DFARS 252.230-7998 in the FAR overhaul: a new number in the deviation text
DFARS 252.230-7998 Alternate A, Administration of Cost Accounting Standards. New in the overhaul, no codified number, as the DoD class deviation lists it; confidence high. As at 27 Sep 2026.
New means new in the overhaul, no codified number.
Sources last checked 27 Sep 2026 (dataset version 1). What changed and when. An existing contract's clauses are not rewritten by a later deviation or proposed rule; they change only by modification.
What the source says changed
No official source in the set states what changed in the text; the number and title are as listed.
Why this disposition
252.230-7998 is prescribed with its own text in the DoD RFO class deviation for DFARS Part 230 and is not a codified 48 CFR 252 number
Confidence: high. Read from an official table or the deviation or rule text itself.
Titles and where each is prescribed
- under the deviation: Alternate A, Administration of Cost Accounting Standards
- prescribed at 230.205-70(d) (deviation text)
Which agencies
DoD only. Class Deviation 2026-O0006, Revision 1 (DFARS Part 230), issued 30 July 2026; each DFARS deviation attachment is used in lieu of 48 CFR chapter 2. Confirm which deviation your contracting officer's agency has adopted.
What flows down
- Under the DFARS class deviation: no flow-down paragraph found in the text we hold. DoD RFO class deviation file: 2026-O0006_Rev1_TAB_A1_DFARS_230.docx 30 July 2026
- No flow-down paragraph found in the text we hold, and none of the flow-down lists held names it. That is not a statement that it does not flow down.
Sources, with their dates
Questions
What is DFARS 252.230-7998 called after the FAR overhaul?
DFARS 252.230-7998 in the FAR overhaul: a new number in the deviation text. The codified number is none; the deviation text lists 252.230-7998; no DFARS proposed rule in the Federal Register. As at 27 Sep 2026.
Which number does a contract carry for DFARS 252.230-7998 after the FAR overhaul?
Which number a given contract carries depends on the deviation the contracting agency has adopted and the date of the solicitation or modification. DoD only: Class Deviation 2026-O0006, Revision 1 (DFARS Part 230). Confirm which deviation your contracting officer's agency has adopted.
Is the change to DFARS 252.230-7998 final?
No final FAR overhaul rule had been published in the Federal Register as at 27 Sep 2026. No DFARS proposed rule in the Federal Register.