On February 17, 2026, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) released a Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule) to implement Section 5949(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 (Section 5949), following the FAR Council’s May 3, 2024 Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR). Comments on the proposed rule are due by April 20, 2026.
Continue Reading Section 5949 Proposed Rule Puts the FAR Council’s Chips on the Table
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is getting a plain-language rewrite under Executive Order 14275, removing most non-statutory rules and introducing practical buying guides. These updates will have far-reaching impacts across all federal contracting activities.
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On September 9, 2025, GSA released version 1 of the FAR Companion, a living resource guide aimed primarily at assisting federal acquisition professionals. The FAR Companion is designed to provide guidance and recommendations to acquisition professionals to better understand the FAR and related procurement principles for planning, awarding, managing, and closing out contracts. It consolidates practitioner insights, innovation and vendor engagement strategies, handbooks, training materials, and problem-solving ideas into one source.
Continue Reading FAR from Alone: GSA Releases New FAR Companion Guide
The System for Award Management (SAM, available at sam.gov) is set to incorporate Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) changes as early as the first quarter of 2026. The RFO process, which began earlier this year, will trigger matching changes to representations and certifications in SAM.gov.
Continue Reading Not Just the FAR, SAM.gov Gets Overhauled Too
This week’s episode covers a DOD final rule most relevant to companies providing consulting services to DOD and the FAR Council’s revisions to FAR Part 8 (Required Sources of Supplies and Services) and FAR Part 12 (Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services), and is hosted by Peter Eyre, Laura Baker, and Rina Gashaw. Crowell
On August 14, 2025, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued draft revisions to FAR Part 8 and FAR Part 12 (as well as to FAR Parts 4 and 40). These are the latest rewrites under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) initiative pursuant to Executive Order 14275, “Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement,” which we previously reported on here.
Continue Reading FAR Council Issues Rewrites to FAR Parts 8 and 12