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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 47: Transportation › Subpart 47.3

FAR 47.301-1 Responsibilities of contracting officers.

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 to get transportation factors from traffic management offices for solicitations, awards, and contract administration, including moving Government property to and from contractor plants. It also directs them to involve the transportation office early for unusual or hazardous items and to factor in extra transportation costs. For contractors, it means transportation requirements and costs will be reviewed and built into the contract process.

Applies to: Contracting officers handling transportation factors in acquisitions

What it requires

  • Obtain transportation factors from traffic management offices for solicitations and awards
  • Obtain transportation factors for contract administration, modification, and termination, including movement of Government property to and from contractors' plants
  • Request transportation office participation before initial acquisition of supplies that are unusually large, heavy, high, wide, or long, have sensitive or dangerous characteristics, or lend themselves to containerized movements from the source
  • Consider additional costs such as special equipment, excess blocking and bracing material, or circuitous routing when determining total transportation charges

Key terms: transportation factors · traffic management offices · contract administration · containerized movements · circuitous routing

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

The text

(a) Contracting officers shall obtain from traffic management offices transportation factors required for (1) solicitations and awards and (2) contract administration, modification, and termination, including the movement of property by the Government to and from contractors' plants.

(b) Contracting officers shall request transportation office participation especially before making an initial acquisition of supplies that are unusually large, heavy, high, wide, or long; have sensitive or dangerous characteristics; or lend themselves to containerized movements from the source. In determining total transportation charges, contracting officers shall also consider additional costs arising from factors such as the use of special equipment, excess blocking and bracing material, or circuitous routing.

Sections that refer to it

← 47.301 General. · 47.301-2 Participation of transportation officers. →

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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