[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR44]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 44_SUBCONTRACTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart 44.3_Contractors' Purchasing Systems Reviews
 
Sec.  44.305-1  Responsibilities.

    The cognizant ACO is responsible for granting, withholding, or 
withdrawing approval of a contractor's purchasing system. The ACO 
shall--
    (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
    (b) Promptly notify the contractor in writing of the granting, 
withholding, or withdrawal of approval.

[62 FR 12719, Mar. 17, 1997]