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FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 52: Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses › Subpart 52.2

FAR 52.247-1 Commercial Bill of Lading Notations.

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 clause applies when the Contracting Officer authorizes shipment on a commercial bill of lading and the Contractor will be reimbursed for those transportation costs as direct allowable costs. Before shipment, the Contractor must make sure the commercial shipping documents carry the required annotation, choosing the version that matches whether the Government is shown as consignor or consignee. It matters because the annotation protects the Contractor's ability to be reimbursed for those transportation charges.

Applies to: Contractors shipping supplies on a commercial bill of lading with reimbursable transportation costs, when authorized by the Contracting Officer

What it requires

  • Ensure before shipment that the commercial shipping documents are annotated with the applicable notation
  • Use the notation in paragraph (a) if the Government is shown as the consignor or consignee
  • Use the notation in paragraph (b) if the Government is not shown as the consignor or consignee
  • Name the specific agency in the annotation

Key terms: commercial bill of lading · Contracting Officer · direct allowable costs · consignor · consignee

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

The text

As prescribed in 47.104-4, insert the following clause:

Commercial Bill of Lading Notations (FEB 2006)

When the Contracting Officer authorizes supplies to be shipped on a commercial bill of lading and the Contractor will be reimbursed these transportation costs as direct allowable costs, the Contractor shall ensure before shipment is made that the commercial shipping documents are annotated with either of the following notations, as appropriate:

(a) If the Government is shown as the consignor or the consignee, the annotation shall be:

“Transportation is for the ____ [name the specific agency] and the actual total transportation charges paid to the carrier(s) by the consignor or consignee are assignable to, and shall be reimbursed by, the Government.”

(b) If the Government is not shown as the consignor or the consignee, the annotation shall be:

“Transportation is for the ____ [name the specific agency] and the actual total transportation charges paid to the carrier(s) by the consignor or consignee shall be reimbursed by the Government, pursuant to cost-reimbursement contract No ____ This may be confirmed by contacting ____ [name and address of the contract administration office listed in the contract].”

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 52.246-26 Reporting Nonconforming Items. · 52.247-2 Permits, Authorities, or Franchises. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 52

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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