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47 sections with “Purchasing system”: the first 40

  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    …sic. As prescribed in 244.305-71 and 244.305-71(a), use the following clause: Contractor Purchasing System Administration—Basic (Jan 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Acceptable purchasing system means a purchasing system th…
  • DFARS 252.246-7007 Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System.
    …tection and avoidance system, as defined in this clause, may result in disapproval of the purchasing system by the Contracting Officer and/or withholding of payments and affect the allowability of costs of counterfeit electronic parts or su…
  • FAR 44.101 Definitions.
    As used in this part— Approved purchasing system means a contractor's purchasing system that has been reviewed and approved in accordance with this part. Contractor means the total contractor organization or a separate entity of it, such …
  • FAR 52.244-2 Subcontracts.
    …wing clause: Subcontracts (JUN 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Approved purchasing system means a Contractor's purchasing system that has been reviewed and approved in accordance with Part 44 of the Federal Acquisition Reg…
  • DFARS 242.7000 Contractor business system deficiencies.
    …e clause at 252.245-7003, Contractor Property Management System Administration; and (vi) Purchasing system, if the contract includes the clause at 252.244-7001, Contractor Purchasing System Administration. Covered contract means a contrac…
  • DFARS 244.305-70 Policy.
    …05-2(c) and 44.305-3(b). (a) The cognizant contracting officer, in consultation with the purchasing system analyst or auditor, shall— (1) Determine the acceptability of the contractor's purchasing system and approve or disapprove the syst…
  • DFARS 246.870-2 Policy.
    …review, audit, and approval by the Government, generally in conjunction with a contractor purchasing system review or other surveillance of purchasing practices by the contract administration office, or if the Government obtains credible ev…
  • DFARS 252.242-7005 Contractor business systems.
    …he clause at 252.245-7003, Contractor Property Management System Administration; and (6) Purchasing system, if this contract includes the clause at 252.244-7001, Contractor Purchasing System Administration. Material weakness means a defic…
  • DFARS 244.101 Definitions.
    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, inc…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …tion means any written change in the terms of a contract (see 43.103). Contracting means purchasing, renting, leasing, or otherwise obtaining supplies or services from nonfederal sources. Contracting includes description (but not determina…
  • FAR 44.304 Surveillance.
    …ufficient level of surveillance to ensure that the contractor is effectively managing its purchasing program. (b) Surveillance shall be accomplished in accordance with a plan developed by the ACO with the assistance of subcontracting, audi…
  • FAR 44.305-1 Responsibilities.
    …t 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 …
  • FAR 44.305-3 Withholding or withdrawing approval.
    (a) The ACO shall withhold or withdraw approval of a contractor's purchasing system when there are major weaknesses or when the contractor is unable to provide sufficient information upon which to make an affirmative determination. The ACO …
  • DFARS 244.305-71 Contract clause.
    Use the Contractor Purchasing System Administration basic clause or its alternate as follows: (a) Use the clause at 252.244-7001, Contractor Purchasing System Administration—Basic, in solicitations and contracts containing the clause at FA…
  • DFARS 252.246-7008 Sources of Electronic Parts.
    …review, audit, and approval by the Government, generally in conjunction with a contractor purchasing system review or other surveillance of purchasing practices by the contract administration office, or if the Government obtains credible ev…
  • FAR 44.201-1 Consent requirements.
    (a) If the contractor has an approved purchasing system, consent is required for subcontracts specifically identified by the contracting officer in the subcontracts clause of the contract. The contracting officer may require consent to subc…
  • FAR 44.201-2 Advance notification requirements.
    …ational Aeronautics and Space Administration, unless the contractor maintains an approved purchasing system, 10 U.S.C. 3322(c) requires notification before the award of any cost-plus-fixed-fee subcontract, or any fixed-price subcontract tha…
  • FAR 44.301 Objective.
    The objective of a contractor purchasing system review (CPSR) is to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness with which the contractor spends Government funds and complies with Government policy when subcontracting. The review provides the…
  • FAR 44.302 Requirements.
    …ragraph (a) of this section, at least every three years the ACO shall determine whether a purchasing system review is necessary. If necessary, the cognizant contract administration office will conduct a purchasing system review.
  • FAR 44.303 Extent of review.
    A CPSR requires an evaluation of the contractor's purchasing system. Unless segregation of subcontracts is impracticable, this evaluation shall not include subcontracts awarded by the contractor exclusively in support of Government contract…
  • FAR 44.306 Disclosure of approval status.
    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…
  • FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.
    …ough final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement. The Contractor is responsible for the currency, accuracy and completeness of the data within SAM, and for any liability resultin…
  • DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    … one or more of the following as applicable: a government customer; a commercial customer purchasing the same or similar product for governmental purposes (e.g., Federal, state, local, or foreign government); or a commercial customer purcha…
  • DFARS 252.242-7004 Material Management and Accounting System.
    …be stand-alone systems, or they may be integrated with planning, engineering, estimating, purchasing, inventory, accounting, or other systems. Material weakness means a deficiency or combination of deficiencies in the internal control over…
  • FAR 4.803 Contents of contract files.
    …ns executed by the contract administration office. (5) Preaward survey information. (6) Purchasing system information. (7) Consent to subcontract or purchase. (8) Performance and payment bonds and surety information. (9) Postaward conf…
  • FAR 9.405-2 Restrictions on subcontracting.
    …tractor's compliance with the requirements of 52.209-6 will be reviewed during Contractor Purchasing System Reviews (see subpart 44.3).
  • FAR 15.404-3 Subcontract pricing considerations.
    …contracting officer should consider whether a contractor or subcontractor has an approved purchasing system, has performed cost or price analysis of proposed subcontractor prices, or has negotiated the subcontract prices before negotiation …
  • FAR 15.405 Price negotiation.
    …ndations, reports of contributing specialists, and the current status of the contractor's purchasing system, the contracting officer is responsible for exercising the requisite judgment needed to reach a negotiated settlement with the offer…
  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …lementation of socioeconomic policies. Consent to subcontracts and review of contractors' purchasing systems are separate actions covered in part 44. (b) Definition. Make item, as used in this subsection, means an item or work effort to be…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …ogram. (50) Review, approve or disapprove, and maintain surveillance of the contractor's purchasing system (see part 44). (51) Consent to the placement of subcontracts. (52) Review, evaluate, and approve plant or division-wide small, sma…
  • FAR 42.708 Quick-closeout procedure.
    …essment shall include— (i) Consideration of the contractor's accounting, estimating, and purchasing systems; (ii) Other concerns of the cognizant contract auditors; and (iii) Any other pertinent information, such as, documented history o…
  • FAR 44.000 Scope of part.
    …ce 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 produc…
  • FAR 44.202-2 Considerations.
    …gh consideration under paragraph (a) above is necessary when— (1) The prime contractor's purchasing system or performance is inadequate; (2) Close working relationships or ownership affiliations between the prime and subcontractor may pre…
  • FAR 44.203 Consent limitations.
    (a) The contracting officer's consent to a subcontract or approval of the contractor's purchasing system does not constitute a determination of the acceptability of the subcontract terms or price, or of the allowability of costs, unless the…
  • FAR 44.305-2 Notification.
    …tain subcontracts or classes of subcontracts may be required even though the contractor's purchasing system has been approved. The system approval notification shall identify the class or classes of subcontracts requiring consent. Reasons f…
  • DFARS 242.7001 Contract clause.
    …ystem. (4) 252.242-7006, Accounting System Administration. (5) 252.244-7001, Contractor Purchasing System Administration. (6) 252.245-7003, Contractor Property Management System Administration.
  • DFARS 244.201-1 Consent requirements.
    …fficial exercising program management responsibilities, if the contractor has an approved purchasing system, as defined in FAR 44.101. (S-70) In solicitations and contracts for information technology, whether acquired as a service or as a …
  • DFARS 244.301 Objective.
    …ontracting officer (ACO) is solely responsible for initiating reviews of the contractor's purchasing systems, but other organizations may request that the ACO initiate such reviews.
  • FAR 13.402 Conditions for use.
    …ase. The conditions for use of the fast payment procedure are as follows: (a) Individual purchasing instruments do not exceed $45,000, except that executive agencies may permit higher dollar limitations for specified activities or items on…
  • FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan.
    …existing company source lists, SAM, veterans service organizations, the National Minority Purchasing Council Vendor Information Service, the Research and Information Division of the Minority Business Development Agency in the Department of …

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.