Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, and 53
Key claim: The FAR Council is proposing sweeping revisions to FAR Parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, 52, and 53 to implement EO 14275 by eliminating excessive acquisition regulations and streamlining federal procurement.
Abstract
(Proposed Rule · Management and Budget Office, Federal Procurement Policy Office, Defense Department, General Services Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration) OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council or FAR Council) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement. The E.O. directs the elimination of excessive acquisition regulations to stop the inefficient use of American taxpayer dollars. The FAR Council is issuing twelve proposed rules that collectively will streamline the FAR in its entirety. This rule proposes revisions to FAR parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, 52, and 53.
Why this matters
Extending the EO 14275 overhaul into FAR Parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, and 53 reaches the framework provisions, definitions, protest/dispute procedures, and IT and supply-chain security rules that structure nearly every federal procurement. Practical implications include potential changes to bid protest processes, IT acquisition and cybersecurity/supply-chain requirements, and standardized forms, with fiscal impact for contractors depending on which compliance obligations are retained, deleted, or shifted to non-regulatory guidance. Status remains proposed rulemaking, so the retained-versus-deleted scope is not yet fixed.