[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR47]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 47_TRANSPORTATION--Table of Contents
 
Subpart 47.2_Contracts for Transportation or for Transportation-Related 
                                Services
 
Sec.  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 transported; and
    (3) The amount of insurance the contractor is required to maintain.
    (b) When the contractor's liability for loss of and/or damage to the 
freight being transported is not specified, the usual measure of 
liability as prescribed in section 11707 of the Interstate Commerce Act 
(49 U.S.C. 11707) applies.
    (c) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-21, 
Contractor Liability for Personal Injury and/or Property Damage.
    (d) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-22, 
Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Freight other than 
Household Goods, in solicitations and contracts for the transportation 
of freight other than household goods.
    (e) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-23, 
Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Household Goods, in 
solicitations and contracts for the transportation of household goods, 
including the rate per pound appropriate to the situation.
    (f) When freight is not shipped under rates subject to released or 
declared value, see 28.313(a) and the clause at 52.228-9, Cargo 
Insurance.
    (g) When the contracting officer determines that vehicular liability 
and/or general public liability insurance required by law are not 
sufficient for a contract, see 28.313(b) and the clause at 52.228-10, 
Vehicular and General Public Liability Insurance.