FAR 52.227-21 in the FAR overhaul: the same number under the deviation, proposed for removal
FAR 52.227-21 Technical Data Declaration, Revision, and Withholding of Payment-Major Systems. Same number in the deviation text, as the deviation text and GSA table list it; confidence high. As at 27 Sep 2026.
Kept means same number in the deviation text. "Proposed for removal" in the Proposed column means a proposed rule would remove the clause; nothing proposed is final.
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
Proposed rule: Proposed for removal; DFARS-based provisions and clauses at 52.227-24 through 52.227-37 would replace 52.227-14 through 52.227-21 and 52.227-23 as a set (the rule gives no one-to-one mapping).
Why this disposition
RFO model Part 52 lists 52.227-21 Technical Data Declaration, Revision, and Withholding of Payment-Major Systems; GSA P&C Table disposition "No Change"
Confidence: high. Read from an official table or the deviation or rule text itself.
Titles and where each is prescribed
- codified: Technical Data Declaration, Revision, and Withholding of Payment-Major Systems
- under the deviation: Technical Data Declaration, Revision, and Withholding of Payment-Major Systems
- prescribed at 27.409(j) (codified); 27.409(j) (deviation text)
The proposed rule's words: FR 2026-19159 amendatory instruction: "9. Remove and reserve sections 52.227-14 through 52.227-23."
Which agencies
DoD adopted the FAR Part 52 deviation text by class deviation 2026-O0038, effective 1 Feb 2026. GSA's table lists this clause as "--". Confirm which deviation your contracting officer's agency has adopted.
The 28 agencies acquisition.gov lists as having issued a class deviation for FAR Part 27 (first issued September 11, 2025)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Department of Energy DOE; National Science Foundation (NSF); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Department of Defense (DoD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); United States Department of the Treasury; Department of Education (ED); Housing and Urban Development (HUD); Department of Labor (DOL); Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Department of State (DOS); Department of Homeland Security (DHS); Department of Transportation (DOT); Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); Social Security Administration (SSA); Department of Justice (DOJ); Health and Human Services (HHS); Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); Udall Foundation (UDALL); United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Department of Commerce (DOC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
What flows down
- Under the deviation text: no flow-down paragraph found in the text we hold. FAR Overhaul - Part 52, Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses (RFO model deviation text) issued 28 Oct 2025, updated 1 Jul 2026
- Codified text (eCFR): no flow-down paragraph found in the text we hold. 48 CFR part 52 (codified FAR clauses) current to 24 Sep 2026 (issue 18 Sep 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
- 48 CFR part 52 (codified FAR clauses) current to 24 Sep 2026 (issue 18 Sep 2026), clause dated MAY 2014
- FAR Overhaul - Part 52, Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses (RFO model deviation text) issued 28 Oct 2025, updated 1 Jul 2026
- GSA RFO Part 52 Provision and Clause Table 1 Apr 2026, disposition "No Change"
- DoD RFO class deviation file: 2026-O0038_TAB_A_Deviation_Memo_Part_52.pdf 20 January 2026, effective 1 Feb 2026
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 9, 27, and 47 18 Sep 2026, 91 FR 59584, FAR Case 2026-011
Questions
What is FAR 52.227-21 called after the FAR overhaul?
FAR 52.227-21 in the FAR overhaul: the same number under the deviation, proposed for removal. The codified number is 52.227-21; the deviation text lists 52.227-21; proposed for removal. As at 27 Sep 2026.
Which number does a contract carry for FAR 52.227-21 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 adopted the FAR Part 52 deviation text effective 1 Feb 2026. Confirm which deviation your contracting officer's agency has adopted.
Is the change to FAR 52.227-21 final?
No final FAR overhaul rule had been published in the Federal Register as at 27 Sep 2026. Proposed for removal.