FAR clauses/Part 28/Checked 15 Sep 2026

FAR 52.228-5
Insurance—Work on a Government Installation

Clause date

JAN 1997

Prescribed at

FAR 28.310(a). Insert in solicitations and contracts if a fixed-price contract is contemplated, the amount is expected to exceed the SAT, and the contract will require work on a Government installation, unless only a small amount of work is required there or all work on the installation will be performed outside the United States and its outlying areas; under 28.310(b) the CO may still use it in those excepted cases if it is in the Government's interest.

Applies to

Fixed-price contracts above the SAT that require work on a Government installation.

Flowdown

Flows down in some subcontracts
52.228-5(c) requires the substance of the clause, including paragraph (c), in subcontracts under the contract that require work on a Government installation, and requires the Contractor to keep copies of subcontractors' proofs of required insurance available to the CO. It is not listed in 52.244-6(c)(1) or 52.212-5(e)(1).

Full text

FAR 52.228-5 on Acquisition.gov

… (c) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in subcontracts under this contract that require work on a Government installation and shall require subcontractors to provide and maintain the insurance required in the Schedule or elsewhere in the contract. The Contractor shall maintain a copy of all subcontractors' proofs of required insurance, and shall make copies available to the Contracting Officer upon request. …

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