FAR 52.251-1 in the FAR overhaul: now 52.208-90 under the deviation, proposed 52.208-XX
FAR 52.251-1 Government Supply Sources. Renumbered: the deviation text carries it under a new number, as the deviation text and GSA table list it; confidence high. As at 27 Sep 2026.
Renum. means renumbered: the deviation text carries it under a new 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
GSA P&C Table row 52.251-1: disposition Removed, note "Moved to 52.208-90"
Confidence: high. Read from an official table or the deviation or rule text itself.
Titles and where each is prescribed
- codified: Government Supply Sources
- under the deviation: Government Supply Sources
- prescribed at 51.107 (codified); 8.105-2(c) (deviation text)
The proposed rule's words: FR 2026-19162: would transfer the clauses at 52.251-1 and 52.251-2 to new clauses at FAR 52.208-XX, Government Supply Sources, and FAR 52.208-YY, GSA Fleet Vehicles and Related Services
Which agencies
DoD adopted the FAR Part 52 deviation text by class deviation 2026-O0038, effective 1 Feb 2026. GSA's provision and clause table lists this clause effective 3 Nov 2025. Confirm which deviation your contracting officer's agency has adopted.
The 35 agencies acquisition.gov lists as having issued a class deviation for FAR Part 8 (first issued August 14, 2025)
Department of Energy DOE; National Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Federal Maritime Commission (FMC); United States Department of the Treasury; Department of the Interior (DOI); Department of Defense (DoD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Department of Homeland Security (DHS); National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); Department of Labor (DOL); Department of Veterans Affairs (VA); Department of Education (ED); Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB); Department of State (DOS); Udall Foundation (UDALL); Housing and Urban Development (HUD); Social Security Administration (SSA); Health and Human Services (HHS); Department of Justice (DOJ); Department of Transportation (DOT); Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC); United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); GSA Deviation - FSS Ordering Procedures; General Services Administration (GSA); Department of Commerce (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
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 APR 2012
- 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 "Removed"
- 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 FAR Overhaul Parts 8, 12, 13, 15, 38, 44, and 51 18 Sep 2026, 91 FR 59406, FAR Case 2026-003
Questions
What is FAR 52.251-1 called after the FAR overhaul?
FAR 52.251-1 in the FAR overhaul: now 52.208-90 under the deviation, proposed 52.208-XX. The codified number is 52.251-1; the deviation text lists 52.208-90; the proposed rule 91 FR 59406 lists 52.208-XX. As at 27 Sep 2026.
Which number does a contract carry for FAR 52.251-1 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 52.251-1 final?
No final FAR overhaul rule had been published in the Federal Register as at 27 Sep 2026. The proposed rule 91 FR 59406 lists 52.208-XX.