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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 52: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 52.2

FAR 52.236-7 Permits and Responsibilities.

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 clause makes the contractor responsible, at its own cost, for getting any licenses and permits needed and for following applicable Federal, State, and municipal laws, codes, and regulations. The contractor is also responsible for damages caused by its fault or negligence and for materials and work until the entire work is completed and accepted, except for completed units already accepted under the contract.

Applies to: Contractors performing work under a contract that includes this clause

What it requires

  • Obtain any necessary licenses and permits without additional expense to the Government
  • Comply with applicable Federal, State, and municipal laws, codes, and regulations
  • Be responsible for all damages to persons or property caused by the Contractor's fault or negligence
  • Be responsible for all materials delivered and work performed until completion and acceptance of the entire work, except accepted completed units

Key terms: licenses and permits · Federal, State, and municipal laws, codes, and regulations · fault or negligence · completion and acceptance · completed unit of work

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

The text

As prescribed in 36.507, insert the following clause:

Permits and Responsibilities (NOV 1991)

The Contractor shall, without additional expense to the Government, be responsible for obtaining any necessary licenses and permits, and for complying with any Federal, State, and municipal laws, codes, and regulations applicable to the performance of the work. The Contractor shall also be responsible for all damages to persons or property that occur as a result of the Contractor's fault or negligence. The Contractor shall also be responsible for all materials delivered and work performed until completion and acceptance of the entire work, except for any completed unit of work which may have been accepted under the contract.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

  • 36.507 Permits and responsibilities.

Sections that refer to it

  • 36.507 Permits and responsibilities.

← 52.236-6 Superintendence by the Contractor. · 52.236-8 Other Contracts. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 52

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

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