FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 228: Bonds and Insurance › Subpart 228.3
DFARS 228.370-3 Aircraft not owned by or to be delivered to the Government.
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 DFARS section tells contracting officers when they may use the clause at 252.228-7001 for contracts involving aircraft that the Government does not own and will not receive. The officer may use that clause only if they determine it is in the Government's best interest, and the section lists factors they may consider. It matters to contractors because it affects whether that aircraft-related clause may appear in their contract.
Applies to: Contracts involving aircraft not owned by or to be delivered to the Government
Key terms: contracting officer · 252.228-7001 · best interest of the Government · hull insurance · replacement cost
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) When a contract involves aircraft not owned by or to be delivered to the Government, the contracting officer may use the clause at 252.228-7001 only if the contracting officer determines that it is in the best interest of the Government.
(b) Potential factors for the contracting officer to consider when deciding which course of action is in the best interest of the Government include, but are not limited to, whether—
(1) The cost of hull insurance exceeds the replacement cost of the aircraft;
(2) Insurance is not available (e.g., high-risk experimental flights and operations of aircraft in a war zone); or
(3) Ground or flight activities that involve contractor-owned and contractor-operated aircraft may pose risk to Government aircraft (e.g., due to close proximity in flight).
Sections it refers to
- 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.
Sections that refer to it
- 228.371 Additional clauses.
← 228.370-2 General. · 228.371 Additional clauses. →
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.