packing Suppl
Contract Classification
Product Code
PSC Code 8140
Category: Containers/packaging/packing Suppl
Source: GSA PSC Manual, April 2025
The following activities and items are classified under PSC code 8140:
The following are classified under different PSC codes:
This class includes only containers and fittings which are specifically designed for the storage, handling, and shipping of ammunition, explosives, and military chemical agents.
PSC code 8140 — Ammunition And Nuclear Ordnance Boxes, Packages And Special Containers — is used by federal contracting officers to classify product purchases. When an agency awards a contract for ammunition and nuclear ordnance boxes, packages and special containers, they record PSC code 8140 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 8140 on SAM.gov, or review historical awards on USASpending.gov to understand which agencies buy this product and at what contract values.
PSC code 8140 falls under the Containers/packaging/packing Suppl 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 8140 on USASpending.gov. Filter by agency, fiscal year, and award type to identify your best customers and forecast future opportunities.
PSC code 8140 — AMMUNITION AND NUCLEAR ORDNANCE BOXES, PACKAGES AND SPECIAL CONTAINERS — is a federal Product and Service Code used to classify product or service purchases on government contracts. It falls under the Sustainment S&E 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 8140 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 8140 (AMMUNITION AND NUCLEAR ORDNANCE BOXES, PACKAGES AND SPECIAL CONTAINERS) when awarding contracts for all shipping and storage containers specially designed for guided missiles, major missile sections, missile warheads, an. 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
17
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
17 contracts
Source: USASpending.gov
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