{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-44.101","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 44.101","heading":"44.101 Definitions.","body":"As used in this part—\nApproved purchasing system means a contractor's purchasing system that has been reviewed and approved in accordance with this part.\nContractor means the total contractor organization or a separate entity of it, such as an affiliate, division, or plant, that performs its own purchasing.\nContractor 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.\nSubcontract 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.\nSubcontractor means any supplier, distributor, vendor, or firm that furnishes supplies or services to or for a prime contractor or another subcontractor.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER G—CONTRACT MANAGEMENT","PART 44—SUBCONTRACTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES","Subpart 44.1—General"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"849c42522a7de340b6f67d22f2e56f41262e4afbf268806c9464f394fab0d1be","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-44.000","next":"us/48-cfr-44.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}