PF 2025-57 Class Deviation to Adopt Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 26 - Other Socioeconomic Programs

DATE: September 3, 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 26 and relevant sections of FAR Part 52. Contracting officers shall follow RFO Model Deviation text for Part 26 in lieu of 48 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Part 26 and the RFO Model Deviation text for the applicable sections of Part 52 in lieu of 48 CFR 52.226-1 through 52.226-8.

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 26 and applicable sections of Part 52 Model Deviation Text are attached. The FAR Council’s RFO Part 26 and Part 52 model deviation texts are also available at Acquisition.gov, under the FAR Overhaul link.

Contracting officers should review the FAR Part 26 Practitioner Album at FAR Part 26 Change Summary - Practitioner Album: FAR Part 26 - Other Socioeconomic Programs for further information regarding a summary of changes and line out, 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.