# 2026-12559: Revolutionary Trilogy Continues With FAR Simplification 2026-12559, Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, and 53, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Management and Budget Office, Federal Procurement Policy Office, Defense Department, General Services Administration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration published 2026-06-23, effective Interested parties should submit written comments to the Regulatory Secretariat Division at the address shown below on or before July 23, 2026, to be considered in the formation of the final rule.; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-30). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12559 - As of: 2026-06-30 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2026-12559 - Title: Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, and 53 - Type: Proposed Rule - Agencies: Management and Budget Office; Federal Procurement Policy Office; Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Citation: 91 FR 37550 - Published: 2026-06-23 - Effective: Interested parties should submit written comments to the Regulatory Secretariat Division at the address shown below on or before July 23, 2026, to be considered in the formation of the final rule. - Comments close: 2026-07-23 - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: 9000-AO86 - Last updated: 2026-06-30 ## In one line Revolutionary Trilogy Continues With FAR Simplification ## Summary The government is shaking up the Federal Acquisition Regulation to cut red tape and save taxpayer money. This big update affects anyone who works with federal contracts, making rules simpler and smarter. Comments are open until July 23, 2026, so get ready for a smoother, faster way to do business with the feds! ## Abstract OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council or FAR Council) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement. The E.O. directs the elimination of excessive acquisition regulations to stop the inefficient use of American taxpayer dollars. The FAR Council is issuing twelve proposed rules that collectively will streamline the FAR in its entirety. This rule proposes revisions to FAR parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, 52, and 53. ## Effects PRIA read - Forms moved to a live website: benefit, medium. The FAR will stop listing forms inside the regulation and instead point to a centralized website at https://acquisition.gov/FARforms as the authoritative place for acquisition-related forms. That means updates to the list of forms no longer require formal rulemaking in the FAR, so the Government ca… - System for Award Management changes: mixed, medium. The rule proposes that only entity-level representations and certifications remain in SAM, while procurement-specific reps/certs be moved into solicitations. It also proposes removing FAR 52.204-8 (Annual Representations and Certifications). The FAR Council invites feedback on potential impacts and… - One consolidated security prohibition part: benefit, medium. Security prohibitions, exclusions, and related clauses from multiple FAR parts will be consolidated into FAR part 40 to create a single, harmonized framework and a single "do not buy" list. The proposal also updates definitions (for example, covered telecommunications and video surveillance equipme… - Removal of a privacy clause and section: mixed, low. The proposal would remove FAR 39.105, "Privacy," and FAR clause 52.239-1, "Privacy or security safeguards," because those provisions are described as inconsistently used and redundant with other security controls in the FAR and NIST protections. - More transparency in bid protests: benefit, low. The proposed changes add a purpose statement for the bid protest system, require contracting officers to report protests to the head of the contracting activity, and allow protesters who seek independent review to receive a redacted copy of the agency's final technical evaluation and source selecti… - Regulatory sunset to trim outdated rules: benefit, low. The FAR would add a regulatory sunset requirement to establish a repeating review process to identify FAR sections, provisions, and clauses that are outdated or no longer required and to remove them through rulemaking. Sections do not expire until removed by rulemaking unless an expiration date is… - Major system dollar-threshold adjustment: mixed, medium. The proposal would adjust the threshold for defining a "major system" to incorporate the thresholds described in section 1804 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Pub. L. 119-60), applying those Title 10 thresholds to both civilian agencies and DoD. ## Related documents - [2026-19160](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19160): Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 16, 17, and 35, 2026-09-18 - [2026-20270](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20270): Information Collection; Presolicitation Notice and Response, 2026-10-02 - [2026-20271](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20271): Information Collection; Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 11 Requirements, 2026-10-02 - [2026-20127](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20127): Submission for OMB Review; Acquisition 360 Voluntary Survey, 2026-10-01 - [2026-20128](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20128): Submission for OMB Review; Preaward Survey Forms (Standard Forms 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408), 2026-10-01 - [2026-20126](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20126): Submission for OMB Review; Certain Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 28 Requirements, 2026-10-01 ## Sources - [2026-12559 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12559/federal-acquisition-regulation-revolutionary-federal-acquisition-regulation-overhaul-parts-1-2-4-33) - [2026-12559 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-23/pdf/2026-12559.pdf) ## Related - [Previous: 2026-12551, Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Arizona; Revisions to the Cl…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12551) - [Next: 2026-12560, Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Ov…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12560) - [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12559 (as of 2026-06-30).