PF 2025-33 Class Deviation to Adopt Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 1 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System

Date: June 10, 2025

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 1 and relevant section of FAR Part 52. Contracting offices shall follow the RFO Model Deviation text for Part 1 in lieu of 48 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 1 and 48 CFR 52.201-1.

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 Parts 1 and 52 Model Deviation Text are attached. The FAR Council’s RFO Part 1 and Part 52 model deviation texts are also available at Acquisition.gov, under the FAR Overhaul link.

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 the Office of Policy and Oversight Division, Policy & Oversight Branch (NA-PAS-111), at (505) 845-5639.