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19 sections with “Household goods”

  • FAR 52.247-11 Net Weight—Household Goods or Office Furniture.
    …sportation or for transportation-related services when movements of Government employees' household goods or relocations of Government offices are involved: Net Weight—Household Goods or Office Furniture (APR 1984) (a) Net weight—full loa…
  • FAR 52.247-22 Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Freight Other Than Household Goods.
    …lowing clause in solicitations and contracts for the transportation of freight other than household goods: Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Freight Other Than Household Goods (APR 1984) Except when loss and/or damage aris…
  • FAR 52.247-23 Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Household Goods.
    …207-7(e), insert the following clause: Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Household Goods (JAN 1991) (a) Except when loss and/or damage arise out of causes beyond the control and without the fault or negligence of the Contr…
  • FAR 47.001 Definitions.
    …r to the United States at a rate below the regulated rate offered to the general public. Household goods in accordance with 49 U.S.C. 13102 means personal effects and property used or to be used in a dwelling, when a part of the equipment …
  • FAR 47.207-4 Determination of weights.
    …f freight involved and the type of service required. (a) Shipments of freight other than household goods and office furniture. (1) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-9, Agreed Weight—General Freight, when the shippin…
  • FAR 47.207-7 Liability and insurance.
    …clause at 52.247-22, Contractor Liability for Loss of and/or Damage to Freight other than Household Goods, in solicitations and contracts for the transportation of freight other than household goods. (e) The contracting officer shall inser…
  • FAR 31.205-35 Relocation costs.
    … and members of the employee's immediate family (see 31.205-46) and transportation of the household and personal effects to the new location. (2) Costs of finding a new home, such as advance trips by the employee or the spouse, or both, to…
  • FAR 47.104 Government rate tenders under sections 10721 and 13712 of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 10721 and 13712).
    … tender are authorized for transportation provided by a rail carrier, for the movement of household goods, and for movement by or with a water carrier in noncontiguous domestic trade. (1) For Government rate tenders submitted by a rail car…
  • FAR 47.200 Scope of subpart.
    …ee subparts 47.4 and 47.5); (2) Freight transportation acquired by bills of lading; (3) Household goods for which rates are negotiated under 49 U.S.C. 10721 and 13712. (These statutes do not apply in intrastate moves); or (4) Contracts a…
  • FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
    …ersonnel in buying and selling homes (which shall not include actual moving or storage of household goods and related services). (2) Conditions. The exemption for the services in paragraph (d)(1) of this subsection applies if all the follo…
  • FAR 47.104-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts.
    …ciples of Part 31. (b) 49 U.S.C. 10721 and 13712 rates may be applied to the movement of household goods and personal effects of contractor employees who are relocated for the convenience and at the direction of the Government and whose to…
  • FAR 47.104-4 Contract clause.
    …l be— (1) Cost-reimbursement contracts, including those that may involve the movement of household goods (see 47.104-3(b)); or (2) Fixed-price f.o.b. origin contracts (other than contracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold)…
  • FAR 47.201 Definitions.
    …t means supplies, goods, and transportable property not encompassed in the definitions of household goods or office furniture. Office furniture means furniture, equipment, fixtures, records, and other equipment and materials used in Govern…
  • FAR 47.207-3 Description of shipment, origin, and destination.
    …d per week, month, or other time period. (ii) If the contract covers a group movement of household goods, give an estimate of the aggregate weights and the basis for determining the aggregate weight. (2) The contracting officer shall inse…
  • FAR 47.207-5 Contractor responsibilities.
    … 52.247-13, Accessorial Services—Moving Contracts, in contracts for the transportation of household goods or office furniture. (d) Receipt of shipment. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-14, Contractor Responsibility…
  • FAR 52.247-7 Freight Excluded.
    …all package carrier; shipments of unusual value, explosives and other dangerous articles, household goods, commodities in bulk, commodities injurious or contaminating to other freight; and shipments that the Government may elect to move in …
  • FAR 52.247-9 Agreed Weight—General Freight.
    …vices when the shipping activity determines the weight of shipments of freight other than household goods or office furniture: Agreed Weight—General Freight (APR 1984) The shipping activity shall determine the weight of each shipment. The…
  • FAR 52.247-10 Net Weight—General Freight.
    …or for transportation-related services when the weight of shipments of freight other than household goods or office furniture is not known at the time of shipment and the contractor is responsible for determining the net weight of the shipm…
  • FAR 52.247-13 Accessorial Services—Moving Contracts.
    … clause substantially as follows in solicitations and contracts for the transportation of household goods or office furniture: Accessorial Services—Moving Contracts (APR 1984) (a) Packing and/or crating and padding. The Contractor shall— …

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