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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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56 sections with “Limitation of Government Liability”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.216-24 Limitation of Government Liability.
    … following clause 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 obligat…
  • FAR 52.246-23 Limitation of Liability.
    As prescribed in 46.805, insert the following clause: Limitation of Liability (FEB 1997) (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) below, and except for remedies expressly provided elsewhere in this contract, the Contractor shall n…
  • FAR 52.246-24 Limitation of Liability—High-Value Items.
    As prescribed in 46.805, insert the following clause: Limitation of Liability—High-Value Items (FEB 1997) (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) through (e) below, and notwithstanding any other provision of this contract, the Contractor…
  • FAR 52.246-25 Limitation of Liability—Services.
    As prescribed in 46.805, insert the following clause: Limitation of Liability—Services (FEB 1997) (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) below, and except to the extent that the Contractor is expressly responsible under this con…
  • DFARS 252.227-7025 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends.
    …escribed in 227.7103-6(c), 227.7104-4(b)(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 …
  • DFARS 252.204-7014 Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support Contractors.
    As prescribed in 204.7403(a), use the following clause: Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Information by Litigation Support Contractors (JAN 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Computer software means computer programs, …
  • DFARS 252.227-7014 Rights in Other Than Commercial Computer Software and Other Than Commercial Computer Software Documentation.
    …ftware for performance of a Government contract that contains the clause at 252.227-7025, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends. Developed means that— (1) A computer progr…
  • DFARS 252.227-7018 Rights in Other Than Commercial Technical Data and Computer Software—Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program.
    …ftware for performance of a Government contract that contains the clause at 252.227-7025, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends. Detailed manufacturing or process data mean…
  • DFARS 252.247-7002 Revision of prices.
    …accordance with this clause. (c) Demand for negotiation. (1) At any time, subject to the limitations specified in this clause, either the Contracting Officer or the Contractor may deliver to the other a written demand that the parties nego…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …ntracting officer shall not negotiate a price or fee that exceeds the following statutory limitations, imposed by 10 U.S.C. 3322(b) and 41 U.S.C. 3905): (A) For experimental, developmental, or research work performed under a cost-plus-fixe…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …4(b) and 41 U.S.C. 4304(b) permit the head of the agency to waive these cost allowability limitations under certain circumstances (see 37.113 and the solicitation provision at 52.237-8). (h) Backpay. Backpay is a retroactive adjustment of …
  • FAR 52.228-7 Insurance—Liability to Third Persons.
    …ns not compensated by insurance or otherwise without regard to and as an exception to the limitation of cost or the limitation of funds clause of this contract. These liabilities must arise out of the performance of this contract, whether o…
  • FAR 52.232-32 Performance-Based Payments.
    … the following clause: Performance-Based Payments (APR 2012) (a) Amount of payments and limitations on payments. Subject to such other limitations and conditions as are specified in this contract and this clause, the amount of payments an…
  • DFARS 252.227-7013 Rights in Technical Data—Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ftware for performance of a Government contract that contains the clause at 252.227-7025, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends. Detailed manufacturing or process data mean…
  • FAR 12.209 Determination of price reasonableness.
    …s that include, but are not limited to, speed of delivery, length and extent of warranty, limitations of seller's liability, quantities ordered, length of the performance period, and specific performance requirements. The contracting office…
  • FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions.
    As prescribed in 3.808(b), insert the following clause: Limitation on Payments To influence Certain Federal Transactions (JUN 2020) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Agency means executive agency as defined in Federal Acquisition …
  • FAR 52.216-26 Payments of Allowable Costs Before Definitization.
    …costs of those subcontractors. (3) Eighty-five percent of all other approved costs. (b) Limitation of reimbursement. To determine the amounts payable to the Contractor under this letter contract, the Contracting Officer shall determine al…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …ontracts that clearly identify items to be provided and the extent of any restrictions or limitations on their use. The Contractor shall ensure appropriate flow down of contract terms and conditions (e.g., extent of liability for loss of Go…
  • DFARS 252.217-7012 Liability and insurance.
    …ny single occurrence with respect to any one vessel. (2) The indemnity includes, without limitation, suits, actions, claims, costs, or demands of any kind, resulting from death, personal injury, or property damage occurring during the peri…
  • DFARS 252.247-7007 Liability and insurance.
    …onsibility of the Contractor under this clause are subject only to the following specific limitations. The Contractor is not responsible to the Government for, and does not agree to hold the Government harmless from, loss or damage to prope…
  • FAR 16.603-2 Application.
    …clause. (d) The maximum liability of the Government inserted in the clause at 52.216-24, Limitation of Government Liability, shall be the estimated amount necessary to cover the contractor's requirements for funds before definitization. Ho…
  • FAR 16.603-4 Contract clauses.
    …ause may be omitted from letter contracts awarded on SF 26; (2) The clause at 52.216-24, Limitation of Government Liability, with dollar amounts completed in a manner consistent with 16.603-2(d); and (3) The clause at 52.216-25, Contract …
  • FAR 52.216-7 Allowable Cost and Payment.
    …ount to prior fiscal year and budgetary data. (B) General organizational information and limitation on allowability of compensation for certain contractor personnel. See 31.205-6(p). Additional salary reference information is available at …
  • FAR 52.216-25 Contract Definitization.
    … event, the Contractor shall proceed with completion of the contract, subject only to the Limitation of Government Liability clause. (1) After the Contracting Officer's determination of price or fee, the contract shall be governed by— (i)…
  • FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.
    …uch financing payments as a handicap or adverse factor in the award of subcontracts. (k) Limitations on undefinitized contract actions. Notwithstanding any other progress payment provisions in this contract, progress payments may not excee…
  • FAR 52.250-1 Indemnification Under Public Law 85-804.
    …regardless of any other provisions of this contract, the Government shall, subject to the limitations contained in the other paragraphs of this clause, indemnify the Contractor against— (1) Claims (including reasonable expenses of litigati…
  • DFARS 216.603-4 Contract clauses.
    …(2) See 217.7405(a) for additional guidance regarding use of the clause at FAR 52.216-24, Limitation of Government Liability. (3) Use the clause at 252.217-7027, Contract Definitization, in accordance with its prescription at 217.7406(b), …
  • DFARS 217.7406 Contract clauses.
    (a) Use the clause at FAR 52.216-24, Limitation of Government Liability, in— (1) All UCAs; (2) Solicitations associated with UCAs; (3) Basic ordering agreements; (4) Indefinite-delivery contracts; (5) Any other type of contract providi…
  • DFARS 252.217-7027 Contract Definitization.
    … event, the Contractor shall proceed with completion of the contract, subject only to the Limitation of Government Liability clause. (1) After the Contracting Officer's determination of price or fee, the contract shall be governed by— (i)…
  • FAR 27.405-1 Special works.
    …n acquisitions. (b) The contract may specify the purposes and conditions (including time limitations) under which the data may be used, released, or reproduced other than for contract performance. Contracts for the production of audiovisua…
  • FAR 31.205-47 Costs related to legal and other proceedings.
    …rcent. Agreements reached under paragraph (c) of this subsection shall be subject to this limitation. If, however, an agreement described in paragraph (c)(1) of this subsection explicitly states the amount of otherwise allowable incurred le…
  • FAR 46.803 Policy.
    …ve when contractor liability can be preserved without increasing the contract price. (d) Limitations. Subject to the specific terms of the limitation of liability clause included in the contract, the relief provided under paragraphs (a) an…
  • FAR 50.104-3 Special procedures for unusually hazardous or nuclear risks.
    …rsons or property, or both; (C) Dollar limits per occurrence and annually, and any other limitation, for relevant segments of the total insurance coverage; (D) Deductibles, if any, applicable to losses under the policies; (E) Any exclusi…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … merchantable and fit for use for the particular purpose described in this contract. (p) Limitation of liability. Except as otherwise provided by an express warranty, the Contractor will not be liable to the Government for consequential da…
  • FAR 52.227-14 Rights in Data—General.
    …if appropriate). These data may be reproduced and used by the Government with the express limitation that they will not, without written permission of the Contractor, be used for purposes of manufacture nor disclosed outside the Government;…
  • DFARS 252.227-7015 Technical Data—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …ftware for performance of a Government contract that contains the clause at 252.227-7025, Limitations on the Use or Disclosure of Government-Furnished Information Marked with Restrictive Legends. Form, fit, and function data means technica…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …g, furnishing of materials, or servicing and maintenance work. The terms include, without limitation, buildings, structures, and improvements of all types, such as bridges, dams, plants, highways, parkways, streets, subways, tunnels, sewers…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …the contracting officer when it jeopardizes contract performance. (18) Analyze quarterly limitation on payments statements and take action in accordance with Subpart 32.6 to recover overpayments from the contractor. (19) Issue tax exempti…
  • FAR 51.202 Authorization.
    … authorization shall— (1) Be in writing; (2) Cite the contract number; (3) Specify any limitations on the authority, including its duration, and any other pertinent information; and (4) Instruct the contractor to comply with the applica…
  • FAR 52.216-2 Economic Price Adjustment—Standard Supplies.
    …ce is increased, and the contract shall be modified accordingly, subject to the following limitations: (1) The aggregate of the increases in any contract unit price under this clause shall not exceed 10 percent of the original contract uni…

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.