FAR clauses/Part 37/Checked 15 Sep 2026
FAR 52.237-2
Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation
- Clause date
- APR 1984
- Prescribed at
- FAR 37.110(b). Insert in solicitations and contracts for services to be performed on Government installations, unless a construction contract is contemplated.
- Applies to
- Service contracts performed on Government installations (not construction).
- Flowdown
- No flowdown required
52.237-2 contains no paragraph requiring its insertion in subcontracts. It is not listed in 52.244-6(c)(1) or 52.212-5(e)(1). - Full text
- FAR 52.237-2 on Acquisition.gov
… The Contractor shall use reasonable care to avoid damaging existing buildings, equipment, and vegetation on the Government installation. If the Contractor's failure to use reasonable care causes damage to any of this property, the Contractor shall replace or repair the damage at no expense to the Government as the Contracting Officer directs. If the Contractor fails or refuses to make such repair or replacement, the Contractor shall be liable for the cost, which may be deducted from the contract price. …
From the clause · Codified FAR · FAC 2026-01
Why it matters: If the contractor won't repair or replace what it damaged, the contractor is liable for the cost, and the Government may deduct it from the contract price.
This is the codified text, not any agency's Revolutionary FAR Overhaul deviation. An agency running a class deviation may have this clause renumbered, rewritten or prescribed differently — check the deviation before you put a clause in a solicitation.
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