[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 41, Volume 2] [Revised as of July 1, 2005] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 41CFR101-29.000] [Page 132] TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 101--FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS PART 101-29_FEDERAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS--Table of Contents Sec. 101-29.000 Scope of part. Sec. 101-29.000 Scope of part. Subpart 101-29.1_General 101-29.101 Federal product descriptions. 101-29.102 Use of metric system of measurement in Federal product descriptions. Subpart 101-29.2_Definitions 101-29.201 Specification. 101-29.202 Standard. 101-29.203 Federal specification. 101-29.204 Interim Federal specification. 101-29.205 Federal standard. 101-29.206 Interim Federal standard. 101-29.207 Qualified products list (QPL). 101-29.208 Commercial item description (CID). 101-29.209 Purchase description. 101-29.210 Product. 101-29.211 Product description. 101-29.212 Tailoring. 101-29.213 Commercial product. 101-29.214 Commercial-type product. 101-29.215 Departmental specification or standard. 101-29.216 Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards (DODISS). 101-29.217 Military specification or standard. 101-29.218 Voluntary standards. 101-29.219 Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions. 101-29.220 Market research and analysis. 101-29.221 Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Description Program (Federal Standardization Program). Subpart 101-29.3_Responsibilities 101-29.301 General Services Administration. 101-29.301-1 Policies and procedures. 101-29.301-2 Federal Standardization Handbook. 101-29.301-3 Availability of Federal product descriptions. 101-29.301-4 Periodic review of Federal product descriptions. 101-29.302 Other Federal agencies. 101-29.303 All Federal executive agencies. Subpart 101-29.4_Mandatory Use of Federal Product Descriptions 101-29.401 Federal product descriptions listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions. 101-29.402 Exceptions to mandatory use of Federal product descriptions. 101-29.403 Federal product description exceptions and tailoring. 101-29.403-1 Authorization of exceptions. 101-29.403-2 Agency responsibility relative to exceptions to Federal product descriptions. 101-29.403-3 Tailoring of Federal product descriptions. Subpart 101-29.5_Use of and Optional Use of Federal Product Descriptions and Agency Product Descriptions 101-29.501 Optional use of interim Federal specifications. 101-29.502 Use of Federal specifications and interim Federal specifications in Federal construction contracts. 101-29.503 Agency product descriptions. Authority: Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390; 40 U.S.C. 486(c). Source: 48 FR 25196, June 6, 1983, unless otherwise noted. This part sets forth the policy and procedures for managing and using Federal product descriptions. [[Page 133]]