FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 228: Bonds and Insurance › Subpart 228.3
DFARS 228.307-1 Group insurance plans.
The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.
In plain English
This section makes the Defense Department Group Term Insurance Plan available for use under cost-reimbursement type contracts when it is approved under department or agency regulations. A contractor is eligible only if it meets the stated employee-count and contract-type conditions. It matters because eligibility depends on those specific conditions.
Applies to: Contractors using the Defense Department Group Term Insurance Plan under cost-reimbursement type contracts
Key terms: Defense Department Group Term Insurance Plan · cost-reimbursement type contracts · covered employees · payroll · contractor operations
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The text
The Defense Department Group Term Insurance Plan is available for contractor use under cost-reimbursement type contracts when approved as provided in department or agency regulations. A contractor is eligible if—
(a) The number of covered employees is 500 or more; and
(b) The contractor has all cost-reimbursement contracts; or
(c) At least 90 percent of the payroll for contractor operations to be covered by the Plan is under cost-reimbursement contracts.
← 228.307 Insurance under cost-reimbursement contracts. · 228.311 Solicitation provision and contract clause on liability insurance under cost-reimbursement contracts. →
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.