Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy Office Issued Class Deviation 2025-O0003

Excerpt:  “On March 4, 2025, the Principal Director, Defense Pricing, Contracting, and Acquisition Policy (DPCAP), issued Class Deviation 2025-O0003, Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity in Federal Contracts, directing contracting officers to remove, replace, and not enforce Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) solicitation provisions and contract clauses associated with Executive Order (E.O.) 11246, Equal Employment Opportunity, which was revoked by E.O. 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.”