Date: July 18, 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 6. Contracting offices shall follow RFO Model Deviation text for Part 6 in lieu of 48 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 6.
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 6 Model Deviation Text are attached. The FAR Council’s RFO Part 6 model deviation text is also available at Acquisition.gov, under the FAR Overhaul link.
Contracting officers should review the FAR Part 6 Practitioner Album at Practitioner Album: FAR Part 6 - Competition Requirements for further information regarding a summary of changes, line out, and smart accelerators, and earning Continuous Learning Points (CLP) 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.