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Desk reference · not legal adviceFAR overhaul tracker/Part 52/As of 2 Nov 2026
FAR Part 52: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses
In every rule
- Stage
- Changed by every proposed rule
- Where it goes
- Conforming changes in every rule; full renumbering under consideration
- DoD deviation
- Class deviation 2026-O0038 (DPAP list)
- Current text
- FAR Part 52 on Acquisition.gov
Part 52 may be renumbered from end to end
Every proposed rule carries conforming changes to the Part 52 provisions and clauses it prescribes. Separately, the FAR Council says it is considering establishing a new subpart in Part 52 and relocating and renumbering all provisions and clauses under it, and asks for comments on the impact.
If that happens, every clause matrix, template, CLM library and contract-writing system mapping in your office goes stale on one date. That is the comment to file if your shop would carry the cost.
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.