Authority
Executive Order 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement; Executive Order 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
The deviation replaces Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 17 and Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Part 217 with revised versions implementing the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO). Effective 2026-02-01, contracting officers must use the revised FAR Part 17, the attached DFARS Part 217 and the attached DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI) 217 in lieu of the codified texts. The deviation remains in effect until rescinded or incorporated into the FAR, DFARS and DFARS PGI.
Contracting Officer Actions
1
Effective 2026-02-01, use the revised FAR Part 17 from the RFO web page. It replaces the codified text at 48 CFR chapter 1.
2
Effective 2026-02-01, use the attached DFARS Part 217. It replaces the codified text at 48 CFR chapter 2.
3
Effective 2026-02-01, use the attached DFARS PGI 217. It replaces the PGI text on the Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy web page.
4
Direct inquiries about this deviation to osd.pentagon.ousd-a-s.mbx.dfars@mail.mil.
Expiration
This deviation has no fixed expiration date. It remains in effect until rescinded or incorporated into the FAR, DFARS and DFARS PGI.
Implementing authority
The deviation implements Section 2 of Executive Order (EO) 14275, Section 4(a) of EO 14265 and OMB Memorandum M-25-26.