FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 28: Bonds and Insurance › Subpart 28.3
FAR 28.307-2 Liability.
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 specifies the types and minimum amounts of liability insurance that contractors must carry when working on federal contracts. It covers workers' compensation, employer's liability, general liability, automobile liability, aircraft liability, and vessel liability. The contracting officer is responsible for requiring these coverages, and contractors must comply with applicable statutes and obtain the specified minimum coverage amounts.
Applies to: Contractors performing federal contracts that involve the risks described in this section.
What it requires
- Comply with applicable Federal and State workers' compensation and occupational disease statutes.
- If occupational diseases are not compensable under those statutes, cover them under the employer's liability section of the insurance policy, unless impractical due to commingled operations.
- Carry employer's liability coverage of at least $100,000, except in States with exclusive or monopolistic funds that do not permit workers' compensation to be written by private carriers.
- Carry bodily injury liability insurance written on the comprehensive form of policy of at least $500,000 per occurrence.
Key terms: workers' compensation · employer's liability · general liability · automobile liability · aircraft public and passenger liability
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) Workers' compensation and employer's liability. Contractors are required to comply with applicable Federal and State workers' compensation and occupational disease statutes. If occupational diseases are not compensable under those statutes, they shall be covered under the employer's liability section of the insurance policy, except when contract operations are so commingled with a contractor's commercial operations that it would not be practical to require this coverage. Employer's liability coverage of at least $100,000 shall be required, except in States with exclusive or monopolistic funds that do not permit workers' compensation to be written by private carriers. (See 28.305(c) for treatment of contracts subject to the Defense Base Act.)
(b) General liability. (1) The contracting officer shall require bodily injury liability insurance coverage written on the comprehensive form of policy of at least $500,000 per occurrence.
(2) Property damage liability insurance shall be required only in special circumstances as determined by the agency.
(c) Automobile liability. The contracting officer shall require automobile liability insurance written on the comprehensive form of policy. The policy shall provide for bodily injury and property damage liability covering the operation of all automobiles used in connection with performing the contract. Policies covering automobiles operated in the United States shall provide coverage of at least $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $20,000 per occurrence for property damage. The amount of liability coverage on other policies shall be commensurate with any legal requirements of the locality and sufficient to meet normal and customary claims.
(d) Aircraft public and passenger liability. When aircraft are used in connection with performing the contract, the contracting officer shall require aircraft public and passenger liability insurance. Coverage shall be at least $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury, other than passenger liability, and $200,000 per occurrence for property damage. Coverage for passenger liability bodily injury shall be at least $200,000 multiplied by the number of seats or passengers, whichever is greater.
(e) Vessel liability. When contract performance involves use of vessels, the contracting officer shall require, as determined by the agency, vessel collision liability and protection and indemnity liability insurance.
Sections it refers to
- 28.305 Overseas workers' compensation and war-hazard insurance.
← 28.307-1 Group insurance plans. · 28.308 Self-insurance. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 28
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 14, 28, 36, and 52 ↗ · proposed 2026-09-18 · comments due 2026-10-19
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-04-22 · effective 2024-05-22
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.