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FAR Part 16 RFO IMPLEMENTED DAF MANDATORY

Types of Contracts

RFO Effective
2026-03-16
DFARS Deviation
2026-O0045
Agency Deviations
1
RFO Overhauled
Overhauled under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul effective 2026-03-16. DFARS deviation 2026-O0045.
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Clauses with Active Deviations

52.216-2
Economic Price Adjustment—Standard Supplies.
1 dev
52.216-3
Economic Price Adjustment—Semistandard Supplies.
1 dev
52.216-4
Economic Price Adjustment—Labor and Material.
1 dev
52.216-7
Allowable Cost and Payment.
5 devs
52.216-18
Ordering.
1 dev
52.216-24
Limitation of Government Liability.
2 devs
52.216-25
Contract Definitization.
1 dev
52.216-26
Payments of Allowable Costs Before Definitization.
1 dev
52.216-29
Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition With Adequate Price Competition.
1 dev

Resources

DoD Agency Deviation for Part 16

Where the Department of Defense diverges from the government-wide RFO model language for this part.

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Part 52 Clauses in This Part

52.216-1
Type of Contract.
52.216-2
Economic Price Adjustment—Standard Supplies.
1 dev
52.216-3
Economic Price Adjustment—Semistandard Supplies.
1 dev
52.216-4
Economic Price Adjustment—Labor and Material.
1 dev
52.216-5
Price Redetermination—Prospective.
52.216-6
Price Redetermination—Retroactive.
52.216-7
Allowable Cost and Payment.
5 devs
52.216-8
Fixed Fee.
52.216-9
Fixed Fee—Construction.
52.216-10
Incentive Fee.
52.216-11
Cost Contract—No Fee.
52.216-12
Cost-Sharing Contract—No Fee.
52.216-13-52.216-14
[Reserved]
52.216-15
Predetermined Indirect Cost Rates.
52.216-16
Incentive Price Revision—Firm Target.
52.216-17
Incentive Price Revision—Successive Targets.
52.216-18
Ordering.
1 dev
52.216-19
Order Limitations.
52.216-20
Definite Quantity.
52.216-21
Requirements.
52.216-22
Indefinite Quantity.
52.216-23
Execution and Commencement of Work.
52.216-24
Limitation of Government Liability.
2 devs
52.216-25
Contract Definitization.
1 dev
52.216-26
Payments of Allowable Costs Before Definitization.
1 dev
52.216-27
Single or Multiple Awards.
52.216-28
Multiple Awards for Advisory and Assistance Services.
52.216-29
Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition With Adequate Price Competition.
1 dev
52.216-30
Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition Without Adequate Price Competition.
52.216-31
Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Commercial Acquisition.
52.216-32
Task-Order and Delivery-Order Ombudsman.

Clauses Referenced by This Part

52.207-6
Solicitation of Offers from Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple-Award Contracts).
52.210-1
Market Research.
52.216-1
Type of Contract.
52.216-10
Incentive Fee.
52.216-11
Cost Contract—No Fee.
52.216-12
Cost-Sharing Contract—No Fee.
52.216-15
Predetermined Indirect Cost Rates.
52.216-16
Incentive Price Revision—Firm Target.
52.216-17
Incentive Price Revision—Successive Targets.
52.216-18
Ordering.
52.216-19
Order Limitations.
52.216-2
Economic Price Adjustment—Standard Supplies.
52.216-20
Definite Quantity.
52.216-21
Requirements.
52.216-22
Indefinite Quantity.
52.216-23
Execution and Commencement of Work.
52.216-24
Limitation of Government Liability.
52.216-25
Contract Definitization.
52.216-26
Payments of Allowable Costs Before Definitization.
52.216-27
Single or Multiple Awards.
52.216-28
Multiple Awards for Advisory and Assistance Services.
52.216-29
Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition With Adequate Price Competition.
52.216-3
Economic Price Adjustment—Semistandard Supplies.
52.216-30
Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Other Than Commercial Acquisition Without Adequate Price Competition.
52.216-31
Time-and-Materials/Labor-Hour Proposal Requirements—Commercial Acquisition.
52.216-32
Task-Order and Delivery-Order Ombudsman.
52.216-4
Economic Price Adjustment—Labor and Material.
52.216-5
Price Redetermination—Prospective.
52.216-6
Price Redetermination—Retroactive.
52.216-7
Allowable Cost and Payment.

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Regulatory Text

Current regulatory text for FAR Part 16.

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DAF Contracting Compass

Air Force implementation guidance for Part 16. Includes mandatory compliance elements.

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RFO FAQs

Frequently asked questions about the FAR Overhaul.

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