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DOSAR PART 628 - BONDS AND INSURANCE


PART 628 - BONDS AND INSURANCE


PART 628 - BONDS AND INSURANCE

Subpart 628.1 - Bonds

628.101 Bid guarantees.

628.101-1 Policy on use.

(c) The Procurement Executive is the agency head's designee for the purposes of FAR 28.101-1(c).

628.106-6 Furnishing information.

(c) The head of the contracting activity is the agency head's designee for the purposes of FAR 28.106-6(c).

Subpart 628.2 - Sureties

628.203 Acceptability of individual surety.

(g) Evidence of possible criminal or fraudulent activities by an individual surety shall be referred to the Assistant Inspector General for Investigations.

628.203-7 Exclusion of individual sureties.

The Procurement Executive is the agency head's designee for the purposes of FAR 28.203-7.

Subpart 628.3 - Insurance

628.305 Overseas workers' compensation and war-hazard insurance.

(a) It is the Department's policy that acquisitions for services, including construction but excluding personal services contracts, which require contractor personnel to perform work outside of the United States, shall include the contractual obligation for coverage under the Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 1651-1654, as amended). For the purpose of this section only, "contractor personnel" includes individuals who are either:

(b) The Department of State has entered into a contract with an insurance broker and carrier to provide Defense Base Act insurance, at a fixed rate for services and construction, to cover DOS contracts which will require performance overseas by United States citizens or residents or those employed in the United States. In countries where local nationals and/or third country nationals will be employed to perform the contract, such countries have been waived by the Secretary of Labor. Whenever such insurance is required under the contract, the contracting officer shall insert the clause at 652.228-71, Worker’s Compensation Insurance (Defense Base Act) – Services. If the contract is for construction, the contracting officer shall insert the clause with its Alternate I.

(c) Upon award of a contract which requires Defense Base Act insurance, the contracting officer shall notify the successful offeror of the name of the insurance broker from which the contractor should acquire insurance.

(d) The authority to request a waiver from the Secretary of Labor of a particular country, as set forth in FAR 28.305(d), is reserved to the Secretary of State. The Department has obtained blanket waivers from the Secretary of Labor for all contracts for services, including construction, awarded and/or performed overseas. The waivers apply to all individuals who are not employees hired in the United States, or who are not United States citizens or residents.

628.306 Insurance under fixed-price contracts.

The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 652.228-74, Defense Base Act Insurance Rates - Limitation – Fixed-Price, in solicitations for fixed-price or construction contracts to be performed outside the United States by United States citizens, residents, and/or those hired in the United States.

628.307 Insurance under cost-reimbursement contracts.

The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 652.228-76, Defense Base Act Insurance Rates - Limitation - Cost-Reimbursement, Labor-Hour, and Time-and-Materials, in solicitations for cost-reimbursement, labor-hour, or time-and-materials type contracts to be performed outside the United States by United States citizens, residents, and/or those hired in the United States.

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