DOT Transportation Acquisition Regulation (TAR) Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Overhaul Initiative - Class Deviations
Background:
On April 15, 2025, EO 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement, was signed. Section 2 of the EO establishes the policy that the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) “should only contain provisions required by statute or essential to sound procurement, and any FAR provisions that do not advance these objectives should be removed.”
The FAR is being updated to:
Remove language that is not required by statute
Remove duplicative or outdated language
Clarify or provide more plain language
Revise language for the new FAR framework
Retain language necessary for governmentwide acquisition standards.
This project is referred to as the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) initiative. The RFO initiative is led by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council). The FAR Council will issue model deviation guidance on a rolling basis by FAR part and will publish these updates on the FAR Overhaul page of Acquisition.gov.
DOT Phased Implementation:
DOT-issued FAR CDs are posted at FAR Parts and Agency Deviations.
Following issuance of the baseline FAR model deviation text, DOT is reviewing the TAR to align departmental policy with the RFO FAR class deviations and fully implement the RFO streamlining initiative at DOT.
Updates to the TAR are ongoing and will be posted to this site.
RFO TAR CDs will be listed in the table below.
Please continue to monitor this page for updates.
Codified TAR Part | RFO TAR CD Effective Date | RFO Class Deviation |
Part 1201 – Federal Acquisition Regulations System | 06/26/2026 | |
Part 1202 – Definitions of Words and Terms * See current deviation TAR CD 2024-02 below. | 08/10/2026 | |
Part 1203 – Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest | 08/10/2026 | |
Part 1204 – Administrative and Information Matters | 08/10/2026 | |
Part 1205 – Publicizing Contract Actions | 06/26/2026 | |
Part 1206 – Competition Requirements | 08/10/2026 | |
Part 1207 – Acquisition Planning | 06/26/2026 | |
Part 1209 – Contractor Qualifications |
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Part 1211 – Describing Agency Needs | 06/26/2026 | |
Part 1212 – Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services | 08/10/2026 | |
Part 1213 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures | 06/26/2026 | |
Part 1214 [Reserved] |
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Part 1215 – Contracting By Negotiation |
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Part 1216 – Types of Contracts |
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Part 1217 – Special Contracting Methods | 08/10/2026 | |
Part 1219 – Small Business Programs |
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Part 1222 – Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions * See current deviation TAR CD 2025-01 below. | 08/10/2026 | |
Part 1223 – Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety (DEVIATION)(MAY 2025) * See current deviation TAR CD 2025-01 below. | 10/09/2026 | |
Part 1224 – Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information |
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Part 1227 – Patents, Data, and Copyrights | 10/06/2026 | |
Part 1228 – Bonds and Insurance | 10/09/2026 | |
Part 1231 – Contract Cost Principles and Procedures | 08/10/2026 | |
Part 1232 – Contract Financing | 10/09/2026 | |
Part 1233 – Protests, Disputes, and Appeals | 10/13/2026 | |
Part 1234 [Reserved] |
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Part 1235 – Research and Development Contracting | 10/06/2026 | |
Part 1236 – Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts |
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Part 1237 – Service Contracting |
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Part 1239 – Acquisition of Information Technology * See current deviation TAR CD 2024-02 below. |
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Part 1241 [Reserved] |
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Part 1242 – Contract Administration and Audit Services * See current deviation TAR CD 2024-01 above. | 10/09/2026 | |
Part 1245 [Reserved] [GOVERNMENT PROPERTY] (DEVIATION)(MAR 2024) * See current deviation TAR CD 2024-02 below. |
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Part 1246 – Quality Assurance |
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Part 1247 - Transportation | 10/06/2026 | |
Part 1252 – Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses * See current deviations TAR CD 2024-01, 2024-02, 2025-01, and TAR CD 2025-02, Amend 01 below. |
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Part 1253 - Forms | 10/09/2026 | |
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Other active TAR CDs that were issued prior to this phase of the RFO initiative, or in conjunction with implementation of E.O. 14275, other Executive Orders and directives are posted below. The table above will indicate TAR parts that are currently deviated by other active TAR CDs, or indicate such CDs are rescinded, as applicable.