41 CFR § 101-30.101-12 - Item identification data.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t41/s101-30.101-12"
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title: "41 CFR § 101-30.101-12 - Item identification data."
title_number: 41
title_name: "Public Contracts and Property Management"
section_number: "101-30.101-12"
section_name: "Item identification data."
chapter_number: 101
chapter_name: "FEDERAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "SUPPLY AND PROCUREMENT"
part_number: "101-30"
part_name: "30—FEDERAL CATALOG SYSTEM"
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)."
cfr_part: "101-30"
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# 101-30.101-12 Item identification data.
*Item identification data* means recorded data which are used to differentiate an item from all other items. Item identification data are composed of data that describe the essential physical characteristics of the item and reference data that relate the item to other identifying media (such as manufacturers' part numbers, identified blueprints, suppliers' catalogs, or the like).
[41 FR 11308, Mar. 18, 1976]