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DFARS 247.270-3 Evaluation of bids and proposals.

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 tells contracting officers what to require in offers for stevedoring services. It matters to contractors because any bid or proposal must include specific rate information for cargo, labor, and equipment. Without these rates, an offer may not meet the minimum requirements.

Applies to: Contracting officers evaluating bids and proposals for stevedoring services

What it requires

  • Include tonnage or commodity rates that apply to the bulk of the cargo worked under normal conditions
  • Include labor-hour rates for services not covered by commodity rates or for work under hardship conditions
  • Include rates for equipment rental

Key terms: tonnage rates · commodity rates · labor-hour rates · equipment rental · hardship conditions

Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.

The text

As a minimum, require that offers include—

(a) Tonnage or commodity rates that apply to the bulk of the cargo worked under normal conditions;

(b) Labor-hour rates that apply to services not covered by commodity rates, or to work performed under hardship conditions; and

(c) Rates for equipment rental.

← 247.270-2 Technical provisions. · 247.270-4 Contract clauses. →

Rule changes for DFARS Part 247

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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