[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: 41CFR101-29.401]



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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 101-29.4_Mandatory Use of Federal Product Descriptions

 

Sec. 101-29.401  Federal product descriptions listed in the GSA Index 

of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions.





    (a) Federal product descriptions shall be used by all Federal 

agencies in the procurement of supplies and services covered by such 

descriptions, except as provided in Sec. 101-29.402 and Sec. 101-

29.403.

    (b) The order of preference in selecting Federal product 

descriptions for acquisition shall be:

    (1) Any Federal product description adopting voluntary standards.

    (2) Commercial item descriptions.

    (3) Federal specifications and standards.



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