part52.dev Federal Acquisition Clause Monitor

FAR Clause

52.228-9

Cargo Insurance.

View on acquisition.gov · View on eCFR.gov

Effective Date

MAY 1999

Active Deviations

—

Versions

1 (since 2017-01-01)

RFO

RFO Version Available

The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul has published a revised version of this clause. The RFO version supersedes the eCFR text below for contracts using the RFO model; see the RFO deviation for applicability.

View RFO version

52.228-9 Cargo Insurance.

As prescribed in 28.313(a), insert the following clause:

Cargo Insurance (MAY 1999)

(a) The Contractor, at the Contractor's expense, shall provide and maintain, during the continuance of this contract, cargo insurance of $_____ per vehicle to cover the value of property on each vehicle and of $_____ to cover the total value of the property in the shipment.

(b) All insurance shall be written on companies acceptable to _____ [
insert name of contracting agency
], and policies shall include such terms and conditions as required by _____ [
insert name of contracting agency
]. The Contractor shall provide evidence of acceptable cargo insurance to _____ [
insert name of contracting agency
] before commencing operations under this contract.

(c) Each cargo insurance policy shall include the following statement:

"It is a condition of this policy that the Company shall furnish—

(1) Written notice to _____ [
insert name and address of contracting agency
], 30 days in advance of the effective date of any reduction in, or cancellation of, this policy; and

(2) Evidence of any renewal policy to the address specified in paragraph (1) of this statement, not less than 15 days prior to the expiration of any current policy on file with _____ [
insert name of contracting agency
]."

(End of clause)

[64 FR 10534, Mar. 4, 1999]

28.313(a)

(a) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.228-9, Cargo Insurance, in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services, except when freight is shipped under rates subject to released or declared value.

Prescription data sourced from eCFR as of 2026-06-10 03:16 UTC. Cross-references within the prescription are not resolved automatically.

Regulatory Stack

The layers of regulation that govern this clause, from the FAR prescription through agency-specific supplements and any active deviations.

RFO RFO Version Overhauled clause text

The Revolutionary FAR Overhaul publishes a revised version of this clause. See the RFO Version tab for the controlling authority under the RFO model.

Search on acquisition.gov

FAR FAR Prescription 28.313(a)

View on acquisition.gov · View on eCFR.gov

Version History

Version history is sourced from the codified eCFR. Changes published only as class deviations or by the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul do not appear here until they are incorporated into the eCFR. For RFO-driven changes see the RFO Version tab and any active deviations cited above.

No version history available from eCFR.

RFO Version

Comparison of the codified eCFR text against the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul revision. Highlights show additions (green) and deletions (red, struck through).

Clause Text

Substantive changes. The RFO version differs materially from the eCFR text.

eCFR (codified)

RFO (implemented)

Unchanged

Show unchanged paragraphs

52.228-9 Cargo Insurance.

eCFR (codified)

RFO (implemented)

5 added, 3 removed

(a)

(a) The Contractor, at the Contractor's expense, shall provide and maintain, during the continuance of this contract, cargo insurance of $_____ per vehicle to cover the value of property on each vehicle and of $_____ to cover the total value of the property in the shipment.

(a)

(a) The Contractor, at the Contractor’s expense, shall provide and maintain, during the continuance of this contract, cargo insurance of $ ______ per vehicle to cover the value of property on each vehicle and of $ _______ to cover the total value of the property in the shipment.

3 added, 3 removed

(b)

(b) All insurance shall be written on companies acceptable to _____ [insert name of contracting agency], and policies shall include such terms and conditions as required by _____ [insert name of contracting agency]. The Contractor shall provide evidence of acceptable cargo insurance to _____ [insert name of contracting agency] before commencing operations under this contract.

(b)

(b) All insurance shall be written on companies acceptable to ____________ [insert name of contracting agency], and policies shall include such terms and conditions as required by __________ [insert name of contracting agency]. The Contractor shall provide evidence of acceptable cargo insurance to ____________ [insert name of contracting agency] before commencing operations under this contract.

1 added, 1 removed

(1)

(1) Written notice to _____ [insert name and address of contracting agency], 30 days in advance of the effective date of any reduction in, or cancellation of, this policy; and

(1)

(1) Written notice to __________ [insert name and address of contracting agency], 30 days in advance of the effective date of any reduction in, or cancellation of, this policy; and

1 added, 1 removed

(2)

(2) Evidence of any renewal policy to the address specified in paragraph (1) of this statement, not less than 15 days prior to the expiration of any current policy on file with _____ [insert name of contracting agency]."

(2)

6 removed

[64 FR 10534, Mar. 4, 1999]

Prescription

Minor revisions. The RFO prescription has formatting or editorial changes from the eCFR prescription.

eCFR (codified)

RFO (implemented)

Unchanged

52.228-9 Cargo Insurance.: Prescription

eCFR (codified)

RFO (implemented)

1 added, 1 removed

(a)

(a) The contracting officer must insert the clause at 52.228-9, Cargo Insurance, in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services, except when freight is shipped under rates subject to released or declared value.

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

Use with AI assistant

Copy a link and prompt for use with Gemini or another AI assistant.