48 CFR 244.101 - 244.101 Definitions.

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Title 48 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System last revised: Dec 02, 2025

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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, including make-or-buy decisions, the selection of vendors, analysis of quoted prices, negotiation of prices with vendors, placing and administering of orders, and expediting delivery of materials.

[90 FR 5730, Jan. 17, 2025]

authority: 41 U.S.C. 1303 and 48 CFR chapter 1

source: 56 FR 36447, July 31, 1991, unless otherwise noted.

cite as: 48 CFR 244.101