Title 41, Part 101-29 — 29—Federal Product Descriptions

Scope of part.

Federal product descriptions.

Use of metric system of measurement in Federal product descriptions.

Specification.

Standard.

Federal specification.

Interim Federal specification.

Federal standard.

Interim Federal standard.

Qualified products list (QPL).

Commercial item description (CID).

Purchase description.

Product.

Product description.

Tailoring.

Commercial product.

Commercial-type product.

Departmental specification or standard.

Department of Defense Index of Specifications and Standards (DODISS).

Military specification or standard.

Voluntary standards.

Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions.

Market research and analysis.

Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Description Program (Federal Standardization Program).

General Services Administration.

Policies and procedures.

Federal Standardization Handbook.

Availability of Federal product descriptions.

Periodic review of Federal product descriptions.

Other Federal agencies.

All Federal executive agencies.

Federal product descriptions listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions.

Exceptions to mandatory use of Federal product descriptions.

Federal product description exceptions and tailoring.

Authorization of exceptions.

Agency responsibility relative to exceptions to Federal product descriptions.

Tailoring of Federal product descriptions.

Optional use of interim Federal specifications.

Use of Federal specifications and interim Federal specifications in Federal construction contracts.

Agency product descriptions.