DFARS 244.101 Definitions
Section Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
Facts
- Citation
- DFARS 244.101
- Type
- Section
- Supplements
- FAR 44.101 Definitions
- Last amended
- 90 FR 5725 Effective Jan 17, 2025
- Text as of
- DFARS Change May 7, 2026
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this section.
Text
“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.
Federal Register history
Quick answers
What is DFARS 244.101?
DFARS 244.101 is a section of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement, titled "Definitions".
When was DFARS 244.101 last changed?
The most recent final rule on record is "Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Definition of Material Weakness (DFARS Case 2021-D006)" (90 FR 5725), published Jan 17, 2025 and effective Jan 17, 2025.
Are changes to DFARS 244.101 proposed?
No proposed rule from the last 3 years is waiting on a final rule.
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