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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 28: Bonds and Insurance › Subpart 28.3

FAR 28.302 Notice of cancellation or change.

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 requires that when the Government requires a contractor to provide insurance coverage, the insurance policies must include an endorsement ensuring that any cancellation or material change that adversely affects the Government's interest is not effective unless written notice is given as required by the contracting officer. If the coverage is self-insurance, the contractor cannot change or decrease the coverage without prior approval from the administrative contracting officer.

Applies to: Contractors required by the Government to provide insurance coverage, including self-insurance.

What it requires

  • Ensure insurance policies contain an endorsement that any cancellation or material change adversely affecting the Government's interest is not effective unless written notice is given as required by the contracting officer.
  • For self-insurance, obtain prior approval from the administrative contracting officer before changing or decreasing coverage.

Key terms: endorsement · cancellation · material change · self-insurance · administrative contracting officer

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

When the Government requires the contractor to provide insurance coverage, the policies shall contain an endorsement that any cancellation or material change in the coverage adversely affecting the Government's interest shall not be effective unless the insurer or the contractor gives written notice of cancellation or change as required by the contracting officer. When the coverage is provided by self-insurance, the contractor shall not change or decrease the coverage without the administrative contracting officer's prior approval (see 28.308(c)).

Sections it refers to

← 28.301 Policy. · 28.303 Insurance against loss of or damage to Government property. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 28

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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