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41 C.F.R. § 101-29.401   Federal product descriptions listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions.

Title 41: Public Contracts and Property Management
PART 101–29—FEDERAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS
Subpart 101–29.4—Mandatory Use of Federal Product Descriptions

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§ 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 §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.