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59 sections with “liability insurance”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.228-10 Vehicular and General Public Liability Insurance.
    …or transportation-related services when the contracting officer determines that vehicular liability or general public liability insurance required by law is not sufficient: Vehicular and General Public Liability Insurance (APR 1984) (a) T…
  • FAR 52.237-7 Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance.
    As prescribed in 37.403, insert the following clause: Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance (JAN 1997) (a) It is expressly agreed and understood that this is a nonpersonal services contract, as defined in Federal Acquisition Reg…
  • FAR 28.311 Solicitation provision and contract clause on liability insurance under cost-reimbursement contracts.
  • DFARS 228.311 Solicitation provision and contract clause on liability insurance under cost-reimbursement contracts.
  • FAR 47.207-7 Liability and insurance.
    (a) The contracting officer shall specify— (1) The contractor's liability for injury to persons or damage to property other than the freight being transported; (2) The contractor's liability for loss of and/or damage to the freight being …
  • DFARS 252.247-7007 Liability and insurance.
    As prescribed in 247.270-4(c), use the following clause: 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…
  • FAR 52.228-7 Insurance—Liability to Third Persons.
    As prescribed in 28.311-1, insert the following clause: Insurance—Liability to Third Persons (MAR 1996) (a)(1) Except as provided in subparagraph (a)(2) of this clause, the Contractor shall provide and maintain workers' compensation, empl…
  • DFARS 252.217-7012 Liability and insurance.
    As prescribed in 217.7104(a), use the following clause: Liability and Insurance (AUG 2003) (a) The Contractor shall exercise its best efforts to prevent accidents, injury, or damage to all employees, persons, and property, in and about th…
  • FAR 28.307-2 Liability.
    (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 statu…
  • FAR 28.313 Contract clauses for insurance of transportation or transportation-related services.
    …insert a clause substantially the same as that at 52.228-10, Vehicular and General Public Liability Insurance, in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when the contracting officer determines …
  • FAR 52.228-8 Liability and Insurance—Leased Motor Vehicles.
    As prescribed in 28.312, insert 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…
  • FAR 28.305 Overseas workers' compensation and war-hazard insurance.
    …rovide workers' compensation coverage against the risk of work injury or death and assume liability toward the employees and their beneficiaries for war-hazard injury, death, capture, or detention. The contract shall provide either that the…
  • FAR 28.308 Self-insurance.
    …on in a jurisdiction where workers' compensation does not completely cover the employer's liability to employees, unless the contractor— (1) Maintains an approved program of self-insurance for any employer's liability not so covered; or (…
  • 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 252.228-7006 Compliance with Spanish Laws and Insurance.
    …ntract. The Contractor shall hold the United States Government harmless and free from any liability resulting from the Contractor's failure to comply with such laws. (c) The contractor shall, at its own expense, provide and maintain during…
  • DFARS 252.228-7007 Public Aircraft and State Aircraft Operations—Liability.
    …d in 228.371(f), use the following clause: Public Aircraft and State Aircraft Operations—Liability (MAR 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Civil aircraft means an aircraft other than a public aircraft or state aircraft. Publ…
  • FAR 28.301 Policy.
    …nder specified circumstances or (ii) the contract specifically relieves the contractor of liability for loss of or damage to Government property. (2) The Government reserves the right to disapprove the purchase of any insurance coverage no…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …be credited to employees for service in that period. The measure of the actuarial accrued liability at a plan's inception date is the present value of the units of benefit credited to employees for service prior to that date. (This method i…
  • FAR 37.401 Policy.
    …fic medical treatment); (c) Require that the contractor indemnify the Government for any liability producing act or omission by the contractor, its employees and agents occurring during contract performance; (d) Require that the contracto…
  • FAR 46.803 Policy.
    …enerally act as a self-insurer by relieving contractors, as specified in this subpart, of liability for loss of or damage to property of the Government that (1) occurs after acceptance of supplies delivered or services performed under a con…
  • FAR 52.232-12 Advance Payments.
    …rties of similar character in the same general locality; (ii) Adequate insurance against liability on account of damage to persons or property; and (iii) Adequate insurance under all applicable workers' compensation laws. (2) Until work …
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …y waive this final inventory requirement, depending on the circumstances (e.g., overall reliability of the Contractor's system or the property is to be transferred to a follow-on contract). (v) Subcontractor control. (A) The Contractor sha…
  • FAR 52.247-21 Contractor Liability for Personal Injury and/or Property Damage.
    …ions and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services: Contractor Liability for Personal Injury and/or Property Damage (APR 1984) (a) The Contractor assumes responsibility for all damage or injury to persons or prop…
  • DFARS 228.370-2 General.
    …r exceeds the contractor's share of loss provisions, the contracting officer shall make a liability determination in accordance with paragraph (g) of this section. (2) Contracting officers should consult with the requiring activity and the…
  • DFARS 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.
    …struction of, covered aircraft subject to the following conditions: (1) The Contractor's liability to the Government for damage, loss, or destruction of covered aircraft is limited to the Contractor's share of loss as defined at paragraph …
  • DFARS 252.235-7000 Indemnification Under 10 U.S.C. 3861—Fixed Price.
    … industrial operation connected with the performance of this contract; (5) Must not be a liability assumed under any contract or agreement (except for subcontracts covered by paragraph (h) of this clause), unless the Contracting Officer (o…
  • DFARS 252.235-7001 Indemnification Under 10 U.S.C. 3861—Cost Reimbursement.
    … industrial operation connected with the performance of this contract; (5) Must not be a liability assumed under any contract or agreement (except for subcontracts covered by paragraph (i) of this clause), unless the Contracting Officer (o…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …otice to the contracting officer as provided in 33.206(a), if it is disputed either as to liability or amount or is not acted upon in a reasonable time. Classified acquisition means an acquisition in which offerors must have access to clas…
  • FAR 28.303 Insurance against loss of or damage to Government property.
    …surance 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 the risks in the contractor's existing polici…
  • FAR 28.307 Insurance under cost-reimbursement contracts.
    …ordinarily require the types of insurance listed in 28.307-2, with the minimum amounts of liability indicated. (See 28.308 for self-insurance.)
  • FAR 28.312 Contract clause for insurance of leased motor vehicles.
    The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.228-8, Liability and Insurance—Leased Motor Vehicles, in solicitations and contracts for the leasing of motor vehicles (see subpart 8.11).
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …n. Such individuals include: (A) Owners of closely held corporations, members of limited liability companies, partners, sole proprietors, or members of their immediate families; and (B) Persons who are contractually committed to acquire a…
  • FAR 35.013 Insurance.
    …g 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.…
  • FAR 47.102 Transportation insurance.
    …rally (1) retains the risk of loss of and/or damage to its property that is not the legal liability of commercial carriers and (2) does not buy insurance coverage for its property in the possession of commercial carriers (40 U.S.C. 17307). …
  • FAR 51.202 Authorization.
    …nstrable economies; (2) Received evidence that the contractor has obtained motor vehicle liability insurance covering bodily injury and property damage, with limits of liability as required or approved by the agency, protecting the contrac…
  • FAR 52.228-4 Workers' Compensation and War-Hazard Insurance Overseas.
    …ensation insurance or the equivalent. Unless the Contractor elects to assume directly the liability to subcontractor employees created by this clause, the Contractor shall insert, in all subcontracts under this contract to which the War Haz…
  • DFARS 225.7305 Limitation of liability.
    …eign customer will assume the risk for loss or damage under the appropriate limitation of liability clause(s) (see FAR Subpart 46.8). Consider the costs of necessary insurance, if any, obtained by the contractor to cover the risk of loss or…
  • DFARS 231.205-19 Insurance and indemnification.
    …purchased insurance costs are subject to the requirements of the clauses at 252.217-7012, Liability and Insurance, and 252.228-7001, Ground and Flight Risk.

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