{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-211.104","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 211.104","heading":"211.104 Use of brand name or equal purchase descriptions.","body":"A justification and approval is required to use brand name or equal purchase descriptions—\n(1) When using sealed bidding or negotiated acquisition procedures (see 206.302-1(c)(2) for justification requirements); or\n(2) When using the simplified procedures for certain commercial products and commercial services at FAR 13.5 (see 213.501(a)(ii) for justification requirement).","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 2—DEFENSE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","SUBCHAPTER B—ACQUISITION PLANNING","PART 211—DESCRIBING AGENCY NEEDS","Subpart 211.1—Selecting and Developing Requirements Documents"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"acc0a4e74c03f82189be9e41528085e5195bd0324f67d848ac62ded44c956adc","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-211.002","next":"us/48-cfr-211.106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}