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29 sections with “Government rate tender”

  • FAR 47.104 Government rate tenders under sections 10721 and 13712 of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 10721 and 13712).
    …r at “a rate reduced from the applicable commercial rate.” Reduced rates are offered in a Government rate tender. Additional information for civilian agencies is available in the Federal Management Regulation (41 CFR parts 102-117 and 102-1…
  • FAR 47.104-1 Government rate tender procedures.
    (a) 49 U.S.C. 10721 and 13712 rates are published in Government rate tenders and apply to shipments moving for the account of the Government on— (1) Commercial bills of lading endorsed to show that total transportation charges are assignab…
  • FAR 47.104-5 Citation of Government rate tenders.
    …ply, transportation offices or contractors, as appropriate, shall identify the applicable Government rate tender by endorsement on bills of lading.
  • FAR 47.104-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts.
    … 49 U.S.C. 10721 and 13712 rates may be applied to shipments other than those made by the Government if the total benefit accrues to the Government, i.e., the Government shall pay the charges or directly and completely reimburse the party t…
  • FAR 47.303-1 F.o.b. origin.
    (a) Explanation of delivery term. F.o.b. origin means free of expense to the Government delivered— (1) On board the indicated type of conveyance of the carrier (or of the Government, if specified) at a designated point in the city, county,…
  • FAR 47.304-1 General.
    …c) In determining whether f.o.b. origin or f.o.b. destination is more advantageous to the Government, the contracting officer shall consider the availability of lower freight rates (Government rate tenders) to the Government for f.o.b. orig…
  • FAR 52.247-29 F.o.b. Origin.
    …B 2006) (a) The term f.o.b. origin, as used in this clause, means free of expense to the Government delivered— (1) On board the indicated type of conveyance of the carrier (or of the Government, if specified) at a designated point in the …
  • FAR 52.247-30 F.o.b. Origin, Contractor's Facility.
    ….o.b. origin, contractor's facility, as used in this clause, means free of expense to the Government delivered on board the indicated type of conveyance of the carrier (or of the Government, if specified) at the designated facility, on the …
  • FAR 52.247-31 F.o.b. Origin, Freight Allowed.
    ….o.b. origin, freight allowed, as used in this clause, means— (1) Free of expense to the Government delivered— (i) On board the indicated type of conveyance of the carrier (or of the Government, if specified) at a designated point in the …
  • FAR 52.247-32 F.o.b. Origin, Freight Prepaid.
    ….o.b. origin, freight prepaid, as used in this clause, means— (1) Free of expense to the Government delivered— (i) On board the indicated type of conveyance of the carrier (or of the Government if specified) at a designated point in the c…
  • FAR 52.247-33 F.o.b. Origin, With Differentials.
    …b. origin, with differentials, as used in this clause, means— (1) Free of expense to the Government delivered— (i) On board the indicated type of conveyance of the carrier (or of the Government, if specified) at a designated point in the …
  • DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.
    … (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Contract financing payment means an authorized Government disbursement of monies to a contractor prior to acceptance of supplies or services by the Government. (1) Contract financing payments incl…
  • FAR 47.001 Definitions.
    …enerally used as a contract of carriage. (1) Commercial bill of lading (CBL), unlike the Government bill of lading, is not an accountable transportation document. (2) Government bill of lading (GBL) is an accountable transportation docume…
  • FAR 47.303-3 F.o.b. origin, freight allowed.
    …ation of delivery term. F.o.b. origin, freight allowed means— (1) Free of expense to the Government delivered— (i) On board the indicated type or conveyance of the carrier (or of the Government, if specified) at a designated point in the …
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    … funds of supplies or services (including construction) by and for the use of the Federal Government through purchase or lease, whether the supplies or services are already in existence or must be created, developed, demonstrated, and evalu…
  • FAR 47.305-1 Solicitation requirements.
    …racting officer shall include in solicitations a requirement that the offeror furnish the Government as much of the following data as is applicable to the particular acquisition: (a) Modes of transportation and, if rail transportation is u…
  • FAR 47.305-13 Transit arrangements.
    …sit point. (2) The contracting officer shall consider possible benefits available to the Government through the use of existing transit arrangements or through efforts to obtain additional transit privileges from the carriers. Solicitation…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    … tender for acceptance those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any supplies or services that have been tendered for acceptance. The Government may require repair or…
  • FAR 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services).
    …residing in or transiting through its information system.) (ii) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded (JAN 2025) (Applies to…
  • FAR 52.246-3 Inspection of Supplies—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …ta. (b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the supplies, fabricating methods, and special tooling under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by t…
  • FAR 52.246-6 Inspection—Time-and-Material and Labor-Hour.
    …se. (b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the material, fabricating methods, work, and services under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by th…
  • FAR 52.246-8 Inspection of Research and Development—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …se. (b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the work under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made ava…
  • FAR 47.207-6 Rates and charges.
    …service that is— (i) Available to the general public; or (ii) Otherwise tendered to the Government. (2) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-17, Charges. (b) The contracting officer shall include in the solicitation…
  • DFARS 232.7002 Policy.
    …r (e.g., section G, an addendum to FAR 52.212-4, or applicable clause); and (5) When the Governmentwide commercial purchase card is used as the method of payment, in which case only submission of the receiving report in electronic form is …
  • FAR 52.247-59 F.o.b. Origin—Carload and Truckload Shipments.
    … ship such scheduled quantity in one shipment. (e) The Contractor shall be liable to the Government for any increased costs to the Government resulting from failure to comply with the above requirements. (End of clause)
  • FAR 52.247-60 Guaranteed Shipping Characteristics.
    …ish sufficient data in subparagraph (a)(1) of this clause, to permit determination by the Government of the item shipping costs, evaluation will be based on the shipping characteristics submitted by the offeror whose offer produces the high…
  • FAR 52.247-61 F.o.b. Origin—Minimum Size of Shipments.
    …es to ship such scheduled quantity in one shipment. The Contractor shall be liable to the Government for any increased costs to the Government resulting from failure to comply with the above requirements. This liability shall not attach if …
  • FAR 41.202 Procedures.
    …licable ongoing capital credits. (6) A copy of the applicable rate schedule. (e) If the Government obtains utility service pursuant to paragraph (c) of this section, the contracting officer shall, on an annual basis beginning from the dat…
  • FAR 52.247-17 Charges.
    …o the general public, or be in excess of charges based on rates otherwise tendered to the Government by the Contractor for the same type of service. (End of clause)

FAR (chapter 1)

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.