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FAR 47.208-2 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 Report of Shipment (REPSHIP) clause in a solicitation or contract. The clause is required when advance notice of shipment is needed for safety or security reasons, or for carload or truckload shipments to DoD installations or certain civilian agency facilities. If your contract includes this clause, you will have shipment reporting obligations.

Applies to: Contracting officers and contractors on solicitations or contracts involving certain shipments

Key terms: Report of Shipment (REPSHIP) · advance notice of shipment · carload · truckload · DoD installations

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

The text

The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-68, Report of Shipment (REPSHIP), in solicitations and contracts when advance notice of shipment is required for safety or security reasons, or where carload or truckload shipments will be made to DoD installations or, as required, to civilian agency facilities.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 47.208-1 Advance notice. · 47.300 Scope of subpart. →

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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