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FAR 47.202 Presolicitation planning.

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 contracting officers to tell activities planning to buy transportation or transportation-related services about lead-time requirements. These include obtaining a wage determination before soliciting certain contracts over $2,500, allowing time for offerors to inspect locations, and allowing time for agency inspection of contractor facilities. It matters because it helps contractors understand the timing and inspection steps that may affect a transportation services solicitation.

Applies to: Contracting officers and activities that plan to acquire transportation or transportation-related services

What it requires

  • Inform activities that plan to acquire transportation or transportation-related services of the applicable lead-time requirements.

Key terms: Service Contract Labor Standards statute · wage determination · invitation for bid · request for proposal · origin and destination locations

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

The text

Contracting officers shall inform activities that plan to acquire transportation or transportation-related services of the applicable lead-time requirements, that is—

(a) The Service Contract Labor Standards statute requirement to obtain a wage determination by accessing the Wage Determinations at SAM.gov website (https://www.sam.gov) using the Wage Determinations at SAM.gov process or by submitting a request directly to the Department of Labor on this website using the e98 process before the issuance of an invitation for bid, request for proposal, or commencement of negotiations for any contract exceeding $2,500 that may be subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (see subpart 22.10);

(b) The possible requirement to provide, during the solicitation period, time for prospective offerors or contractors to inspect origin and destination locations; or

(c) The possible requirement for inspection by agency personnel of prospective contractor facilities and equipment.

← 47.201 Definitions. · 47.203 [Reserved] →

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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