The FAR Council has released its first batch of proposed rules to amend the Federal Register to implement the changes to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement the executive order on Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement. In this post, we will provide an overview of how the RFO is being implemented as part of the formal rulemaking process. Overall, the proposed regulation seems to follow the vast majority of the proposed language that was already issued under the RFO. We’ve discussed some of those changes in past blog posts. For background, our earlier posts regarding various aspects of the RFO can be found here: Executive Order, Overview of FAR 2.0, FAR Part 6, FAR Part 19 and the Once 8(a) Rule under Part 19, FAR Part 12, FAR Part 15, FAR Part 33, . But this post notes some changes as compared to the original version of the RFO.
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FAR 2.0 Update: Deviations and FAR Companion Guide
SmallGovCon readers may have read up on recent posts regarding the the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul, or simply RFO. For background, our earlier posts regarding various aspects of the RFO can be found here: Executive Order, Overview of FAR 2.0, FAR Part 6, FAR Part 19, FAR Part 12, FAR Part 15, FAR Part 33.
While the drumbeat of new FAR part revisions ended in October 2025, the RFO has not gone away. In fact, it’s kind of the opposite. The RFO revisions have now been adopted by many federal agencies as deviations, including the Department of Defense/War (DoW). Here is an update on the deviations and the FAR Companion guide.
Continue readingFAR 2.0 Update: Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals
Many federal contractors have heard about the revamping of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Variously called FAR 2.0, the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul, and most commonly simply RFO, this project has been undertaken by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council). Initiated by Executive Order in April 2025, the new RFO process has been going quickly, with lots of proposed revisions.
Our earlier posts regarding various aspects of the RFO can be found here: Executive Order, Overview of FAR 2.0, FAR Part 6, FAR Part 19, FAR Part 12, FAR Part 15.
In this post, we’ll review one proposed revision that seems to make some slight changes to the language: Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals. In particular, this part incentivizes the use of agency level protests over other types of protests.
Continue readingFAR 2.0 Update: Part 15 – Contracting By Negotiation
As most federal contractors have heard, the Federal Acquisition Regulation is undergoing a major overhaul. FAR 2.0, commonly referred to as the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (or just the “RFO”), is the responsibility of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council). Initiated by Executive Order 14275, the new FAR 2.0 process has been going quickly, with lots of proposed revisions.
Our earlier posts regarding the RFO can be found here: Executive Order, Overview of FAR 2.0, FAR Part 6, FAR Part 19, FAR Part 12.
Work continues over at the OFPP and FAR Council, and today we’re covering some of their most substantial changes yet: Part 15 – Contracting by Negotiation.
Continue readingFAR 2.0 Update: Part 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services
Many federal contractors have heard about the revamping of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Variously called FAR 2.0, the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul, or simply RFO, this project has been undertaken by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council). An executive order got the ball rolling, setting forth the mandate to create FAR 2.0 by October 12, 2025. We wrote about it in our earlier post, and described it as two parallel tracks. Track 1 involves a rewrite into “plain language” and removing non-statutory and unnecessary content. Track 2 involves the development of the non-mandatory guidelines to guide procurement officials.
Our earlier posts regarding the RFO can be found here: Executive Order, Overview of FAR 2.0, FAR Part 6, FAR Part 19.
The revision of the FAR sections has continued over the past few months, with additional proposed revisions being released through September 2025. In this post, we’ll review one proposed revision that seems to make some significant changes to the language: Part 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
Continue readingFAR 2.0 Update: Small Business Rule of Two Lives on in Part 19 – Small Business
Many federal contractors have heard about the revamping of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Variously called FAR 2.0, the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul, or simply RFO, this project has been undertaken by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council). An executive order got the ball rolling, setting forth the mandate to create FAR 2.0 by October 12, 2025. We wrote about it in our earlier post, and described it as two parallel tracks. Track 1 involves a rewrite into “plain language” and removing non-statutory and unnecessary content. Track 2 involves the development of the non-mandatory guidelines to guide procurement officials.
Our earlier posts regarding the RFO can be found here: Executive Order, Overview of FAR 2.0, FAR Part 6, FAR Part 8.
The revision of the FAR sections has continued over the past few months, with additional proposed revisions being released throughout 2025. In this post, we’ll review one proposed revision that seems to make some significant changes to the language: Part 19 – Small Business. A key takeaway is the FAR will retain the small business rule of two.
Continue readingFAR 2.0 Update: Part 8 – Required Sources of Supplies and Services
Many federal contractors have heard about the revamping of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Variously called FAR 2.0, the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul, or simply RFO, this project has been undertaken by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council). An executive order got the ball rolling, setting forth the mandate to create FAR 2.0 by October 12, 2025. We wrote about it in our earlier post, and described it as two parallel tracks. Track 1 involves a rewrite into “plain language” and removing non-statutory and unnecessary content. Track 2 involves the development of the non-mandatory guidelines to guide procurement officials.
Our earlier posts regarding the RFO can be found here: Executive Order, Overview of FAR 2.0, FAR Part 6.
The revision of the FAR sections has continued over the past few months, with additional proposed revisions being released in September 2025. In this post, we’ll review one proposed revision that seems to make some significant changes to the language: Part 8 – Required Sources of Supplies and Services.
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