[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: 41CFR101-29.303]



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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

 

          CHAPTER 101--FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS

 

PART 101-29_FEDERAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS--Table of Contents

 

                    Subpart 101-29.3_Responsibilities

 

Sec. 101-29.303  All Federal executive agencies.



    (a) Federal executive agencies shall evaluate the effectiveness of 

their Federal product descriptions by:

    (1) Establishing a system for obtaining user critiques of products 

acquired using those descriptions; and

    (2) Establish a method whereby the preparing activity can locate and 

communicate with the users.

    (b) The system shall encourage users to communicate with acquisition 

organizations regarding:

    (1) The user's essential requirements;

    (2) Product suitability for use in the user's environment;

    (3) Product failures and deficiencies;

    (4) The needs of the logistics system; and

    (5) Suggestions for corrective actions.

    (c) Acquisition organizations shall designate a central point in 

each agency to evaluate and respond to user critiques and take 

corrective action on reasonable complaints and suggestions.

    (d) At the time of the periodic review, the responsible preparing 

activity shall consider available user evaluations, the results of 

market research and analysis, and all reported deviations from the 

product description. Information, such as the following shall be 

examined in the review process:

    (1) Whether the product description is still needed in its present 

form and scope or whether a more simplified one can be used;

    (2) The existence of voluntary standards or other Government product 

descriptions that may better reflect current requirements;

    (3) The need to convert Federal and agency specifications covering 

commercial or commercial-type products to CID's; and

    (4) The currency and applicability of reference documents included 

in the product description.