(1997)

Dear Comptroller Goldstein:

You have requested our opinion on several issues raised by a liability and indemnity provision in a procurement contract. This provision, which you describe as imposing "unlimited liability" on the contractor, was included in the request for proposals ("RFP") for certain network management services, and, like the other provisions in the RFP, was incorporated by reference into the contract. Your questions are as follows:

1. Does the provision in question "provide for unlimited liability of the contractor? Does unlimited include liability for acts of God, war, natural…