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27 sections with “purchasing system review”

  • 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…
  • 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 …
  • 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 252.246-7007 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 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 44.303 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 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 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 44.301 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 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 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 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 44.305-3 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 …
  • 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 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 11.002 Policy.
    …inable acquisition guidance. Agencies should— (i) Consult the GPC when determining which purchasing programs apply to a specific product or service; and (ii) Incorporate into agency requirements any required standards, specifications, or …
  • FAR 15.406-3 Documenting the negotiation.
    …e Government in the negotiation. (4) The current status of any contractor systems (e.g., purchasing, estimating, accounting, and compensation) to the extent they affected and were considered in the negotiation. (5) If certified cost or pr…
  • 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 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…
  • 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.

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