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FAR 52.247-48 F.o.b. Destination—Evidence 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 applies when a contract is awarded on a free on board (f.o.b.) destination basis. It requires the contractor to wait until the supplies have been shipped to the destination before submitting an invoice, and to keep certain shipment evidence for three years after final payment. The contractor does not need to send that evidence with the invoice.

Applies to: Contractors under contracts awarded on an f.o.b. destination basis.

What it requires

  • Do not submit an invoice for payment until the supplies covered by the invoice have been shipped to the destination.
  • Retain evidence of shipment documentation for 3 years after final payment under the contract.
  • Make the evidence of shipment documentation available to the Government for review as necessary.

Key terms: f.o.b. destination · evidence of shipment · common carrier · commercial bill of lading · parcel post

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

The text

As prescribed in 47.305-4(c), insert the following clause:

F.o.b. Destination—Evidence of Shipment (FEB 1999)

(a) If this contract is awarded on a free on board (f.o.b.) destination basis, the Contractor—

(1) Shall not submit an invoice for payment until the supplies covered by the invoice have been shipped to the destination; and

(2) Shall retain, and make available to the Government for review as necessary, the following evidence of shipment documentation for a period of 3 years after final payment under the contract:

(i) If transportation is accomplished by common carrier, a signed copy of the commercial bill of lading for the supplies covered by the Contractor's invoice, indicating the carrier's intent to ship the supplies to the destination specified in the contract.

(ii) If transportation is accomplished by parcel post, a copy of the certificate of mailing.

(iii) If transportation is accomplished by other than common carrier or parcel post, a copy of the delivery document showing receipt at the destination specified in the contract.

(b) The Contractor is not required to submit evidence of shipment documentation with its invoice.

(End of clause)

Sections it refers to

  • 47.305-4 F.o.b. destination solicitations.

Sections that refer to it

  • 47.305-4 F.o.b. destination solicitations.

← 52.247-47 Evaluation—F.o.b. Origin. · 52.247-49 Destination Unknown. →

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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