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FAR 52.247-22 — Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Freight Other Than Household Goods.

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52.247-22 Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Freight Other Than Household Goods.

Type: Clause

Prescribed in: 47.207-7(d)

Current version date: APR 1984

Prescription and Applicability

FAR Prescription, 47.207-7(d)

(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.

Current Text

52.247-22 Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Freight Other Than Household Goods.

As prescribed in 47.207-7(d), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for the transportation of freight other than household goods:

Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Freight Other Than Household Goods (APR 1984)

Except when loss and/or damage arises out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor, the Contractor shall assume full liability for any and all goods lost and/or damaged in the movement covered by this contract.

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Reference: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/section-52.247-22