FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 244: Subcontracting Policies and Procedures › Subpart 244.1
DFARS 244.101 Definitions.
The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.
In plain English
This section defines two terms used in DFARS: an acceptable purchasing system and a purchasing system. It matters because it tells contractors what activities are covered by the purchasing system rules and what it means for that system to be acceptable.
Applies to: Contractors with a purchasing system subject to DFARS
Key terms: acceptable purchasing system · purchasing system · make-or-buy decisions · selection of vendors · 252.244-7001
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The text
Acceptable purchasing system means a purchasing system that complies with the system criteria in paragraph (c) of the clause at 252.244-7001.
Purchasing system means the contractor's system or systems for purchasing and subcontracting, including make-or-buy decisions, the selection of vendors, analysis of quoted prices, negotiation of prices with vendors, placing and administering of orders, and expediting delivery of materials.
Sections it refers to
- 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
244.201 Consent and advance notification requirements. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 244
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Definition of Material Weakness (DFARS Case 2021-D006) ↗ · final rule 2025-01-17 · effective 2025-01-17
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Definition of Material Weakness (DFARS Case 2021-D006) ↗ · proposed 2024-06-27 · comments due 2024-08-26
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.