FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 247: Transportation › Subpart 247.1
DFARS 247.101 Policies.
The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.
In plain English
This section addresses shipping documents for f.o.b. origin shipments and points to the clause at 252.247-7028 for the procedures a contractor must follow to obtain bills of lading. It also clarifies that 'commercial bills of lading' can include any commercial form or procedure.
Applies to: Contractors involved in f.o.b. origin shipments under DoD contracts
What it requires
- Follow the procedures in the clause at 252.247-7028 to obtain bills of lading
Key terms: f.o.b. origin shipments · bills of lading · commercial bills of lading · 252.247-7028
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(h) Shipping documents covering f.o.b. origin shipments.
(i) Procedures for the contractor to obtain bills of lading are in the clause at 252.247-7028, Application for U.S. Government Shipping Documentation/Instructions.
(ii) The term “commercial bills of lading” includes the use of any commercial form or procedure.
Sections it refers to
- 252.247-7028 Application for U.S. Government Shipping Documentation/Instructions.
← 247.001 Definitions. · 247.200 Scope of subpart. →
Rule changes for DFARS Part 247
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Preference for United States Vessels in Transporting Supplies By Sea (DFARS Case 2021-D020) ↗ · final rule 2024-09-26 · effective 2024-10-01
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Modification of Notification of Intent To Transport Supplies by Sea (DFARS Case 2020-D026) ↗ · final rule 2024-09-26 · effective 2024-10-01
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Preference for United States Vessels in Transporting Supplies by Sea (DFARS Case 2021-D020) ↗ · proposed 2024-04-25 · comments due 2024-06-24
- Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Modification of Notification of Intent To Transport Supplies by Sea (DFARS Case 2020-D026) ↗ · proposed 2024-03-26 · comments due 2024-05-28
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.