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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 47: Transportation › Subpart 47.2

FAR 47.207-8 Government responsibilities.

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 the contracting officer to clearly state the Government's responsibilities that affect the contractor's performance, such as advance notice about hazardous materials. It also directs the contracting officer to insert specific clauses in the contract for advance notification, Government-furnished equipment, direction and marking, and oral agreements. For contractors, this matters because it defines what the Government must do and which clauses will appear in the contract.

Applies to: Contracting officers and contractors under contracts involving Government responsibilities that affect performance

Key terms: contracting officer · Government's responsibilities · advance notification · Government-furnished equipment · oral agreement

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

The text

(a) The contracting officer shall state clearly the Government's responsibilities that have a direct bearing on the contractor's performance under the contract; e.g., the Government's responsibility to notify the contractor in advance when hazardous materials are included in a shipment.

(1) Advance notification. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-24, Advance Notification by the Government, when the Government is responsible for notifying the contractor of specific service times or unusual shipments.

(2) Government equipment with or without operators (i) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-25, Government-Furnished Equipment with or without Operators, when the Government furnishes equipment with or without operators.

(ii) Insert the kind of equipment and the locations where the equipment will be furnished.

(3) Direction and marking. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-26, Government Direction and Marking, when office relocations are involved.

(b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-27, Contract Not Affected by Oral Agreement.

Sections it refers to

  • 52.247-24 Advance Notification by the Government.
  • 52.247-25 Government-Furnished Equipment With or Without Operators.
  • 52.247-26 Government Direction and Marking.
  • 52.247-27 Contract Not Affected by Oral Agreement.

Sections that refer to it

  • 52.247-24 Advance Notification by the Government.
  • 52.247-25 Government-Furnished Equipment With or Without Operators.
  • 52.247-26 Government Direction and Marking.
  • 52.247-27 Contract Not Affected by Oral Agreement.

← 47.207-7 Liability and insurance. · 47.207-9 Annotation and distribution of shipping and billing documents. →

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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