Class Deviation 2026-O0013 - DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 11)

Status: Active

Signed By: John M. Tenaglia, Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy

Scope: All DoD contracting officers

Applies to DAF/Air Force: Yes

Authority: E.O. 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement (Section 2); E.O. 14265, Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base (Section 4(a)); OMB Memorandum M-25-26, Overhauling the Federal Acquisition Regulation (May 2, 2025)

Summary

The deviation replaces Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 11 and Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Part 211, both titled Describing Agency Needs, effective 2026-02-01. It implements the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul directed by Executive Order 14275 and Executive Order 14265. Contracting officers must use the revised FAR Part 11, attached DFARS Part 211 and attached DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI) 211 in place of the currently codified text.

Required Contracting Officer Actions

Effective 2026-02-01, use the revised FAR Part 11 from the RFO web page. It replaces the codified text at 48 CFR chapter 1.
Effective 2026-02-01, use the attached DFARS Part 211. It replaces the codified text at 48 CFR chapter 2.
Effective 2026-02-01, use the attached PGI 211. It replaces the PGI text on the Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy web page.
Insert provision 252.211-7002, Availability for Examination of Specifications, Standards, Plans, Drawings, Data Item Descriptions, and Other Pertinent Documents, when contract performance requires use of specifications not listed in the Acquisition Streamlining and Standardization Information System (ASSIST) database.
Insert clause 252.211-7003, Item Unique Identification and Valuation. Use in solicitations and contracts for supplies and services involving the furnishing of supplies, including commercial (Part 12) acquisitions.
Insert clause 252.211-7008, Use of Government-Assigned Serial Numbers. Use in solicitations and contracts that contain clause 252.211-7003 and require the contractor to mark major end items.
Insert clause FAR 52.211-12, Liquidated Damages--Construction, in all construction contracts exceeding $900,000. Do not use for cost-plus-fixed-fee contracts or contracts where the contractor cannot control the pace of work.
Obtain a justification and approval before using brand name or equal purchase descriptions in sealed bidding, negotiated acquisition or simplified commercial procedures.

Affected Provisions and Clauses

252.211-7000, (Clause)

Change type: MODIFIED
Action: Add clause 252.211-7000

252.211-7001, (Clause)

Change type: MODIFIED
Action: Add clause 252.211-7001

252.211-7002, (Clause)

Prescribed in: 211.204(c)
Change type: MODIFIED
Action: Add clause 252.211-7002

252.211-7003, (Clause)

Prescribed in: 211.274-5(a)
Change type: MODIFIED
Action: Add clause 252.211-7003

252.211-7004, (Clause)

Change type: MODIFIED
Action: Modify clause 252.211-7004

252.211-7005, (Clause)

Change type: MODIFIED
Action: Modify clause 252.211-7005

252.211-7006, (Clause)

Change type: MODIFIED
Action: Modify clause 252.211-7006

252.211-7007, (Clause)

Change type: MODIFIED
Action: Modify clause 252.211-7007

252.211-7008, (Clause)

Prescribed in: 211.274-5(b)
Change type: MODIFIED
Action: Add clause 252.211-7008

252.232-7003, (Clause)

Prescribed in: 232.7004(a)
Change type: MODIFIED
Action: Modify clause 252.232-7003

52.211-12, (Clause)

Prescribed in: 11.503(b)
Change type: MODIFIED
Action: Add clause 52.211-12

52.211-7, (Clause)

Prescribed in: 11.107(b)
Change type: MODIFIED
Action: Add clause 52.211-7

Notes

Expiration: This deviation remains in effect until rescinded or incorporated into the FAR, DFARS and DFARS PGI. No calendar expiration date applies.

Inquiries: Direct questions to osd.pentagon.ousd-a-s.mbx.dfars@mail.mil.

Liquidated damages carve-out: DFARS subpart 211.4 and FAR subpart 11.4 do not apply to liquidated damages under the Test Program for Negotiation of Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plans. See DFARS 219.702-70 for that coverage.

ASSIST database: Unclassified specifications, standards and data item descriptions may be downloaded from the ASSIST database. Documents not available for download may be obtained by following the instructions at the ASSIST site.