48 CFR 36.202 - 36.202 Specifications.

Regulations last checked for updates: Apr 28, 2024

Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Apr 25, 2024

View all text of Subpart 36.2 [36.201 - 36.215]

36.202 - 36.202 Specifications.

(a) Construction specifications shall conform to the requirements in part 11 of this regulation.

(b) Whenever possible, contracting officers shall ensure that references in specifications are to widely recognized standards or specifications promulgated by governments, industries, or technical societies.

(c) When brand name or equal descriptions are necessary, specifications must clearly identify and describe the particular physical, functional, or other characteristics of the brand-name items which are considered essential to satisfying the requirement.

[48 FR 42356, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 60 FR 48249, Sept. 18, 1995; 66 FR 27415, May 16, 2001; 74 FR 34207, July 14, 2009]

authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.

source: 48 FR 42356, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 48 CFR 36.202