FAR and DFARS › DFARS Part 247: Transportation › Subpart 247.3
DFARS 247.371 DD Form 1653, Transportation Data for Solicitations.
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 describes the DD Form 1653, which is prepared by the transportation specialist to accompany supply acquisition requirements. The completed form provides recommendations for suitable f.o.b. terms and other transportation provisions to include in the solicitation.
Applies to: Transportation specialists preparing solicitations for supply acquisitions
Key terms: DD Form 1653 · Transportation Data for Solicitations · transportation specialist · f.o.b. terms · solicitation
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The text
The transportation specialist prepares the DD Form 1653 to accompany requirements for the acquisition of supplies. The completed form should contain recommendations for suitable f.o.b. terms and other suggested transportation provisions for inclusion in the solicitation.
← 247.370 DD Form 1384, Transportation Control and Movement Document. · 247.372 DD Form 1654, Evaluation of Transportation Cost Factors. →
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.