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30 sections with “risk of loss or damage”

  • FAR 28.303 Insurance against loss of or damage to Government property.
    …nment property), it may be provided by specific insurance policies or by inclusion of the risks in the contractor's existing policies. The policies shall disclose the Government's interest in the property.
  • FAR 46.505 Transfer of title and risk of loss.
    …s for earlier passage of title. (b) Unless the contract specifically provides otherwise, risk of loss of or damage to supplies shall remain with the contractor until, and shall pass to the Government upon— (1) Delivery of the supplies to …
  • DFARS 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.
    As prescribed in 228.371(b), use the following clause: Ground and Flight Risk (MAR 2023) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Aircraft means, unless otherwise provided in the contract Schedule, any item, other than a rocket or missil…
  • FAR 47.303-17 Contractor-prepaid commercial bills of lading, small package shipments.
    …less otherwise provided in the contract, the supplies move for the account of, and at the risk of, the Government. The supplies become Government property when loaded on the carrier's equipment and the contractor has obtained the carrier's …
  • DFARS 225.7305 Limitation of liability.
    Advise the contractor when the foreign 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 contr…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …t provides otherwise, the seller or consignor is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss. For use in the clause at 52.247-34, see the definition at 52.247-34(a). F.o.b. origin means free on board at origin; i.e., the seller o…
  • FAR 4.2301 Definitions.
    …eral supplier, or potential supplier, of products or services, at any tier. Supply chain risk, as defined in 41 U.S.C. 4713(k), means the risk that any person may sabotage, maliciously introduce unwanted functionality, extract data, or oth…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …ve management and control of Government property under this contract, or present an undue risk to the Government, the Contractor shall prepare a corrective action plan when requested by the Property Administrator and take all necessary corr…
  • FAR 52.246-16 Responsibility for Supplies.
    …s for earlier passage of title. (b) Unless the contract specifically provides otherwise, risk of loss of or damage to supplies shall remain with the Contractor until, and shall pass to the Government upon— (1) Delivery of the supplies to …
  • FAR 52.246-24 Limitation of Liability—High-Value Items.
    …ded in this contract, that cover— (1) Warranty of technical data; (2) Ground and flight risks or aircraft flight risks; or (3) Government property. (End of clause) Alternate I (APR 1984). If the contract is for both high-value items an…
  • DFARS 228.370-2 General.
    … survey. Before awarding any contract using the clause at 252.228-7001, Ground and Flight Risk, the contracting officer should obtain a preaward survey of the offeror's proposed aircraft flight and ground operations facility. If the offeror…
  • DFARS 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
    …s security requirements equivalent to those established by the Government for the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP) Moderate baseline (https://www.fedramp.gov/documents-templates/) and that the cloud service provid…
  • DFARS 252.217-7012 Liability and insurance.
    …urnished by the Government for installation by the Contractor. The Government assumes the risks of loss of and damage to that property. (2) The Government does not assume any risk with respect to loss or damage compensated for by insurance…
  • FAR 45.104 Responsibility and liability for Government property.
    …t or pricing data. (b) The contracting officer may revoke the Government's assumption of risk when the property administrator determines that the contractor's property management practices are noncompliant with contract requirements. (c) …
  • FAR 47.102 Transportation insurance.
    (a) The Government generally (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 carri…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …er the procedures prescribed in FAR 32.608-2 in effect on the date of this contract. (j) Risk of loss. Unless the contract specifically provides otherwise, risk of loss or damage to the supplies provided under this contract shall remain wi…
  • DFARS 252.235-7000 Indemnification Under 10 U.S.C. 3861—Fixed Price.
    …tible amounts of the Contractor's insurance; (3) Must result from an unusually hazardous risk as specifically defined in the contract; (4) Must not result from willful misconduct or lack of good faith on the part of any of the Contractor'…
  • FAR 52.216-10 Incentive Fee.
    …rance—Liability to Third Persons clause; (v) Any claim, loss, or damage resulting from a risk for which the Contractor has been relieved of liability by the Government Property clause; or (vi) Any claim, loss, or damage resulting from a r…
  • FAR 52.250-1 Indemnification Under Public Law 85-804.
    …es only to the extent that the claim, loss, or damage (1) arises out of or results from a risk defined in this contract as unusually hazardous or nuclear and (2) is not compensated for by insurance or otherwise. Any such claim, loss, or dam…
  • DFARS 252.209-7010 Critical Safety Items.
    …n the loss of, or serious damage to, the aircraft or weapon system; (ii) An unacceptable risk of personal injury or loss of life; or (iii) An uncommanded engine shutdown that jeopardizes safety. Design control activity. (i) With respect …
  • DFARS 252.235-7001 Indemnification Under 10 U.S.C. 3861—Cost Reimbursement.
    …tible amounts of the Contractor's insurance; (3) Must result from an unusually hazardous risk as specifically defined in the contract; (4) Must not result from willful misconduct or lack of good faith on the part of any of the Contractor'…
  • DFARS 209.270-2 Definitions.
    …g in the loss of or serious damage to the aircraft or weapon system; (2) An unacceptable risk of personal injury or loss of life; or (3) An uncommanded engine shutdown that jeopardizes safety. Design control activity—(1) With respect to …
  • DFARS 235.070-1 Indemnification under research and development contracts.
    …tractor's property to the extent that the liability, loss, or damage— (i) Results from a risk that the contract defines as “unusually hazardous;” (ii) Arises from the direct performance of the contract; and (iii) Is not compensated by in…
  • DFARS 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.
    …. As used in this clause— Authorizing official, as described in DoD Instruction 8510.01, Risk Management Framework (RMF) for DoD Information Technology (IT), means the senior Federal official or executive with the authority to formally ass…
  • FAR 31.001 Definitions.
    …costs of administering an insurance program; e.g., the costs of operating an insurance or risk-management department, processing claims, actuarial fees, and service fees paid to insurance companies, trustees, or technical consultants. Inta…
  • FAR 49.204 Deductions.
    … spoilage is excepted, as is inventory for which the Government has expressly assumed the risk of loss); and (c) Any other amounts as appropriate in the particular case.
  • FAR 52.213-1 Fast Payment Procedure.
    …, or blanket purchase agreement, the Contractor shall— (i) Assume all responsibility and risk of loss for supplies not received at destination, damaged in transit, or not conforming to purchase requirements; and (ii) Replace, repair, or c…
  • FAR 52.228-7 Insurance—Liability to Third Persons.
    …t and expense of which may be reimbursable to the Contractor under this contract, and the risk of which is then uninsured or is insured for less than the amount claimed, the Contractor shall— (1) Immediately notify the Contracting Officer …
  • DFARS 252.239-7002 Access.
    …ilities. However, if the Government is unable to permit access, the Government at its own risk and expense shall maintain these facilities and the Contractor shall not be responsible for the service involving any of these facilities during …
  • DFARS 252.247-7007 Liability and insurance.
    …or may, with the prior approval of the Contracting Officer, be a self-insurer against the risk of this paragraph (d)(1). (ii) This approval will be given upon receipt of satisfactory evidence that the Contractor has qualified as a self-ins…

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.