Class Deviation 2026-O0017 - DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 6), Revision 2

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: Executive Order (E.O.) 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement; E.O. 14265, Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base; Office of Management and Budget memorandum M-25-26, Overhauling the Federal Acquisition Regulation

Summary

This deviation supersedes Class Deviation 2026-O0017, Revision 1, issued 2026-01-23. Contracting officers must use revised Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 6 and Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Part 206 in lieu of the codified text. The revision implements E.O. 14275 and E.O. 14265, corrects justification and approval authorities and delegations, and streamlines competition requirements text.

Required Contracting Officer Actions

Effective immediately, use the revised FAR Part 6, Competition Requirements, from the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) web page. It replaces the codified text at 48 CFR chapter 1.
Use the attached revised DFARS Part 206, Competition Requirements. It replaces the codified text at 48 CFR chapter 2.
Use the attached revised DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI) 206, Competition Requirements. It replaces the PGI text on the Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy web page.
Apply the revised justification and approval (J&A) authority thresholds in Table 206-1 for other than full and open competition actions.
Insert provision 252.206-7000, Domestic Source Restriction, in all solicitations restricted to domestic sources under FAR 6.103-3.

Affected Provisions and Clauses

252.206-7000, (Clause)

Prescribed in: 206.302-3-70
Change type: MODIFIED
Action: Add clause 252.206-7000

Notes

Supersession: This deviation revises and supersedes Revision 1, issued 2026-01-23. Do not use Revision 1.

Expiration: This deviation remains in effect until rescinded or incorporated into the FAR, DFARS and DFARS PGI.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

Inquiries: Address questions about this deviation to osd.pentagon.ousd-a-s.mbx.dfars@mail.mil.

J&A Approval Levels: Table 206-1 sets revised approval authorities. The contracting officer approves actions at or below $10 million. The competition advocate approves actions exceeding $10 million but not more than $100 million. The head of the contracting activity (HCA) approves actions exceeding $100 million but not more than $500 million. The senior procurement executive (SPE) approves actions exceeding $500 million.

8(a) Sole-Source Threshold: For 8(a) sole-source contracts exceeding $100 million, the HCA is the approval authority. This authority is delegable per DFARS 206.104-71(a). No J&A is required for 8(a) sole-source contracts not exceeding $100 million.