41 CFR 101-29.401
§ 101-29.401 Federal product descriptions listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions.
United States · 41 CFR — Public Contracts and Property Management · Status: effective
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- 41 CFR 101-29.401, § 101-29.401 Federal product descriptions listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/197627
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(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 § 101-29.402 and § 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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.