41 CFR § 101-29.205 - Federal standard.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s101-29.205"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "41 CFR § 101-29.205 - Federal standard."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "101-29.205"
section_name: "Federal standard."
chapter_number: 101
chapter_name: "FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "SUPPLY AND PROCUREMENT"
part_number: "101-29"
part_name: "29—FEDERAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Sec. 205(c), 63 Stat. 390; 40 U.S.C. 486(c)."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 25196, June 6, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "101-29"
---


# 101-29.205 Federal standard.

A *Federal standard* is a standard, issued in the Federal series, that is mandatory for use by all Federal agencies. 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.”