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

FAR 52.247-14 Contractor Responsibility for Receipt of Shipment.

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 requires the contractor to carefully count and inspect all goods being shipped, acknowledge receipt, and document any goods that are not in apparent good order. It matters because it places responsibility on the contractor to identify and record shipment issues at the time of receipt.

Applies to: Contractors providing transportation or transportation-related services

What it requires

  • Diligently count and examine all goods tendered for shipment
  • Receipt for the goods
  • Make appropriate written exception for any goods not in apparent good order

Key terms: goods tendered for shipment · receipt · written exception · apparent good order

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

The text

As prescribed in 47.207-5(d), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services:

Contractor Responsibility for Receipt of Shipment (APR 1984)

The Contractor shall diligently count and examine all goods tendered for shipment, receipt for them, and make appropriate written exception for any goods not in apparent good order.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 52.247-13 Accessorial Services—Moving Contracts. · 52.247-15 Contractor Responsibility for Loading and Unloading. →

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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