41 U.S.C. § 104 : Public Contracts — Federal Procurement Policy — Definitions — Subtitle Definitions — General — Commercially Available Off-The-Shelf Item Date: 7 Mar 2017 TEXT PDF In this subtitle, the term “commercially available off-the-shelf item”— (1) means an item that— (A) is a commercial item (as described in section 103(1) of this title); (B) is sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and (C) is offered to the Federal Government, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; but (2) does not include bulk cargo, as defined in section 40102(4) of title 46, such as agricultural products and petroleum products. (Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3679.) Historical and Revision Notes Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 104 41:431(c). Pub. L. 93–400, § 35(c), as added Pub. L. 104–106, title XLII, § 4203(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 655. In paragraph (2), the words “section 40102(4) of title 46” are substituted for “section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702)” because of section 18(c) of Public Law 109–304 (46 U.S.C. note prec. 101).
Historical and Revision Notes Revised Section Source (U.S. Code) Source (Statutes at Large) 104 41:431(c). Pub. L. 93–400, § 35(c), as added Pub. L. 104–106, title XLII, § 4203(a), Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 655. In paragraph (2), the words “section 40102(4) of title 46” are substituted for “section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702)” because of section 18(c) of Public Law 109–304 (46 U.S.C. note prec. 101).