GSA Announces FAR Deviations Consistent with the Revocation of Executive Order 11246
UPDATED February 20, 2025 On February 15, 2025, the director of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), in his capacity as chair of the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAAC), issued a CAAC Letter authorizing executive agencies to deviate from existing provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and procurement practices in order to implement President Trump’s Executive Order 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity . This letter further clarifies the extent to which federal contractors are relieved from all obligations that applied under the now-revoked Executive Order 11246, including the maintenance of affirmative action programs for women and minorities and all related requirements established by the rules promulgated pursuant to Executive Order 11246. The letter first instructs the executive agencies to exclude from new solicitations or contracts the following clauses that have been in use to...