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Desk reference · not legal adviceFAR overhaul tracker/Part 49/As of 2 Nov 2026
FAR Part 49: Termination of Contracts
Awaiting final rule
- Stage
- Proposed in FAR Case 2026-007, comment period closed 23 July 2026
- DoD deviation
- Class deviation 2026-O0010 (DPAP list)
- Current text
- FAR Part 49 on Acquisition.gov
The proposed rule: FAR Case 2026-007
Set 1Part 49 is covered by FAR Case 2026-007, published 23 June 2026, which also covers Part 3. 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 49):
- Makes audit of termination settlement proposals risk-based rather than mandatory.
- Shortens the time to submit a settlement proposal from one year to 90 days, and inventory schedules from 120 days to 60.
- Requires a written justification before cancelling a contractor's proprietary markings.
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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.