FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 44: Subcontracting Policies and Procedures › Subpart 44.3
FAR 44.306 Disclosure of approval status.
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 explains what happens when a contractor asks the Administrative Contracting Officer (ACO) about the approval status of a proposed subcontractor's purchasing system. The ACO may share whether that system is approved or disapproved, but the Government will not provide updates if the status changes later. If the system has never been reviewed, the contractor will be told that instead.
Applies to: Contractors asking the ACO about a proposed subcontractor's purchasing system approval status
Key terms: ACO · purchasing system · subcontractor · approved · disapproved
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
Upon request, the ACO may inform a contractor that the purchasing system of a proposed subcontractor has been approved or disapproved, but shall caution that the Government will not keep the contractor advised of any changes in the approval status. If the proposed subcontractor's purchasing system has not been reviewed, the contractor shall be so advised.
← 44.305-3 Withholding or withdrawing approval. · 44.307 Reports. →
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.