[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR852.237-70]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 8--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
 
Sec. 852.237-70  Contractor responsibilities.

    (a) Fixed-Price negotiated or advertised service contracts, other 
than automobile, ambulance and aircraft services, will include the 
following clause:

                 Contractor Responsibilities (APR 1984)

    The contractor shall obtain all necessary licenses and/or permits 
required to perform this work. He/she shall take all reasonable 
precautions necessary to protect persons and property from injury or 
damage during the performance of this contract. He/she shall be 
responsible for any injury to himself/herself, his/her employees, as 
well as for any damage to personal or public property that occurs

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during the performance of this contract that is caused by his/her 
employee's fault or negligence, and shall maintain personal liability 
and property damage insurance having coverage for a limit as required by 
the laws of the State of ------. Further, it is agreed that any 
negligence of the Government, its officers, agents, servants and 
employees, shall not be the responsibility of the contractor hereunder 
with the regard to any claims, loss, damage, injury and liability 
resulting therefrom.

                             (End of clause)

    (b) Automobile, ambulance and aircraft service contracts will 
utilize the clause prescribed in 852.237-71.

[49 FR 12629, Mar. 29, 1984, as amended at 50 FR 794, Jan. 7, 1985]