PF 2026-27 Class Deviation to Adopt Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 23 – Sustainable Acquisition, Material Safety, and Pollution Prevention

PF 2026-27 Class Deviation to Adopt Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 23 – Sustainable Acquisition, Material Safety, and Pollution Prevention

DATE: January 15, 2026

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 23 and relevant sections of FAR Part 52. Contracting offices shall follow the RFO Model Deviation text for Part 23 in lieu of 48 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 23 and the RFO Model Deviation text for the applicable sections of Part 52 in lieu of 48 CFR 52.223-1 through 52.223-23.

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 23 and 52 model deviation text are attached. The FAR Council’s RFO Part 23 and Part 52 model deviation text are available at Acquisition.gov, under the FAR Overhaul link.

Contracting officers should review the FAR Part 23 Practitioner Album at Practitioner Album: FAR Part 23 - Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 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.

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