48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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10 sections with “contractors' purchasing systems”

  • FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-buy programs.
    …mance, or implementation 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…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …costs of those cost objectives. Disaster Response Registry means a voluntary registry of contractors who are willing to perform debris removal, distribution of supplies, reconstruction, and other disaster or emergency relief activities est…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …nsurance plans. (3) Conduct post-award orientation conferences. (4) Review and evaluate contractors' proposals under subpart 15.4 and, when negotiation will be accomplished by the contracting officer, furnish comments and recommendations …
  • DFARS 246.870-2 Policy.
    …arts. (1) Except as provided in paragraph (a)(2) of this section, the Government requires contractors and subcontractors at all tiers, to— (i) Obtain electronic parts that are in production by the original manufacturer or an authorized aft…
  • DFARS 252.215-7010 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data.
    … been granted for the schedule item; or (F) For items provided by nontraditional defense contractors, a statement that the entity is not currently performing and has not performed, for at least the 1-year period preceding the solicitation …
  • FAR 9.405-2 Restrictions on subcontracting.
    …sent (see subpart 44.2), contracting officers shall not consent to subcontracts with such contractors unless the agency head states in writing the compelling reasons for this approval action. (See 9.405 concerning declarations of ineligibil…
  • DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.
    … competitive sourcing to the maximum extent practicable, and ensure debarred or suspended contractors are properly excluded from contract award; (8) Evaluate price, quality, delivery, technical capabilities, and financial capabilities of c…
  • FAR 44.000 Scope of part.
    …acts 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 comm…
  • FAR 44.303 Extent of review.
    …ntrol systems, including internal audit procedures, to administer progress payments to subcontractors; and (k) Implementation of higher-level quality standards.
  • DFARS 252.246-7007 Contractor Counterfeit Electronic Part Detection and Avoidance System.
    …n and avoidance requirements, including applicable system criteria provided herein, to subcontractors at all levels in the supply chain that are responsible for buying or selling electronic parts or assemblies containing electronic parts, o…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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