41 CFR § 101-29.208 - Commercial item description (CID).

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s101-29.208"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "41 CFR § 101-29.208 - Commercial item description (CID)."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "101-29.208"
section_name: "Commercial item description (CID)."
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"
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# 101-29.208 Commercial item description (CID).

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.”