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FAR Overhaul New Model Deviation Text for Parts 15, 16, 22, 23, 25, 32, 42 and 53
New FAR Council Model Deviation Text Now Available.
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council has released new model deviation text as part of the ongoing Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Initiative, in accordance with Executive Order 14275 and OMB Memorandum M-25-26.
The following RFO updates were posted today, September 30, 2025:
- Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiation
- Open for informal feedback until November 3, 2025.
- Implementation Support: Practitioner Album: FAR Part 15
- Part 16 - Types of Contracts
- Open for informal feedback until November 3, 2025.
- Implementation Support: Practitioner Album: FAR Part 16
- Part 22 - Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions
- Open for informal feedback until November 3, 2025.
- Implementation Support: Coming Soon!
- Part 23 - Sustainable Acquisition, Material Safety, and Pollution Prevention
- Open for informal feedback until November 3, 2025.
- Implementation Support: Coming Soon!
- Part 25 - Foreign Acquisition
- Open for informal feedback until November 3, 2025.
- Implementation Support: Practitioner Album: FAR Part 25
- Part 32 - Contract Financing
- Open for informal feedback until November 3, 2025.
- Implementation Support: Coming Soon!
- Part 42 - Contract Administration and Audit Services
- Open for informal feedback until November 3, 2025.
- Implementation Support: Practitioner Album: FAR Part 42
- Part 53 - Forms
- Open for informal feedback until November 3, 2025.
- Implementation Support: Coming Soon!
This release is part of a broader effort to update the FAR by using plain language, removing non-statutory and non-essential content, and making the regulation easier to understand and use. The update also includes summaries, insights, and practical tools to help the workforce transition to and implement the revised regulation. Model deviation text will support agency alignment during the transition to the updated regulation.
To view all available rewritten FAR Parts and agency deviations, visit: https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide.
Stay informed. View the latest FAR Overhaul news and announcements at: https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul.
