FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 47: Transportation
FAR 47.002 Applicability.
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 states that all Government personnel involved in acquiring supplies, transportation services, or managing transportation contracts must follow the rules in FAR Part 47. It matters to contractors because it defines the scope of activities where those transportation regulations apply.
Applies to: Government personnel involved in transportation-related acquisition and contract administration
What it requires
- Follow the regulations in Part 47 as applicable when involved in the listed activities.
Key terms: Acquisition of supplies · Transportation and transportation-related services · Transportation assistance · Traffic management · Administration of transportation contracts
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
All Government personnel concerned with the following activities shall follow the regulations in Part 47 as applicable:
(a) Acquisition of supplies.
(b) Acquisition of transportation and transportation-related services.
(c) Transportation assistance and traffic management.
(d) Administration of transportation contracts, transportation-related services, and other contracts that involve transportation.
(e) The making and administration of contracts under which payments are made from Government funds for—
(1) The transportation of supplies;
(2) Transportation-related services; or
(3) Transportation of contractor personnel and their personal belongings.
← 47.001 Definitions. · 47.101 Policies. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 47
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 9, 27, and 47 ↗ · proposed 2026-09-18 · comments due 2026-10-19
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Training To Prevent Human Trafficking for Certain Air Carriers; Correction ↗ · final rule 2024-12-30 · effective 2025-01-03
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Training To Prevent Human Trafficking for Certain Air Carriers ↗ · final rule 2024-12-16 · effective 2025-01-03
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.