48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

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7 sections with “class deviations”

  • FAR 1.404 Class deviations.
    Class deviations affect more than one contract action. When an agency knows that it will require a class deviation on a permanent basis, it should propose a FAR revision, if appropriate. Civilian agencies, other than NASA, must furnish a co…
  • DFARS 201.404 Class deviations.
    …raph (b)(ii) of this section, OUSD(A&S)DPCAP is the approval authority within DoD for any class deviation. (ii) The senior procurement executives for the Army, Navy, and Air Force, and the Directors of the Defense Commissary Agency, the De…
  • FAR 31.101 Objectives.
    …tions concerning cost principles require advance approval of the agency head or designee. Class deviations for the civilian agencies require advance approval of the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council. Class deviations for the National Aero…
  • FAR 17.703 Policy.
    …anagement regulations, the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), DoD class deviations, and the DFARS Procedures, Guidance, and Information (PGI). (The DFARS, DoD class deviations, and PGI are accessible at: http://www.a…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …n forms. (20) Ensure processing and execution of duty-free entry certificates. (21) For classified contracts, administer those portions of the applicable industrial security program delegated to the CAO (see Subpart 4.4). (22) Issue work…
  • DFARS 201.402 Policy.
    …Sustainment) (OUSD(A&S)DPCAP), is the approval authority within DoD for any individual or class deviation from— (i) FAR 3.104, Procurement Integrity, or DFARS 203.104, Procurement Integrity; (ii) FAR subpart 27.4, Rights in Data and Copyr…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …see 11.002 and part 23). (18) Security considerations. (i) For acquisitions dealing with classified matters, discuss how adequate security will be established, maintained, and monitored (see subpart 4.4). (ii) For information technology a…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.