RFO
RFO Version Available
The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul has published a revised version of this clause. The RFO version supersedes the eCFR text below for contracts using the RFO model; see the RFO deviation for applicability.
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This clause is modified by 1 active class deviation
- 2026-O0023 — DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 37)
52.202-1 Definitions. As prescribed in 2.201, insert the following clause: Definitions (JUN 2020) When a solicitation provision or contract clause uses a word or term that is defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the word or term has the same meaning as the definition in FAR 2.101 in effect at the time the solicitation was issued, unless— (a) The solicitation, or amended solicitation, provides a different definition; (b) The contracting parties agree to a different definition; (c) The part, subpart, or section of the FAR where the provision or clause is prescribed provides a different meaning; (d) The word or term is defined in FAR part 31, for use in the cost principles and procedures; or (e) The word or term defines an acquisition-related threshold, and if the threshold is adjusted for inflation as set forth in FAR 1.109(a), then the changed threshold applies throughout the remaining term of the contract, unless there is a subsequent threshold adjustment; see FAR 1.109(d). (End of clause) [78 FR 70482, Nov. 25, 2013, as amended at 85 FR 27091, May 6, 2020]
RFO
Prescription superseded under the RFO
The prescription shown below is from the codified eCFR. The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul relocates this clause's prescription as follows:
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237.7204→PGI 237.7204(prescriptive text also revised)
See the deviation memorandum for the current prescription authority.
View deviation: 2026-O0023 →R-DFARS Prescription Source
This clause is prescribed in the R-DFARS by the following deviation:
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2026-O0023
— DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 37)
(DFARS Part 237)
Add clause 52.202-1
2.201
Insert the clause at 52.202-1, Definitions, in solicitations and contracts that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.
Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-10 03:16 UTC.
Cross-references within the prescription are not resolved automatically.
Regulatory Stack
The layers of regulation that govern this clause, from the FAR prescription through agency-specific supplements and any active deviations.
RFO
RFO Version
Overhauled clause text
The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul publishes a revised version of this clause. See the RFO Version tab for the controlling authority under the RFO model.
R-DFARS
R-DFARS Prescription
Per Deviation 2026-O0023 (DFARS Part 237)
2026-O0023: DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 37) — DFARS Part 237
FAR
FAR Prescription
⚠ May be superseded by RFO
2.201
Insert the clause at 52.202-1, Definitions, in solicitations and contracts that exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.
Version History
Version history is sourced from the codified eCFR. Changes published only as class deviations or by the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul do not appear here until they are incorporated into the eCFR. For RFO-driven changes see the RFO Version tab and any active deviations cited above.
2 versions tracked from 2020-05-06 to 2020-06-05.
JUN 2020
June 5, 2020
CURRENT
Removed in this version
Added in this version
Unchanged
MAY 2020 (previous)
JUN 2020 (current)
1 removed
(c)
(c) The part, subpart, or section of the FAR where the provision or clause is prescribed provides a different meaning; or
(c)
(c) The part, subpart, or section of the FAR where the provision or clause is prescribed provides a different meaning;
2 added, 4 removed
(d)
(d) The word or term is defined in FAR Part 31, for use in the cost principles and procedures. (End of clause)
(d)
(d) The word or term is defined in FAR part 31, for use in the cost principles and procedures; or
47 added, 4 removed
(e)
[Not present in prior version]
(e)
(e) The word or term defines an acquisition-related threshold, and if the threshold is adjusted for inflation as set forth in FAR 1.109(a), then the changed threshold applies throughout the remaining term of the contract, unless there is a subsequent threshold adjustment; see FAR 1.109(d). (End of clause)
MAY 2020
May 6, 2020
SUBSTANTIVE
Earliest version available from the eCFR
RFO Version
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Clause Text
Substantive changes. The RFO version differs materially from the eCFR text.
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
Unchanged
52.202-1 Definitions.
eCFR (codified)
RFO (implemented)
2 added, 2 removed
(e)
(e) The word or term defines an acquisition-related threshold, and if the threshold is adjusted for inflation as set forth in FAR 1.109(a), then the changed threshold applies throughout the remaining term of the contract, unless there is a subsequent threshold adjustment; see FAR 1.109(d).
(e)
(e) The word or term defines an acquisition-related threshold, and if the threshold is adjusted for inflation as set forth in FAR 1.108, then the changed threshold applies throughout the remaining term of the contract, unless there is a subsequent threshold adjustment; see FAR 1.108.
15 removed
[78 FR 70482, Nov. 25, 2013, as amended at 85 FR 27091, May 6, 2020]
Applied to DoD contracts via
Class Deviation 2026-O0023 (effective 2026-02-01)
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Prescription
No substantive changes. The RFO prescription is identical to the eCFR prescription.
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