[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: 41CFR101-29.221] [Page 135] TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CHAPTER 101--FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS PART 101-29_FEDERAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS--Table of Contents Subpart 101-29.2_Definitions Sec. 101-29.221 Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Description Program (Federal Standardization Program). The Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Description Program is a standardization program developed under authority of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (63 Stat. 377) in consonance with the Defense Cataloging and Standardization Act (Sections 2451-2456, title 10, U.S.C. chapter 145), managed by the General Services Administration, for the purpose of coordinating civilian and military standardization functions to avoid unnecessary duplication. Within the program, procedures and controls govern the development, coordination, approval, issuance, indexing, management, and maintenance of product descriptions in the Federal series (Federal specifications, Federal standards, and CID's) that define commercial products and products that have high potential for common Federal agency use.