FAR 44—Subcontracting Policies and Procedures

Scope of part.

FAR 44.000 defines the scope of FAR part 44, which is the part of the FAR that governs subcontracting oversight and contractor purchasing system review. Specifically, it covers policies and procedures for consent to subcontracts, advance notification of subcontracts, and the review, evaluation, and approval of contractors’ purchasing systems. In practice, this section tells contracting officers and contractors when part 44 applies and what subjects it controls, so they know whether subcontract approval or notification is required and whether a contractor’s purchasing system must be examined and approved. It also establishes an important exclusion: the consent and advance notification requirements in subpart 44.2 do not apply to prime contracts for commercial supplies or commercial services acquired under FAR part 12. That exclusion matters because commercial-item contracting is intended to be streamlined, with fewer government-imposed subcontract controls than in noncommercial acquisitions. Overall, this section is a scope statement that frames the rest of part 44 and helps users determine when subcontract oversight rules apply and when they do not.

Subpart 44.1

Subpart 44.2

Subpart 44.3

Subpart 44.4