FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 47: Transportation › Subpart 47.3
FAR 47.303-2 F.o.b. origin, contractor's facility.
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 defines the delivery term "f.o.b. origin, contractor's facility," meaning the contractor delivers the goods free of expense to the Government onto the carrier's conveyance at the contractor's facility. It also tells the contracting officer to include the clause at 52.247-30 in solicitations and contracts when this delivery term is used.
Applies to: Contracts using the f.o.b. origin, contractor's facility delivery term
What it requires
- The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-30 in solicitations and contracts when the delivery term is f.o.b. origin, contractor's facility.
Key terms: f.o.b. origin, contractor's facility · delivery term · 52.247-30 · carrier · conveyance
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
(a) Explanation of delivery term. F.o.b. origin, contractor's facility means free of expense to the Government delivered on board the indicated type of conveyance of the carrier (or of the Government if specified) at the designated facility, on the named street or highway, in the city, county, and State from which the shipment will be made.
(b) Contractor responsibilities. The contractor's responsibilities are the same as those listed in 47.303-1(b).
(c) Contract clause. The contracting officer shall insert in solicitations and contracts the clause at 52.247-30, F.o.b. Origin, Contractor's Facility, when the delivery term is f.o.b. origin, contractor's facility.
Sections that refer to it
- 52.247-30 F.o.b. Origin, Contractor's Facility.
← 47.303-1 F.o.b. origin. · 47.303-3 F.o.b. origin, freight allowed. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 47
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 9, 27, and 47 ↗ · proposed 2026-09-18 · comments due 2026-10-19
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Training To Prevent Human Trafficking for Certain Air Carriers; Correction ↗ · final rule 2024-12-30 · effective 2025-01-03
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Training To Prevent Human Trafficking for Certain Air Carriers ↗ · final rule 2024-12-16 · effective 2025-01-03
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.