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FAR 52.247-20 Estimated Quantities or Weights for Evaluation of Offers.

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 provision is to be included in solicitations for transportation or transportation-related services when the quantities or weights of shipments between each origin and destination are not known. It states that estimated quantities or weights will be used only for evaluating offers, not for any other purpose. Contractors should understand that these estimates are solely for offer evaluation and do not represent actual shipment volumes.

Applies to: Solicitations for transportation or transportation-related services where shipment quantities or weights between origin and destination are unknown

Key terms: estimated quantities · estimated weights · origin and destination · evaluating offers

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The text

As prescribed in 47.207-6(c)(6), insert the following provision in solicitations for transportation or for transportation-related services when quantities or weights of shipments between each origin and destination are not known, stating estimated quantity or weight for each origin/destination pair:

Estimated Quantities or Weights for Evaluation of Offers (APR 1984)

For the purpose of evaluating offers, and for no other purpose, the following estimated quantities or weights will be considered as the quantities or weights to be shipped between each origin and destination listed:

(End of provision)

Sections it refers to

Sections that refer to it

← 52.247-19 Stopping in Transit for Partial Unloading. · 52.247-21 Contractor Liability for Personal Injury and/or Property Damage. →

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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