PF 2026-20 Class Deviation to Adopt Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiation
DATE: January 2, 2026
TO: HCAs/Procurement Directors/Contracting Officers
FROM: Director, Contract and Financial Assistance Policy Division, Office of Policy, Office of Acquisition Management
SUMMARY: This class deviation, issued pursuant to Section 2 of Executive Order 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum M-25-26, Overhauling the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and FAR Council memorandum titled Deviation Guidance to Support the Overhaul of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, implements the FAR Council’s RFO model deviation text for FAR Part 15 and relevant sections of FAR Part 52. Contracting officers shall follow RFO Model Deviation text for Part 15 in lieu of 48 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 15 and the RFO Model Deviation text for the applicable sections of Part 52 in lieu of the corresponding applicable sections at 48 CFR 52.215-1 through 52.215-42.
The DOE class deviation, OMB Memorandum M-25-26, Overhauling the Federal Acquisition Regulation, FAR Council Memorandum titled Deviation Guidance to Support the Overhaul of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and RFO Part 15 and applicable sections of Part 52 Model Deviation Text are attached. The FAR Council’s RFO Part 15 and Part 52 model deviation texts are also available at Acquisition.gov, under the FAR Overhaul link.
Contracting officers should review the FAR Part 15 Practitioner Album at Practitioner Album: FAR Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiation - Overview for further information regarding a summary of changes, line out, and smart accelerators, and earning CLPs by completing the Practitioner Album.
Questions concerning this policy flash should be directed to the Contract and Financial Assistance Policy Division at DOE_oapmpolicy@hq.doe.gov.
For NNSA questions concerning this policy flash, please contact Acquisition Policy and Oversight Division, Policy & Oversight Branch (NA-PAS-111), at (505) 845-5639.