PF 2025-64 Class Deviation to Adopt Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 49 - Termination of Contracts
DATE: September 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 49 and relevant sections of FAR Part 52. Contracting officers shall follow RFO Model Deviation text for Part 49 in lieu of 48 Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR) Part 49 and the RFO Model Deviation text for the applicable sections of Part 52 in lieu of the corresponding applicable sections at 48 CFR 52.249-1 through 52.249-14. Note that RFO Part 49 did not impact any corresponding clauses in Part 52, which are retained (or remain reserved if previously reserved) with no changes to the text. Also note that the effective date of the class deviation is November 3, 2025.
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 49 and 52 Model Deviation Text are attached. The FAR Council’s RFO Part 49 model deviation text is also available at Acquisition.gov, under the FAR Overhaul link.
Contracting officers should review the FAR Part 49 Practitioner Album at Practitioner Album: FAR Part 49 - Termination of Contracts 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.