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Desk reference · not legal adviceFAR overhaul tracker/Part 27/As of 2 Nov 2026
FAR Part 27: Patents, Data, and Copyrights
Awaiting final rule
- Stage
- Proposed in FAR Case 2026-011, comment period closed 19 October 2026
- DoD deviation
- Class deviation 2026-O0036 (DPAP list)
- Current text
- FAR Part 27 on Acquisition.gov
The proposed rule: FAR Case 2026-011
Set 2Part 27 is covered by FAR Case 2026-011, published 18 September 2026, which also covers Parts 9 and 47. The comment period closed 19 October 2026; no final rule has been published.
What the rule does, across the parts it covers (not every point touches Part 27):
- Removes subpart 9.6, Contractor Team Arrangements, and subpart 9.7, Defense Production Pools and R&D Pools.
- Splits the Part 27 technical data coverage into commercial and other-than-commercial subparts.
- Deletes Part 47 transportation clauses not required by statute or executive order.
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