Revolutionary FAR Overhaul — Parts & Subparts

About the RFO: The Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul (RFO) was updated on March 16, 2026 to conform with FAR Case 2025-007 (Trade Agreements Thresholds). Click the + next to any Part to expand its Subparts. All links open in a new tab.

Parts/Subparts	RFO Comparison	Practitioner Album
+ Part 1 - Federal Acquisition Regulations System (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0002)
Subpart 1.1 - Framework
Subpart 1.2 - Agency Acquisition Regulations
Subpart 1.3 - Deviations from the FAR
Subpart 1.4 - Career Development, Contracting Authority, and Responsibilities
Subpart 1.5 - Determinations and Findings
+ Part 2 - Definitions of Words and Terms (No Separate DoD Class Deviation)
Subpart 2.1 - Definitions
Subpart 2.2 - Definitions Clause
+ Part 3 - Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0031)
Subpart 3.1 - Safeguards
Subpart 3.2 - Contractor Gratuities to Government Personnel
Subpart 3.3 - Reports of Suspected Antitrust Violations
Subpart 3.4 - Contingent Fees
Subpart 3.5 - Other Improper Business Practices
Subpart 3.6 - Contracts with Government Employees or Organizations Owned or Controlled by Them
Subpart 3.7 - Voiding and Rescinding Contracts
Subpart 3.8 - Limitations on the Payment of Funds to Influence Federal Transactions
Subpart 3.9 - Whistleblower Protections for Contractor Employees
Subpart 3.10 - Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct
Subpart 3.11 - Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest for Contractor Employees Performing Acquisition Functions
+ Part 4 - Administrative and Information Matters (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0043)
Subpart 4.1 - Presolicitation
Subpart 4.2 - Solicitation, Evaluation, and Award
Subpart 4.3 - Post-award
Subpart 4.4 - [Reserved]
Subpart 4.5 - [Reserved]
Subpart 4.6 - [Reserved]
Subpart 4.7 - Contractor Records Retention
+ Part 5 - Publicizing Contract Actions (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0003)
Subpart 5.1 - Presolicitation
Subpart 5.2 - Solicitation
Subpart 5.3 - Synopses of Contract Awards
+ Part 6 - Competition Requirements (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0017)
Subpart 6.1 - Presolicitation
Subpart 6.2 - [Reserved]
Subpart 6.3 - Postaward
+ Part 7 - Acquisition Planning (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0020)
Subpart 7.1 - Acquisition Plans
Subpart 7.2 - Planning for the Purchase of Supplies in Economic Quantities
Subpart 7.3 - [Reserved]
Subpart 7.4 - Equipment Acquisition
Subpart 7.5 - Inherently Governmental Functions
+ Part 8 - Required Sources of Supplies and Services (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0049)
Subpart 8.1 - Presolicitation
Subpart 8.2 - Acquisition From AbilityOne Participating Nonprofit Agencies
Subpart 8.3 - Acquisitions From Federal Prison Industries, Inc
Subpart 8.4 - Federal Supply Schedules
Subpart 8.5 - Acquisitions of Government Printing and Related Supplies
+ Part 9 - Contractor Qualifications (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0042)
Subpart 9.1 - Responsible Prospective Contractors
Subpart 9.2 - Qualifications Requirements
Subpart 9.3 - First Article Testing and Approval
Subpart 9.4 - Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility
Subpart 9.5 - Organizational and Consultant Conflicts of Interest
+ Part 10 - Market Research (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0021)
+ Part 11 - Describing Agency Needs (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0013)
Subpart 11.1 - Preaward
Subpart 11.2 - Selecting and Developing Requirements Documents
Subpart 11.3 - Acceptable Material
Subpart 11.4 - Liquidated Damages
Subpart 11.5 - Priorities and Allocations
+ Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0028)
Subpart 12.1 - Presolicitation
Subpart 12.2 - Solicitation, Evaluation, and Award
Subpart 12.3 - Postaward
Subpart 12.4 - Micro-purchases
+ Part 13 - Simplified Procedures for Noncommercial Acquisitions (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0029)
Subpart 13.1 - Presolicitation
Subpart 13.2 - Solicitation, Evaluation, and Award
Subpart 13.3 - Postaward
Subpart 13.4 - Micro-purchases
+ Part 14 - Sealed Bidding (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0012)
Subpart 14.1 - General
Subpart 14.2 - Presolicitation
Subpart 14.3 - Evaluation and award
Subpart 14.4 - Postaward.
+ Part 15 - Contracting by Negotiation (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0048)
Subpart 15.1 - Presolicitation and Solicitation
Subpart 15.2 - Evaluation and Award
Subpart 15.3 - Postaward
Subpart 15.4 - Contract Pricing
Subpart 15.5 - Unsolicited Proposals
+ Part 16 - Types of Contracts (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0045)
Subpart 16.1 - Selecting Contract Types
Subpart 16.2 - Fixed-Price Contracts
Subpart 16.3 - Cost-Reimbursement Contracts
Subpart 16.4 - Incentive Contracts
Subpart 16.5 - Indefinite-Delivery Contracts
Subpart 16.6 - Time-and-Materials, Labor-Hour, and Letter Contracts
Subpart 16.7 - Agreements
+ Part 17 - Special Contracting Methods (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0027)
Subpart 17.1 - Multiyear Contracting
Subpart 17.2 - Options
Subpart 17.3 - [Reserved]
Subpart 17.4 - Leader Company Contracting
Subpart 17.5 - Interagency Acquisitions
Subpart 17.6 - Interagency Acquisitions: Acquisitions by Nondefense Agencies on Behalf of the Department of Defense
Subpart 17.7 - Management and Operating Contracts
Subpart 17.8 - Reverse Auctions
+ Part 18 - Emergency Acquisitions (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0004)	FAR
+ Part 19 - Small Business (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0037)
Subpart 19.1 - Presolicitation
Subpart 19.2 - Evaluation and Award
Subpart 19.3 - Postaward
+ Part 20 - Reserved (No DoD Class Deviation)	FAR DFARS	Album
+ Part 21 - Reserved (No DoD Class Deviation)	FAR DFARS	Album
+ Part 22 - Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0040)
Subpart 22.1 - Basic Labor Policies
Subpart 22.2 - Convict Labor.
Subpart 22.3 - Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act
Subpart 22.4 - Labor Standards for Contracts Involving Construction.
Subpart 22.5 - Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects.
Subpart 22.6 - Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment.
Subpart 22.7 - [Reserved]
Subpart 22.8 - [Reserved]
Subpart 22.9 - Nondiscrimination Because of Age.
Subpart 22.10 - Service Contract Labor Standards.
Subpart 22.11 - [Reserved]
Subpart 22.12 - [Reserved]
Subpart 22.13 - Equal Opportunity for Veterans
Subpart 22.14 - Employment of Workers with Disabilities
Subpart 22.15 - Prohibition of Acquisition of Products Produced by Forced or Indentured Child Labor
Subpart 22.16 - Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act.
Subpart 22.17 - Combating Trafficking in Persons.
Subpart 22.18 - Employment Eligibility Verification
Subpart 22.19 - Increasing the Minimum Wage for Contractors.
Subpart 22.20 - [Reserved]
Subpart 22.21 - Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors.
+ Part 23 - Sustainable Acquisition, Material Safety, and Pollution Prevention (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0018)
Subpart 23.1 - Sustainable Products
Subpart 23.2 - Energy Savings Performance Contracts
Subpart 23.3 - Material Safety
Subpart 23.4 - Pollution Prevention
+ Part 24 - Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0009)	FAR
Subpart 24.1 - Protection of Individual Privacy
Subpart 24.2 - Freedom of Information Act
Subpart 24.3 - Privacy Training
+ Part 25 - Foreign Acquisition (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0041)	FAR
Subpart 25.1 - Buy American—Supplies
Subpart 25.2 - Buy American—Construction Materials
Subpart 25.3 - [Reserved]
Subpart 25.4 - Trade Agreements
Subpart 25.5 - Evaluating Foreign Offers—Supply Contracts
Subpart 25.6 - Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses
Subpart 25.7 - Contracts Performed Outside the United States
Subpart 25.8 - Other International Agreements and Coordination
Subpart 25.9 - Customs and Duties
Subpart 25.10 - Additional Foreign Acquisition Regulations
Subpart 25.11 - [Reserved]
+ Part 26 - Other Socioeconomic Programs (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0008)	FAR
Subpart 26.1 - Indian Incentive Program
Subpart 26.2 - Major Disaster and Emergency Assistance Activities
Subpart 26.3 - Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions
Subpart 26.4 - Food Donations to Nonprofit Organizations
Subpart 26.5 - Drug-Free Workplace
Subpart 26.6 - Texting While Driving
+ Part 27 - Patents, Data, and Copyrights (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0036)	FAR DFARS
Subpart 27.1 - General
Subpart 27.2 - Patents and Copyrights
Subpart 27.3 - Patent Rights under Government Contracts
Subpart 27.4 - Rights in Data and Copyrights
Subpart 27.5 - [Reserved]
+ Part 28 - Bonds and Insurance (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0005)	FAR
Subpart 28.1 - Bonds and Other Financial Protections
Subpart 28.2 - Sureties and Other Security for Bonds
Subpart 28.3 - Insurance
+ Part 29 - Taxes (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0007)	FAR
Subpart 29.1 - General
Subpart 29.2 - Federal Excise Taxes
Subpart 29.3 - State and Local Taxes
Subpart 29.4 - Contract Clauses
+ Part 30 - Cost Accounting Standards Administration (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0006)
Subpart 30.1 - General
Subpart 30.2 - Presolicitation
Subpart 30.3 - Evaluation and Award
Subpart 30.4 - Postaward
+ Part 31 - Contract Cost Principles and Procedures (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0032)
Subpart 31.1 - Applicability
Subpart 31.2 - Contracts with Commercial Organizations
Subpart 31.3 - Contracts With Educational Institutions
Subpart 31.4 - [Reserved]
Subpart 31.5 - [Reserved]
Subpart 31.6 - Contracts With State, Local, and Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments
Subpart 31.7 - Contracts with Nonprofit Organizations
+ Part 32 - Contract Financing (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0022)
Subpart 32.1 - Financing for Other Than a Commercial Purchase
Subpart 32.2 - Commercial Product and Commercial Service Purchase Financing
Subpart 32.3 - Loan Guarantees for Defense Production
Subpart 32.4 - Advance Payments for Other Than Commercial Acquisitions
Subpart 32.5 - Progress Payments Based on Costs
Subpart 32.6 - Contract Debts
Subpart 32.7 - Contract Funding
Subpart 32.8 - Assignment of Claims
Subpart 32.9 - Prompt Payment
Subpart 32.10 - Performance-Based Payments
Subpart 32.11 - Electronic Funds Transfer.
Subpart 32.12 - Fast Payment Procedure
+ Part 33 - Protests, Disputes, and Appeals (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0026)	FAR
Subpart 33.1 - Protests
Subpart 33.2 - Disputes and Appeals
+ Part 34 - Major System Acquisition (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0011)	FAR
Subpart 34.1 - Postaward
Subpart 34.2 - Earned Value Management System
+ Part 35 - Research and Development Contracting (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0014)	FAR
Subpart 35.1 - Presolicitation
Subpart 35.2 - Evaluation and Award
Subpart 35.3 - Postaward
Subpart 35.4 - Federally Funded Research and Development Centers
+ Part 36 - Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0019)
Subpart 36.1 - Pre-solicitation
Subpart 36.2 - Evaluation and award
Subpart 36.3 - Postaward
+ Part 37 - Service Contracting (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0023)
Subpart 37.1 - Performance-Based Acquisition
Subpart 37.2 - Personal Services
Subpart 37.3 - Inherently Governmental Functions
Subpart 37.4 - Advisory and Assistance Services
Subpart 37.5 - Child Care Services
Subpart 37.6 - Nonpersonal Health care services
Subpart 37.7 - Dismantling, Demolition, or Removal of Improvements
Subpart 37.8 - Other Service Considerations
+ Part 38 - Federal Supply Schedule Contracting — Reserved (Consolidated into Part 8, DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0049)	FAR
[Reserved]
+ Part 39 - Acquisition of Information and Communication Technology (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0024)	FAR
Subpart 39.1 - Presolicitation
Subpart 39.2 - Evaluation and Award
Subpart 39.3 - Postaward
+ Part 40 - Information Security and Supply Chain Security (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0025)	FAR
Subpart 40.1 - Processing Supply Chain Risk Information.
Subpart 40.2 - Security Prohibitions and Exclusions
Subpart 40.3 - Safeguarding Information
+ Part 41 - Acquisition of Utility Services (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0039)	FAR
Subpart 41.1 - General
Subpart 41.2 - Acquiring Utility Services
Subpart 41.3 - Requests for Assistance
Subpart 41.4 - Administration
Subpart 41.5 - Solicitation Provision and Contract Clauses
Subpart 41.6 - Forms
Subpart 41.7 - Formats
+ Part 42 - Contract Administration and Audit Services (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0034)	DFARS
Subpart 42.1 - Contract Audit Services
Subpart 42.2 - Contract Administration Services
Subpart 42.3 - Contract Administration Office Functions
Subpart 42.4 - Corporate Administrative Contracting Officer
Subpart 42.5 - Indirect Cost Rates
Subpart 42.6 - Disallowance of Costs
Subpart 42.7 - Bankruptcy
Subpart 42.8 - Production Surveillance and Reporting
Subpart 42.9 - Novation and Change-of-Name Agreements
Subpart 42.10 - Suspension of Work, Stop-Work Orders, and Government Delay of Work
Subpart 42.11 - Contractor Performance Information
Subpart 42.12 - Small Business Contract Administration
Subpart 42.13 - Forward Pricing Rate Agreements
+ Part 43 - Contract Modifications (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0034)
Subpart 43.1 - General
Subpart 43.2 - Change Orders
Subpart 43.3 - Forms
+ Part 44 - Subcontracting Policies and Procedures (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0015)	FAR
Subpart 44.1 - [Reserved]
Subpart 44.2 - Evaluation and award
Subpart 44.3 - Postaward
Subpart 44.4 - Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services
+ Part 45 - Government Property (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0044)	FAR DFARS
Subpart 45.1 - General
Subpart 45.2 - Solicitation and Evaluation Procedures
Subpart 45.3 - Authorizing the Use and Rental of Government Property
Subpart 45.4 - Title to Government Property
Subpart 45.5 - Support Government Property Administration
Subpart 45.6 - Reporting, Reutilization, and Disposal
+ Part 46 - Quality Assurance (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0035)	FAR
Subpart 46.1 - General
Subpart 46.2 - Contract Quality Requirements
Subpart 46.3 - Contract Clauses
Subpart 46.4 - Government Contract Quality Assurance
Subpart 46.5 - Acceptance
Subpart 46.6 - Material Inspection and Receiving Reports
Subpart 46.7 - Warranties
Subpart 46.8 - Contractor Liability for Loss of or Damage to Property of the Government
+ Part 47 - Transportation (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0047)	FAR DFARS
Subpart 47.1 - General
Subpart 47.2 - Contracts for Transportation or for Transportation-Related Services
Subpart 47.3 - Transportation in Supply Contracts
Subpart 47.4 - Air Transportation by U.S.-Flag Carriers
Subpart 47.5 - Ocean Transportation by U.S.-Flag Vessels
+ Part 48 - Value Engineering (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0016)	FAR
Subpart 48.1 - Policies and Procedures
Subpart 48.2 - Contract Clauses
+ Part 49 - Termination of Contracts (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0010)
Subpart 49.1 - General Principles
Subpart 49.2 - Additional Principles for Fixed-Price Contracts Terminated for Convenience
Subpart 49.3 - Additional Principles for Cost-Reimbursement Contracts Terminated for Convenience
Subpart 49.4 - Termination for Default
Subpart 49.5 - Contract Termination Clauses
Subpart 49.6 - Contract Termination Forms and Formats
+ Part 50 - Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the SAFETY Act (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0030)	FAR
Subpart 50.1 - Extraordinary Contractual Actions
Subpart 50.2 - Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002
+ Part 51 - Use of Government Sources by Contractors — Reserved (Consolidated into Part 8, DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0049)	FAR DFARS
[Reserved]
+ Part 52 - Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses (DoD Class Deviation 2026-O0038)	FAR
Subpart 52.1 - Instructions for Using Provisions and Clauses
Subpart 52.2 - Text of Provisions and Clauses
Subpart 52.3 - Provision and Clause Matrix
+ Part 53 - Forms (No Separate DoD Class Deviation)	FAR DFARS
Subpart 53.1 - General
Subpart 53.2 - [Reserved]
Subpart 53.3 - [Reserved]

Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Effective Mar 16, 2026