---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 36.202"
title: "48"
number: "36.202"
heading: "Specifications."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/36.202"
---

# §36.202. Specifications.

- (a) Construction specifications shall conform to the requirements in [part 11](/cfr/48/part11.md) 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.

## Notes

### Amendments

[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

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 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

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

### Amendments

[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]