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FAR 47.104-4 Contract clause.

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 when to include the Commercial Bill of Lading Notations clause (52.247-1) in solicitations and contracts. It is required for cost-reimbursement contracts and for fixed-price f.o.b. origin contracts above the simplified acquisition threshold, and it is optional for f.o.b. origin contracts at or below that threshold. It matters because it determines whether your contract will carry this clause affecting transportation documentation.

Applies to: Contracting officers and contractors on cost-reimbursement or f.o.b. origin contracts

Key terms: Commercial Bill of Lading Notations · cost-reimbursement contracts · fixed-price f.o.b. origin contracts · simplified acquisition threshold · solicitations

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

The text

(a) In order to ensure the application of 49 U.S.C. 10721 and 13712 rates, where authorized (see 47.104(b)), insert the clause at 52.247-1, Commercial Bill of Lading Notations, in solicitations and contracts when the contracts will be—

(1) Cost-reimbursement contracts, including those that may involve the movement of household goods (see 47.104-3(b)); or

(2) Fixed-price f.o.b. origin contracts (other than contracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold) (see 47.104-2(b) and 47.104-3).

(b) The contracting officer may insert the clause at 52.247-1, Commercial Bill of Lading Notations, in solicitations and contracts made at or below the simplified acquisition threshold when it is contemplated that the delivery terms will be f.o.b. origin.

Sections it refers to

  • 47.104 Government rate tenders under sections 10721 and 13712 of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 10721 and 13712).
  • 52.247-1 Commercial Bill of Lading Notations.
  • 47.104-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts.
  • 47.104-2 Fixed-price contracts.

Sections that refer to it

  • 52.247-1 Commercial Bill of Lading Notations.

← 47.104-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts. · 47.104-5 Citation of Government rate tenders. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 47

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

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