[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: 41CFR101-30.102]



[Page 141-142]

 

           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

 

          CHAPTER 101--FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS

 

PART 101-30_FEDERAL CATALOG SYSTEM--Table of Contents

 

                        Subpart 101-30.1_General

 

Sec. 101-30.102  Objectives.



    The objectives of the Federal cataloging program are:



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    (a) To provide for the maintenance of a uniform Federal supply 

catalog system and the conversion to and exclusive use of this system by 

all Federal agencies.

    (b) To name, describe, identify, classify, and number each item of 

personal property to be included in the Federal Catalog System so that 

the same items will have a single Federal item identification within and 

among the organizational elements of all Federal agencies.

    (c) To collect, maintain, and publish such Federal catalog data and 

related supply management data as may be determined necessary or 

desirable to reflect such benefits to supply management as:

    (1) Assistance in standardization of supplies and equipment;

    (2) Disclosure of interchangeability and substitutability of items;

    (3) Reduction in inventories of stock and increased rates of 

turnover;

    (4) Increase in vendor competition and broader sources of supply;

    (5) Provision of data for determining the most effective and 

economical method of item management on a Federal agency systemwide 

basis;

    (6) Enhance item entry control;

    (7) Facilitation of better interagency and intra-agency use of 

supplies, equipment, and excess stocks, and more exact identification of 

surplus personal property; and

    (8) Assistance in providing precise statistics for budget and 

financial accounting purposes.



[29 FR 16004, Dec. 1, 1964, as amended at 36 FR 20292, Oct. 20, 1971; 41 

FR 11308, Mar. 18, 1976]