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FAR 52.247-23 — Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Household Goods.

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52.247-23 Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Household Goods.

Type: Clause

Prescribed in: 47.207-7(e)

Current version date: JAN 1991

Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Version

A revised version of this clause has been published under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (EO 14275). The RFO version supersedes the eCFR text below for contracts using the RFO FAR model. The RFO text is not duplicated here; see the clause page for a side-by-side comparison: https://part52.dev/clause/52-247-23/#rfo

Prescription and Applicability

FAR Prescription, 47.207-7(e)

(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.

Current Text

52.247-23 Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Household Goods.

As prescribed in 47.207-7(e), insert the following clause:

Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Household Goods (JAN 1991)

(a) Except when loss and/or damage arise out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contractor, the Contractor shall be liable to the owner for the loss of and/or damage to any article while being—

(1) Packed, picked up, loaded, transported, delivered, unloaded, or unpacked;

(2) Stored in transit; or

(3) Serviced (appliances, etc.) by a third person hired by the Contractor to perform the servicing.

(b) The Contractor shall be liable for loss and/or damage discovered by the owner if written notice of such loss and/or damage is dispatched to the Contractor not later than 75 days following the date of delivery.

(c) The Contractor shall indemnify the owner of the goods at a rate of ___ cents per pound per article.

(End of clause)

[48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 55 FR 52800, Dec. 21, 1990]

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Reference: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/section-52.247-23