PF 2025-60 Class Deviation to Adopt Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 5 – Publicizing Contract Actions

DATE: September 12, 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 5. Contracting offices shall follow the RFO Model Deviation text for Part 5 in lieu of 48 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 5. There are no
corresponding provisions or clauses associated with Part 5. Therefore, this class deviation does not affect any corresponding provisions or clauses at Part 52.

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 5 model deviation text are attached. The FAR Council’s RFO Part 5 model deviation text is available at Acquisition.gov, under the FAR Overhaul link.

Contracting officers should review the FAR Part 5 Practitioner Album at Practitioner Album: FAR Part 5 - Publicizing Contract Actions for further information regarding a summary of changes, line out, 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 the Acquisition Policy and Oversight Division, Policy & Oversight Branch (NA-PAS-111), at (505) 845-5639.