FAR 52.250-3 in the FAR overhaul: the same number under the deviation
FAR 52.250-3 SAFETY Act Block Designation/Certification. 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.
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
RFO model Part 52 lists 52.250-3 SAFETY Act Block Designation/Certification; 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: SAFETY Act Block Designation/Certification
- under the deviation: SAFETY Act Block Designation/Certification
- prescribed at 50.206(b)(1) (codified); 50.206(b)(1) (deviation text)
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 31 agencies acquisition.gov lists as having issued a class deviation for FAR Part 50 (first issued July 31, 2025)
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Department of Energy DOE; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); National Science Foundation (NSF); Department of the Interior (DOI); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Department of Defense (DoD); National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); United States Department of the Treasury; Department of Labor (DOL); Department of Education (ED); Social Security Administration (SSA); Housing and Urban Development (HUD); Udall Foundation (UDALL); Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); Department of Justice (DOJ); Department of Transportation (DOT); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); Department of State (DOS); Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health and Human Services (HHS); Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC); Department of Homeland Security (DHS); United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Department of Commerce (DOC).
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 FEB 2009
- 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
Questions
What is FAR 52.250-3 called after the FAR overhaul?
FAR 52.250-3 in the FAR overhaul: the same number under the deviation. The codified number is 52.250-3; the deviation text lists 52.250-3; no proposed rule yet for this part. As at 27 Sep 2026.
Which number does a contract carry for FAR 52.250-3 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 52.250-3 final?
No final FAR overhaul rule had been published in the Federal Register as at 27 Sep 2026. No proposed rule yet for this part.