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FAR Clause

52.228-10

Vehicular and General Public Liability Insurance.
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Effective Date
APR 1984
Active Deviations
Versions
2 (since 2017-01-01)
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52.228-10 Vehicular and General Public Liability Insurance.

As prescribed in 28.313(b), insert a clause substantially the same as the following in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for 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) The Contractor, at the Contractor's expense, agrees to maintain, during the continuance of this contract, vehicular liability and general public liability insurance with limits of liability for (1) bodily injury of not less than $____ for each person and $__ for each occurrence and (2) property damage of not less than $____ for each accident and $____ in the aggregate.

(b) The Contractor also agrees to maintain workers' compensation and other legally required insurance with respect to the Contractor's own employees and agents.

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28.313(b)
(b) The contracting officer shall 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 that vehicular liability or general public liability insurance required by law is not sufficient.
Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-10 03:16 UTC. Cross-references within the prescription are not resolved automatically.

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FAR FAR Prescription 28.313(b)
(b) The contracting officer shall 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 that vehicular liability or general public liability insurance required by law is not sufficient.

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Version History

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2 versions tracked from 2017-01-01 to 2018-01-24.
JAN 2018 January 24, 2018 CURRENT SUBSTANTIVE
Removed in this version
Added in this version
Unchanged
JAN 2017 (previous)
JAN 2018 (current)
3 added, 3 removed
(a)
(a) The Contractor, at the Contractor's expense, agrees to maintain, during the continuance of this contract, vehicular liability and general public liability insurance with limits of liability for (1) bodily injury of not less than $__ for each person and $__ for each occurrence and (2) property damage of not less than $__ for each accident and $__ in the aggregate.
(a)
(a) The Contractor, at the Contractor's expense, agrees to maintain, during the continuance of this contract, vehicular liability and general public liability insurance with limits of liability for (1) bodily injury of not less than $____ for each person and $__ for each occurrence and (2) property damage of not less than $____ for each accident and $____ in the aggregate.
JAN 2017 January 1, 2017 SUBSTANTIVE
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Clause Text

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52.228-10 Vehicular and General Public Liability Insurance.
eCFR (codified)
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2 added, 35 removed
(a)
(a) The Contractor, at the Contractor's expense, agrees to maintain, during the continuance of this contract, vehicular liability and general public liability insurance with limits of liability for (1) bodily injury of not less than $____ for each person and $__ for each occurrence and (2) property damage of not less than $____ for each accident and $____ in the aggregate.
(a)
(a) The Contractor, at the Contractor’s expense, agrees to maintain, during the continuance of this contract, vehicular liability and general public liability insurance with limits of liability for-
19 added
(1)
(1)
(1) Bodily injury of not less than $ ______ for each person and $ ______ for each occurrence; and
18 added
(2)
(2)
(2) Property damage of not less than $ ______ for each accident and $ ______ in the aggregate.

Prescription

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52.228-10 Vehicular and General Public Liability Insurance.: Prescription
eCFR (codified)
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1 added, 1 removed
(b)
(b) The contracting officer shall 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 that vehicular liability or general public liability insurance required by law is not sufficient.
(b)
(b) The contracting officer must 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 that vehicular liability or general public liability insurance required by law is not sufficient.

Source: acquisition.gov RFO Part 52 · Prescribing Part 28

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