{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-44.305-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 44.305-1","heading":"44.305-1 Responsibilities.","body":"The cognizant ACO is responsible for granting, withholding, or withdrawing approval of a contractor's purchasing system. The ACO shall—\n(a) Approve a purchasing system only after determining that the contractor's purchasing policies and practices are efficient and provide adequate protection of the Government's interests; and\n(b) Promptly notify the contractor in writing of the granting, withholding, or withdrawal of approval.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER G—CONTRACT MANAGEMENT","PART 44—SUBCONTRACTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES","Subpart 44.3—Contractors' Purchasing Systems Reviews"],"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":"ceefd3d8608376febcaec4eff4fcf18e39eefd8e139b90a170268ccc8877a14c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-44.305","next":"us/48-cfr-44.305-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}