48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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4 sections with “self-insurer”

  • DFARS 252.247-7007 Liability and insurance.
    …atutes. (i) The Contractor 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 ha…
  • FAR 46.803 Policy.
    (a) General. The Government will generally 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…
  • FAR 52.228-3 Workers' Compensation Insurance (Defense Base Act).
    …heir eligible survivors, by purchasing workers' compensation insurance or qualifying as a self-insurer under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 932) as extended by the Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. 1651, et seq.), a…
  • DFARS 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.
    … regardless of the Government's assumption of risk under the contract. (c) Government as self-insurer. The Government self-insures and assumes the risk of damage to, or loss or destruction of, covered aircraft subject to the following cond…

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.