commercial item determination
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Commercial item determination is the process in government contracting where you figure out if a product or service you're buying is actually commercial, meaning it's sold in the regular marketplace, not custom-made just for the government. This matters because it affects what rules apply and how you can streamline the procurement. It's basically deciding if something counts as a standard, off-the-shelf item or a specialized development project.