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 on August 14, 2025:

• Part 4 - Administrative and Information Matters is open for informal feedback until October 14, 2025.
  Implementation Support: Practitioner Album: FAR Part 4
• Part 8 - Required Sources of Supplies and Services is open for informal feedback until October 14, 2025.
  Implementation Support: Practitioner Album: FAR Part 8
• Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services is open for informal feedback until October 14, 2025.
  Implementation Support: Practitioner Album: FAR Part 12
• Part 38 - Reserved is open for informal feedback until October 14, 2025.
  Implementation Support: Practitioner Album: FAR Part 38
• Part 40 - Information Security and Supply Chain Security is open for informal feedback until October 14, 2025.
  Implementation Support: Practitioner Album: FAR Part 40
• Part 51 - Reserved is open for informal feedback until October 14, 2025.
  Implementation Support: Practitioner Album: FAR Part 51

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.

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