(a) The Commissioner of Property and Procurement, with the cooperation of the Lieutenant Governor and the Commissioner of Public Works, shall—
(1) classify all the supplies, materials and equipment used by the various agencies of the government;
(2) adopt as standards the minimum number of qualities, sizes, and varieties of commodities consistent with the efficient operation of the government; and,
(3) prepare, adopt and promulgate written specifications describing such standards.
(b) The Commissioner of Property and Procurement may make use of the laboratory and engineering facilities of the government and the technical staffs thereof in connection with the work of preparing and revising standards and written specifications. The Commissioner of Property and Procurement shall also consult with the heads and other officials of the using agencies to determine their requirements, and shall endeavor to prescribe those standards which meet the needs of the majority of such agencies. All specifications must be definite and certain and permit of competition. After its adoption, each standard specification shall, until revised or rescinded, apply alike in terms and effect to every future purchase and contract for the commodity described in such specification.