48 CFR § 52.247-23 - 52.247-23 Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Household Goods.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t48/s52.247-23"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "48 CFR § 52.247-23 - 52.247-23 Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Household Goods."
title_number: 48
title_name: "Federal Acquisition Regulations System"
section_number: "52.247-23"
section_name: "52.247-23 Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Household Goods."
chapter_number: 1
chapter_name: "FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "CLAUSES AND FORMS"
part_number: "52"
part_name: "SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CONTRACT CLAUSES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 42478, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "52"
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# 52.247-23 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]