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FAR 47.305-17 Returnable cylinders.

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 include the Returnable Cylinders clause (52.247-66) in solicitations and contracts when gas is bought in contractor-furnished returnable cylinders and the contractor keeps title to those cylinders. It matters to contractors because it signals that cylinder return and title terms will be part of the deal.

Applies to: Contracting officers handling solicitations and contracts for gas in contractor-furnished returnable cylinders

What it requires

  • Insert the clause at 52.247-66, Returnable Cylinders, in the solicitation and contract

Key terms: Returnable Cylinders · contractor-furnished returnable cylinders · contractor retains title · 52.247-66

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The text

The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-66, Returnable Cylinders, in a solicitation and contract whenever the contract involves the purchase of gas in contractor-furnished returnable cylinders and the contractor retains title to the cylinders.

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 47.305-16 Shipping characteristics. · 47.306 Transportation factors in the evaluation of offers. →

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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