FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 44: Subcontracting Policies and Procedures › Subpart 44.3
FAR 44.305-1 Responsibilities.
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 says the cognizant Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) decides whether to approve, deny, or withdraw approval of a contractor's purchasing system. The ACO can approve only after finding the contractor's purchasing policies and practices are efficient and protect the Government's interests, and must notify the contractor in writing of the decision.
Applies to: The cognizant ACO and contractors with purchasing systems subject to approval
What it requires
- Approve a purchasing system only after determining that the contractor's purchasing policies and practices are efficient and provide adequate protection of the Government's interests
- Promptly notify the contractor in writing of the granting, withholding, or withdrawal of approval
Key terms: cognizant ACO · purchasing system · approval · withholding · withdrawal
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
The cognizant ACO is responsible for granting, withholding, or withdrawing approval of a contractor's purchasing system. The ACO shall—
(a) Approve a purchasing system only after determining that the contractor's purchasing policies and practices are efficient and provide adequate protection of the Government's interests; and
(b) Promptly notify the contractor in writing of the granting, withholding, or withdrawal of approval.
← 44.305 Granting, withholding, or withdrawing approval. · 44.305-2 Notification. →
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.