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195 sections with “Government liability”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.216-24 Limitation of Government Liability.
    …use in solicitations and contracts when a letter contract is contemplated: Limitation of Government Liability (APR 1984) (a) In performing this contract, the Contractor is not authorized to make expenditures or incur obligations exceeding…
  • FAR 45.104 Responsibility and liability for Government property.
    (a) Generally, contractors are not held liable for loss of Government property under the following types of contracts: (1) Cost-reimbursement contracts. (2) Time-and-material contracts. (3) Labor-hour contracts. (4) Fixed-price contract…
  • DFARS 213.270 Use of the Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
    Use the Governmentwide commercial purchase card as the method of purchase and/or method of payment for purchases valued at or below the micro-purchase threshold. This policy applies to all types of contract actions authorized by the FAR unl…
  • FAR 36.608 Liability for Government costs resulting from design errors or deficiencies.
    …and coordination of all services required under their contracts. A firm may be liable for Government costs resulting from errors or deficiencies in designs furnished under its contract. Therefore, when a modification to a construction contr…
  • FAR 52.228-7 Insurance—Liability to Third Persons.
    …ees, and must be represented by final judgments or settlements approved in writing by the Government. These liabilities are for— (i) Loss of or damage to property (other than property owned, occupied, or used by the Contractor, rented to t…
  • FAR 52.228-8 Liability and Insurance—Leased Motor Vehicles.
    … the following clause: Liability and Insurance—Leased Motor Vehicles (MAY 1999) (a) The Government shall be responsible for loss of or damage to— (1) Leased vehicles, except for (i) normal wear and tear and (ii) loss or damage caused by …
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    As prescribed in 45.107(a), insert the following clause: Government Property (SEP 2021) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Cannibalize means to remove parts from Government property for use or for installation on other Government p…
  • FAR 52.246-23 Limitation of Liability.
    …his contract, the Contractor shall not be liable for loss of or damage to property of the Government (excluding the supplies delivered under this contract) that (1) occurs after Government acceptance of the supplies delivered under this con…
  • FAR 52.246-24 Limitation of Liability—High-Value Items.
    …his contract, the Contractor shall not be liable for loss of or damage to property of the Government (including the supplies delivered under this contract) that (1) occurs after Government acceptance of the supplies delivered under this con…
  • FAR 52.246-25 Limitation of Liability—Services.
    …se services), the Contractor shall not be liable for loss of or damage to property of the Government that (1) occurs after Government acceptance of services performed under this contract and (2) results from any defects or deficiencies in t…
  • DFARS 252.216-7004 Award Fee Reduction or Denial for Jeopardizing the Health or Safety of Government Personnel.
    …following clause: Award Fee Reduction or Denial for Jeopardizing the Health or Safety of Government Personnel (SEP 2011) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Covered incident— (i) Means any incident in which the Contractor, through …
  • DFARS 252.217-7012 Liability and insurance.
    …any form of loss or damage to the vessel(s) or to the materials or equipment to which the Government has title or which have been furnished by the Government for installation by the Contractor. The Government assumes the risks of loss of an…
  • DFARS 252.227-7025 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends.
    …(4), or 227.7203-6(d), use the following clause: Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked With Restrictive Legends (JAN 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— (1) For contracts in which the …
  • DFARS 252.228-7007 Public Aircraft and State Aircraft Operations—Liability.
    …fically, a public aircraft means any of the following: (1) An aircraft used only for the Government, except as provided in paragraphs (5) and (7) of this definition. (2) An aircraft owned by the Government and operated by any person for p…
  • DFARS 252.247-7007 Liability and insurance.
    …use: Liability and Insurance (DEC 1991) (a) The Contractor shall be— (1) Liable to the Government for loss or damage to property, real and personal, owned by the Government or for which the Government is liable; (2) Responsible for, and…
  • FAR 28.303 Insurance against loss of or damage to Government property.
    When the Government requires or approves insurance to cover loss of or damage to Government property (see 45.104, Responsibility and liability for Government property), it may be provided by specific insurance policies or by inclusion of th…
  • FAR 52.229-9 Taxes—Cost-Reimbursement Contracts With Foreign Governments.
    …9.402-2(b), insert the following clause: Taxes—Cost-Reimbursement Contracts With Foreign Governments (MAR 1990) (a) Any tax or duty from which the United States Government is exempt by agreement with the Government of ____ [insert name of…
  • FAR 52.237-7 Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance.
    …rendered by the Contractor are rendered in its capacity as an independent contractor. The Government may evaluate the quality of professional and administrative services provided, but retains no control over professional aspects of the serv…
  • DFARS 216.405-2-70 Award fee reduction or denial for jeopardizing the health or safety of Government personnel.
    …e at 252.216-7004, Award Fee Reduction or Denial for Jeopardizing the Health or Safety of Government Personnel. (b) The contracting officer shall include in the evaluation criteria of any award-fee plan, a review of contractor and subcontr…
  • DFARS 245.104 Responsibility and liability for Government property.
    …n to the contract types listed at FAR 45.104, contractors are not held liable for loss of Government property under negotiated fixed-price contracts awarded on a basis other than submission of certified cost or pricing data.
  • FAR 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law.
    … L. 113-235), and similar provisions, if contained in subsequent appropriations acts, the Government will not enter into a contract with any corporation that— (1) Has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all j…
  • FAR 52.241-10 Termination Liability.
    …se substantially the same as the following: Termination Liability (FEB 1995) (a) If the Government discontinues utility service under this contract before completion of the facilities cost recovery period specified in paragraph (b) of thi…
  • DFARS 252.247-7016 Contractor liability for loss or damage.
    …discovered loss or damage to the owner's property, the Contractor agrees to indemnify the Government for loss or damage to the property which arises from any cause while it is in the Contractor's possession. The Contractor's liability is— …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … funds of supplies or services (including construction) by and for the use of the Federal Government through purchase or lease, whether the supplies or services are already in existence or must be created, developed, demonstrated, and evalu…
  • FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.
    …upplies or services (see part 8) and sources identifiable through databases including the Governmentwide database of contracts and other procurement instruments intended for use by multiple agencies available at https://www.contractdirector…
  • FAR 9.403 Definitions.
    …rs for or is awarded, or reasonably may be expected to submit offers for or be awarded, a Government contract, including a contract for carriage under Government or commercial bills of lading, or a subcontract under a Government contract; o…
  • FAR 9.406-1 General.
    …spending and debarring official's responsibility to determine whether debarment is in the Government's interest. The suspending and debarring official may, in the public interest, debar a contractor for any of the causes in 9.406-2, using t…
  • FAR 14.404-2 Rejection of individual bids.
    …s that would modify requirements of the invitation or limit the bidder's liability to the Government, since to allow the bidder to impose such conditions would be prejudicial to other bidders. For example, bids shall be rejected in which th…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …al. This subsection prescribes policies for establishing the profit or fee portion of the Government prenegotiation objective in price negotiations based on cost analysis. (1) Profit or fee prenegotiation objectives do not necessarily repr…
  • FAR 15.609 Limited use of data.
    …ata that the offeror does not want disclosed to the public for any purpose or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes. If the offeror wishes to restrict the data, the title page must be marked with the following legend: Use a…
  • FAR 16.603-2 Application.
    (a) A letter contract may be used when (1) the Government's interests demand that the contractor be given a binding commitment so that work can start immediately and (2) negotiating a definitive contract is not possible in sufficient time t…
  • FAR 27.102 General guidance.
    (a) The Government encourages the maximum practical commercial use of inventions made under Government contracts. (b) Generally, the Government will not refuse to award a contract on the grounds that the prospective contractor may infringe…
  • FAR 27.201-1 General.
    …C. 1498, the exclusive remedy for patent or copyright infringement by or on behalf of the Government is a suit for monetary damages against the Government in the Court of Federal Claims. There is no injunctive relief available, and there is…
  • FAR 27.404-5 Unauthorized, omitted, or incorrect markings.
    (a) Unauthorized marking of data. (1) The Government has, in accordance with paragraph (e) of the clause at 52.227-14, the right to either return data containing unauthorized markings or to cancel or ignore the markings. (2) Agencies shall…
  • FAR 27.405-1 Special works.
    …pilation of data (other than limited rights data or restricted computer software) for the Government's own use, or when there is a specific need to limit distribution and use of the data or to obtain indemnity for liabilities that may arise…
  • FAR 28.301 Policy.
    Contractors shall carry insurance under the following circumstances: (a)(1) The Government requires any contractor subject to Cost Accounting Standard (CAS) 416 (48 CFR 9004.416) to obtain insurance, by purchase or self-coverage, for the p…
  • FAR 28.308 Self-insurance.
    …ts to be incurred at a segment of a contractor's business will be allocable to negotiated Government contracts, and the self-insurance costs at the segment for the contractor's fiscal year are expected to be $200,000 or more, the contractor…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …re otherwise allowable, the costs are reasonable unless, as applied to work in performing Government contracts, the costs are unwarranted by the character and circumstances of the work or discriminatory against the Government. The applicati…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    …e proceedings. Fraud means — (1) Acts of fraud or corruption or attempts to defraud the Government or to corrupt its agents; (2) Acts which constitute a cause for debarment or suspension under 9.406-2(a) and 9.407-2(a); and (3) Acts whi…
  • FAR 32.803 Policies.
    …y prohibit the assignment of claims if the agency determines the prohibition to be in the Government's interest. (c) Under a requirements or indefinite quantity type contract that authorizes ordering and payment by multiple Government acti…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.