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This document is an announcement of the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council's October 30, 2025 update to the FAR Companion Guide, Version 2.0, as part of the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Initiative mandated by Executive Order 14275 and OMB Memorandum M-25-26.
The update includes initial release of FAR Companion content for parts 2, 3, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 30, 32, 37, 41, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 52, and 53, along with substantive updates to previously released sections. Key revisions address required use contracts and Category Management guidance; evaluation factors; removal of debriefing references; sole source justification content for Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) orders; contracting methods for commercial construction; clarification of brand name or equal provisions; and updated thresholds reflecting the October 1, 2025 inflation adjustment. The document also notes that terminology has been standardized to replace "Reserved" with "No additional guidance" where the FAR Companion does not provide practice recommendations. The complete FAR Companion Version 2.0 is accessible at www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul, with additional resources for viewing rewritten FAR Parts and agency deviations available through the FAR Part/Deviation Guide on the same website.
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FAR Overhaul | FAR Companion Guide
Oct 30, 2025
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council has released an update to the FAR Companion as part of the ongoing Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Initiative, in accordance with Executive Order 14275 and OMB Memorandum M-25-26.
The following RFO update was posted on October 30, 2025:
• FAR Companion, Version 2.0, includes the initial release of FAR Companion (FC) parts 2, 3, 7, 13, 14, 15, 16,17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24,25, 27, 30, 32, 37, 41, 42, 44, 45,47, 48, 52, and 53.
• Version 2.0 also includes updates to previously released content: update to FC
8.104 pertaining to “required use” contracts and providing more information and resources on Category Management, including beta version content of the Category Management Buying Guide; update to FC 8.401 pertaining to evaluation factors;
updates to FC 8.401(b) and FC 12.301 removing references to debriefings; new annotation under FC 8.401(b) related to sole source justification content for FSS orders; new annotation under FC 12.001 related to contracting methods for commercial construction; update to FC 11.204 to clarify brand name or equal as distinct from brand name justifications under FAR 6.104; updates to thresholds referenced due to the October 1, 2025 inflation adjustment rule; various citation corrections throughout; and changed “Reserved” to “No additional guidance” when the FAR Companion does not provide any practice recommendations for that associated FAR part.
• FAR Companion, Version 2 is posted on www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul.
To view the FAR Companion, Version 2.0. inclusive of all parts and updates, visit:
https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/page_file_uploads/far-companion.pdf
To view all available rewritten FAR Parts and agency deviations, visit:
https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-partdeviation-guide.
Stay informed. View the latest FAR Overhaul news and announcements at:
https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul.
http://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul
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