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Desk reference · not legal adviceFAR overhaul tracker/Part 4/As of 2 Nov 2026
FAR Part 4: Administrative and Information Matters
Awaiting final rule
- Stage
- Proposed in FAR Case 2026-001, comment period closed 23 July 2026
- DoD deviation
- Class deviation 2026-O0043 (DPAP list)
- Current text
- FAR Part 4 on Acquisition.gov
The proposed rule: FAR Case 2026-001
Set 1Part 4 is covered by FAR Case 2026-001, published 23 June 2026, which also covers Parts 1, 2, 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 4):
- Moves the forms out of Part 53 into a new subpart 1.6, with the forms themselves kept on a website rather than changed by rulemaking.
- Merges five entity-identification provisions into a revised 52.204-7 or one new provision.
- Consolidates five security-prohibition provisions into one, and seven clauses into one.
- Sets CUI incident reporting at 72 hours from discovery.
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