FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 44: Subcontracting Policies and Procedures
FAR 44.000 Scope of part.
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 part sets out the policies and procedures for when a contractor needs consent to subcontract or must give advance notification of subcontracts, and for how contractors' purchasing systems are reviewed, evaluated, and approved. It also states that the consent and advance notification rules in subpart 44.2 do not apply to prime contracts for commercial products or commercial services bought under part 12.
Applies to: Contractors with subcontracting and purchasing systems under covered prime contracts
Key terms: consent to subcontracts · advance notification of subcontracts · contractors' purchasing systems · commercial products · commercial services
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The text
(a) This part prescribes policies and procedures for consent to subcontracts or advance notification of subcontracts, and for review, evaluation, and approval of contractors' purchasing systems.
(b) The consent and advance notification requirements of subpart 44.2 are not applicable to prime contracts for commercial products or commercial services acquired pursuant to part 12.
Rule changes for FAR Part 44
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Parts 8, 12, 13, 15, 38, 44, and 51 ↗ · proposed 2026-09-18 · comments due 2026-10-19
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.