FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 35: Research and Development Contracting
FAR 35.013 Insurance.
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 notes that nonprofit, educational, or State institutions performing cost-reimbursement contracts often do not carry insurance, may claim immunity from torts, or may be barred by State law from spending funds on insurance. When that is the case, it directs you to FAR 28.311 for the appropriate clause coverage.
Applies to: Nonprofit, educational, or State institutions performing cost-reimbursement contracts
What it requires
- See FAR 28.311 for appropriate clause coverage when the institution does not carry insurance, claims tort immunity, or is prohibited by State law from buying insurance
Key terms: cost-reimbursement contracts · insurance · immunity from liability for torts · State law · clause coverage
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
Nonprofit, educational, or State institutions performing cost-reimbursement contracts often do not carry insurance. They may claim immunity from liability for torts, or, as State institutions, they may be prohibited by State law from expending funds for insurance. When this is the case, see 28.311 for appropriate clause coverage.
Sections it refers to
- 28.311 Solicitation provision and contract clause on liability insurance under cost-reimbursement contracts.
← 35.012 Patent rights. · 35.014 Government property and title. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 35
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 16, 17, and 35 ↗ · proposed 2026-09-18 · comments due 2026-10-19
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.