Class Deviation 2026-O0020 - DFARS RFO Implementation (Part 7)

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 (Section 2); E.O. 14265, Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base (Section 4(a)); Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-25-26, Overhauling the Federal Acquisition Regulation (May 2, 2025)

Summary

The deviation replaces Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 7 and Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Part 207, Acquisition Planning. Contracting officers must use the revised versions published under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) in lieu of the codified text at 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2. The deviation implements E.O. 14275 and E.O. 14265, which require removing unnecessary FAR and DFARS provisions.

Required Contracting Officer Actions

Effective 2026-02-01, use the revised FAR Part 7 from the RFO web page. It replaces the codified text at 48 CFR chapter 1.
Effective 2026-02-01, use the attached DFARS Part 207 from Attachment A1. It replaces the codified text at 48 CFR chapter 2.
Effective 2026-02-01, use the attached DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI) 207 from Attachment A2. It replaces the PGI text on the Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy web page.

Affected Provisions and Clauses

252.225-7040, (Clause)

Prescribed in: 225.371-5(a)
Change type: MODIFIED
Action: Modify clause 252.225-7040

252.235-7004, (Clause)

Prescribed in: 235.072(e)
Change type: MODIFIED
Action: Modify clause 252.235-7004

52.222-50, (Clause)

Prescribed in: 22.1705(a)
Change type: MODIFIED
Action: Modify clause 52.222-50

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Expiration: This deviation remains in effect until rescinded or incorporated into the FAR, DFARS and DFARS PGI.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.