FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 247: Transportation › Subpart 247.3
DFARS 247.370 DD Form 1384, Transportation Control and Movement Document.
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 requires the transportation office of the shipping activity to prepare DD Form 1384 to accompany all shipments moving through a military air or water port. It matters to contractors because shipments routed through these ports must have this form prepared in accordance with the Defense Transportation Regulation.
Applies to: The transportation office of the shipping activity for shipments through a military air or water port
What it requires
- Prepare DD Form 1384 to accompany all shipments made through a military air or water port
- Follow DoD 4500.9-R, Defense Transportation Regulation, Part II, Chapter 203
Key terms: DD Form 1384 · Transportation Control and Movement Document · military air or water port · DoD 4500.9-R · Defense Transportation Regulation
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The text
The transportation office of the shipping activity prepares the DD Form 1384 to accompany all shipments made through a military air or water port, in accordance with DoD 4500.9-R, Defense Transportation Regulation, Part II, Chapter 203. A link to this document is available in PGI 247.370.
← 247.305-10 Packing, marking, and consignment instructions. · 247.371 DD Form 1653, Transportation Data for Solicitations. →
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.