FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 47: Transportation › Subpart 47.5
FAR 47.500 Scope of subpart.
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 subpart sets out the policy and procedures for giving preference to U.S.-flag vessels when supplies must be transported by ocean vessel. It does not apply to the Department of Defense, which follows separate rules in DFARS subpart 247.5. Contractors shipping supplies by ocean vessel should know that U.S.-flag vessels are to be preferred under this subpart.
Applies to: Contractors arranging ocean vessel transportation of supplies, except DoD
Key terms: U.S.-flag vessels · ocean vessel · transportation of supplies · Department of Defense (DoD) · DFARS subpart 247.5
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The text
This subpart prescribes policy and procedures for giving preference to U.S.-flag vessels when transportation of supplies by ocean vessel is required. This subpart does not apply to the Department of Defense (DoD). Policy and procedures applicable to DoD appear in DFARS subpart 247.5.
← 47.405 Contract clauses. · 47.501 Definitions. →
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.