> ## 44.000 Scope of part.

> (a) This part prescribes policies and procedures for consent to subcontracts 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 commercial items acquired pursuant to Part 12.

> ### Subpart 44.1- General

> ## 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 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.

> "Facilities" (see 45.301).

> "Subcontract" means any contract as defined in Subpart 2.1 entered into by a subcontractor to furnish supplies or services for performance of a prime contract or a subcontract. It includes but is not limited to purchase orders, and changes and modifications to purchase orders.

> "Subcontractor" means any supplier, distributor, vendor, or firm that furnishes supplies or services to or for a prime contractor or another subcontractor.