Full and Open Acquisition, in practice

Tools

Desk reference · not legal advice

FAR overhaul tracker/Part 2/As of 2 Nov 2026

FAR Part 2: Definitions

Awaiting final rule

Stage
Proposed in FAR Case 2026-001, comment period closed 23 July 2026
DoD deviation
Not on the DPAP list
Current text
FAR Part 2 on Acquisition.gov

The proposed rule: FAR Case 2026-001

Set 1

Part 2 is covered by FAR Case 2026-001, published 23 June 2026, which also covers Parts 1, 4, 33, 39, 40 and 53. The comment period closed 23 July 2026; no final rule has been published.

What the rule does, across the parts it covers (not every point touches Part 2):

Federal Register 2026-12559 · Docket FAR-2026-0001

Get told when Part 2 moves

Part 2 has a proposed rule. Leave an address and we will email you when the final rule is published.

One email each time it changes, and nothing else: this is not the weekly list. We send a link first to confirm the address is yours, and every alert carries a link that stops it. What we keep.

What governs today: a proposed rule governs nothing. The codified FAR does, unless your agency has adopted a class deviation. Other agencies publish their deviations on their own sites and on Acquisition.gov.

This Week, in your inbox every Monday.

One email a week: what changed, what got decided, and what it means for the file on your desk. Written by practitioners, for the people who run the competitions.

Mondays · no vendor pitches · one-press unsubscribe

We email you a link to confirm the address is yours. It is used for the weekly issue and nothing else.