41 CFR 101-29.208

§ 101-29.208 Commercial item description (CID).

United States · 41 CFR — Public Contracts and Property Management · Status: effective

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Citation: 41 CFR 101-29.208, § 101-29.208 Commercial item description (CID), United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/197604
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A commercial item description is an indexed, simplified product description that describes by function or performance characteristics of available, acceptable commercial products that will satisfy the Government's needs. These documents are issued or controlled by the General Services Administration and are listed in the GSA “Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions.”

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.