Acquisition policy library and resources

GSA class deviations related to the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul can be found on Acquisition.gov. 

RFO industry webinars

GSA has held two RFO industry webinars:

• September 10, 2025
  • Slides from RFO webinar on 9/10/2025. [PDF - 2 MB]
  • Recording of RFO webinar on 9/10/2025.
• May 28, 2025
  • Slides from RFO webinar on 5/28/2025. [PDF - 2 MB]
  • Recording of RFO webinar on 5/28/2025.

FAR Part 52 provision and clause matrix

To help track changes to provisions and clauses from the model deviation text, GSA has created a dynamic, easy-to-use matrix tool for the acquisition community.

• FAR Part 52 provision and clause matrix 
• GSA Excel file [XLSX - 111 KB]   (Last updated Oct 28, 2025)
• Template Excel File for Agency Use [XLSX - 106 KB]   (Last updated Oct 28, 2025)

What you can do with this matrix

• Quickly sort RFO part 52 by part number, type, effective date, or disposition (e.g., updated, added, removed, no change)
• View a side-by-side of the pre-RFO provision and clause titles against new provision and clause titles (as applicable)
• Filter and group just the information you want to view at a glance
• Click on the rows to expand information and read “notes” easier for provisions and clauses (where applicable)
• Easily manipulate the size of each row

General notes

• The link and embedded table are viewable to all. No sign-in is required.
• The link and embedded table reflect the deviation effective dates for GSA. Other agencies may have different effective dates.
• GSA is providing a downloadable Excel sheet as well that:
  • Agencies can download and fill-in the deviation effective date in accordance with their implementing deviations
  • Industry can download for their own tracking (downloading the Airtable via CSV is turned off)
• If and when agencies complete their own matrix via the Excel file, they may share it with GSA and GSA will post a master list. Questions specific to agency deviations must be directed to those agencies. Agencies can submit their matrix files to sagtesting@gsa.gov.

Acquisition.gov/FAR-overhaul continues to be the official source of RFO information.   

Submit questions to sagtesting@gsa.gov.

Documents   |   Buy America Waivers

Documents

Revolutionary FAR Overhaul

• GSA has held two RFO industry webinars:
  • September 10, 2025
    • Slides from RFO webinar on 9/10/2025. [PDF - 2 MB]
    • Recording of RFO webinar on 9/10/2025.
  • May 28, 2025
    • Slides from RFO webinar on 5/28/2025. [PDF - 2 MB]
    • Recording of RFO webinar on 5/28/2025.
• Pilot-2025-01, Expansion of Oral Acquisition Plans

FAR and GSAM Cases

• Open GSAM and GSAR Cases
• A listing of open FAR cases is maintained by Defense Pricing and Contracting

Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management

• GSA Enterprise-Level Cyber-Supply Chain Risk Management (C-SCRM) Strategic Plan [PDF - 435 KB]
• GSA Form 7700, Secure Software Development Attestation
• AA-2024-01 [PDF - 229 KB], Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application “TikTok” Interim FAR Rule Guidance
• Industry Message [PDF - 408 KB] about Acquisition Alert AA-2024-02, Workforce Guidance on FAR Case 2020-011, Implementation of Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) Orders (Interim Rule).
• Section 889 FAQs [PDF - 237 KB]
• Section 889 Decision Tree — Offeror [PDF - 55 KB]
• Section 889 Decision Tree — Current Contractor [PDF - 51 KB]
• Section 889 Provisions and Clauses Tables [PDF - 73 KB]
• Section 889 Informational Flyer [PDF - 468 KB]
• Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management Criteria for Section 889 Part A [PDF - 80 KB]
• Cyber Supply Chain Risk Management Criteria for Section 889 Part B [PDF - 115 KB]

FAR Case 2021-008, Amendments to the FAR Buy American Act Requirements

• Made in America FAR Rule Flyer [PDF - 425 KB]
• Decision tree for item-by-item evaluation [PDF - 106 KB]
• Decision tree for group evaluation [PDF - 109 KB]

Other

• GSA-VA Assignment of Function [PDF - 249 KB]
• SPE-2024-01 [PDF - 126 KB], Increasing Opportunities and Advocating For People with Disabilities
• A copy of GSA’s Section 801 NDAA certification can be found on the Defense Pricing and Contracting website.

Buy America Waivers

The Build America, Buy America Act, enacted as part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on November 15, 2021, requires that any infrastructure project receiving federal funding must source iron, steel, manufactured products, and construction materials from the United States. Per section 70914(c) of the Act, GSA may issue a waiver if it finds that:

• Applying the Buy America preference would be inconsistent with the public interest (a “public interest waiver”).
• Types of iron, steel, manufactured products, or construction materials are not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities or of a satisfactory quality (a “nonavailability waiver”).
• The inclusion of iron, steel, manufactured products, or construction materials produced in the United States will increase the cost of the overall project by more than 25 percent (an “unreasonable cost waiver”).

Any waiver GSA intends to issue will be posted to this website for public review and comment for 15 days.

Proposed Waivers

• None

Approved Waivers

• None

Expired Waivers

• None