Authority
E.O. 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement; E.O. 14265, Modernizing Defense Acquisitions and Spurring Innovation in the Defense Industrial Base; OMB Memorandum M-25-26, Overhauling the Federal Acquisition Regulation
Summary
The deviation replaces Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 50 and Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) Part 250, covering extraordinary contractual actions and the SAFETY Act. Effective 2026-02-01, contracting officers must use the revised FAR Part 50 from the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) web page and the attached DFARS Part 250 and DFARS Procedures, Guidance and Information (PGI) 250. This deviation implements E.O. 14275 and E.O. 14265, which direct elimination of unnecessary procurement regulations.
Contracting Officer Actions
1
Effective 2026-02-01, use the revised FAR Part 50 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 250. It replaces the codified text at 48 CFR chapter 2.
3
Effective 2026-02-01, use the attached DFARS PGI 250. 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This deviation remains in effect until rescinded or incorporated into the FAR, DFARS and DFARS PGI. No fixed expiration date applies.
Implementing authorities
The deviation implements Section 2 of E.O. 14275, Section 4(a) of E.O. 14265 and Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-25-26 issued 2025-05-02.