Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 29, 2026
PilieroMazza’s weekly roundup for government contractors leads with an October 22 Department of Defense class deviation, effective immediately, that revises the FAR overhaul’s Part 12 and DFARS Part 212 for commercial acquisitions. The deviation requires contracting officers to give a contractor or subcontractor the commercial determination memorandum on request, updates commercial product and service determinations, and lets DoD buy non-developmental items through commercial solutions openings and follow-on production awards above $100 million without a written determination. The roundup also notes that senators are pressing the Pentagon on how it will obtain cost and pricing data from contractors below the $10 million threshold, and that industry groups have urged the FAR Council to set standards for AI in federal procurement.