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Timestamp: 2020-05-28 16:28:23
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Matched Legal Cases: ['art 44', 'art 44', 'art 44', 'art 44', 'art 8', 'art 12', 'art 12']

Title 48 → Chapter 1 → Subchapter G → Part 44
Subpart 44.1—General
44.202 Contracting officer's evaluation.
Subpart 44.3—Contractors' Purchasing Systems Reviews
Subpart 44.4—Subcontracts for Commercial Items and Commercial Components
Source: 48 FR 42388, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
[63 FR 34060, June 22, 1998]
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 as an affiliate, division, or plant, that performs its own purchasing.
Contractor purchasing system review (CPSR) means the complete evaluation of a contractor's purchasing of material and services, subcontracting, and subcontract management from development of the requirement through completion of subcontract performance.
[48 FR 42388, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 26903, June 28, 1985; 66 FR 2133, Jan. 10, 2001; 72 FR 27385, May 15, 2007]
[70 FR 11762, Mar. 9, 2005, as amended at 79 FR 24213, Apr. 29, 2014]
[48 FR 42388, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 55 FR 52796, Dec. 21, 1990; 63 FR 34060, June 22, 1998; 72 FR 27385, May 15, 2007]
(ii) Purchase from nonprofit agencies designated by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled (41 U.S.C. 8504) (see part 8)?
(b) Particularly careful and thorough consideration under paragraph (a) above is necessary when—
[48 FR 42388, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 60 FR 33066, June 26, 1995; 60 FR 48264, Sept. 18, 1995; 62 FR 51271, Sept. 30, 1997; 63 FR 34060, June 22, 1998; 66 FR 65368, Dec. 18, 2001; 69 FR 76349, Dec. 20, 2004; 72 FR 27385, May 15, 2007; 73 FR 53995, Sept. 17, 2008; 75 FR 53149, Aug. 30, 2010; 78 FR 37680, June 21, 2013; 79 FR 24213, Apr. 29, 2014; 83 FR 48698, Sept. 26, 2018]
[69 FR 76358, Dec. 20, 2004]
[63 FR 34060, June 22, 1998, as amended at 64 FR 51845, Sept. 24, 1999; 71 FR 226, Jan. 3, 2006]
(a) The ACO shall determine the need for a CPSR based on, but not limited to, the past performance of the contractor, and the volume, complexity and dollar value of subcontracts. If a contractor's sales to the Government (excluding competitively awarded firm-fixed-price and competitively awarded fixed-price with economic price adjustment contracts and sales of commercial items pursuant to Part 12) are expected to exceed $25 million during the next 12 months, perform a review to determine if a CPSR is needed. Sales include those represented by prime contracts, subcontracts under Government prime contracts, and modifications. Generally, a CPSR is not performed for a specific contract. The head of the agency responsible for contract administration may raise or lower the $25 million review level if it is considered to be in the Government's best interest.
[63 FR 70288, Dec. 18, 1998]
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 contracts that are competitively awarded firm-fixed-price, competitively awarded fixed-price with economic price adjustment, or awarded for commercial items pursuant to part 12. The considerations listed in 44.202-2 for consent evaluation of particular subcontracts also shall be used to evaluate the contractor's purchasing system, including the contractor's policies, procedures, and performance under that system. Special attention shall be given to—
[48 FR 42388, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 52 FR 9039, Mar. 20, 1987; 54 FR 19827, May 8, 1989; 60 FR 33066, June 26, 1995; 60 FR 48264, Sept. 18, 1995; 62 FR 12719, Mar. 17, 1997; 63 FR 70288, Dec. 18, 1998; 69 FR 76349, Dec. 20, 2004; 70 FR 14955, Mar. 23, 2005; 75 FR 34278, June 16, 2010; 75 FR 53150, Aug. 30, 2010; 78 FR 37680, June 21, 2013; 79 FR 70347, Nov. 25, 2014]
[48 FR 42388, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 59 FR 67054, Dec. 28, 1994; 62 FR 12719, Mar. 17, 1997]
The cognizant ACO is responsible for granting, withholding, or withdrawing approval of a contractor's purchasing system. The ACO shall—
[62 FR 12719, Mar. 17, 1997]
[48 FR 42388, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 62 FR 12719, Mar. 17, 1997]
(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 may withdraw approval at any time on the basis of a determination that there has been a deterioration of the contractor's purchasing system or to protect the Government's interest. Approval shall be withheld or withdrawn when there is a recurring noncompliance with requirements, including but not limited to—
(2) Implementation of cost accounting standards (see 48 CFR chapter 99 (Appendix B, FAR loose-leaf edition);
(b) When approval of the contractor's purchasing system is withheld or withdrawn, the ACO shall within 10 days after completing the in-plant review (1) inform the contractor in writing, (2) specify the deficiencies that must be corrected to qualify the system for approval, and (3) request the contractor to furnish within 15 days a plan for accomplishing the necessary actions. If the plan is accepted, the ACO shall make a follow-up review as soon as the contractor notifies the ACO that the deficiencies have been corrected.
[48 FR 42388, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 59 FR 67043, Dec. 28, 1994; 62 FR 51271, Sept. 30, 1997; 75 FR 53150, Aug. 30, 2010]
The ACO shall distribute copies of CPSR reports; notifications granting, withholding, or withdrawing system approval; and Government recommendations for improvement of an approved system, including the contractor's response, to at least—
Source: 60 FR 48249, Sept. 18, 1995, unless otherwise noted.
[76 FR 14565, Mar. 16, 2011, as amended at 79 FR 24213, Apr. 29, 2014]
(2) Not be required to apply to any of its divisions, subsidiaries, affiliates, subcontractors or suppliers that are furnishing commercial items or commercial components any clause, except those—
[60 FR 48249, Sept. 18, 1995, as amended at 75 FR 32479, June 16, 2010; 76 FR 14565, Mar. 16, 2011; 79 FR 24214, Apr. 29, 2014]
[76 FR 14565, Mar. 16, 2011]