Seems like there's a trend to just award any kind of commercial service requirement as a Purchase Order nowadays, as long as it meets the threshold prescribed in FAR 13.5.  I'm currently at a location now that's executed all of their primary base service contracts as P types.  Grounds, Custodial, every standard service contract that a traditional contracting office might normally execute as a c-type, is now a 5-year purchase order (with 1 year options).  When I ask why, I generally receive the s