48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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40 sections with “Transportation and transportation-related services”

  • FAR 47.205 Availability of term contracts and basic ordering agreements for transportation or for transportation-related services.
    (a) All Government agencies may contract for transportation or for transportation-related services and execute basic ordering agreements (BOA's) (see subpart 16.7) unless agency regulations prescribe otherwise. However, it is generally more…
  • FAR 52.232-4 Payments Under Transportation Contracts and Transportation-Related Services Contracts.
    …yment due dates in accordance with agency regulations, in solicitations and contracts for transportation or transportation-related services: Payments Under Transportation Contracts and Transportation-Related Services Contracts (APR 1984) …
  • FAR 28.313 Contract clauses for insurance of transportation or transportation-related services.
    … shall insert the clause at 52.228-9, Cargo Insurance, in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services, except when freight is shipped under rates subject to released or declared value. (b) The cont…
  • FAR 47.002 Applicability.
    …e regulations in Part 47 as applicable: (a) Acquisition of supplies. (b) Acquisition of transportation and transportation-related services. (c) Transportation assistance and traffic management. (d) Administration of transportation contr…
  • FAR 47.101 Policies.
    …nsure that instructions to contractors result in the most efficient and economical use of transportation services and equipment. Transportation personnel will assist and provide transportation management expertise to the CAO. Specific respo…
  • FAR 47.206 Preparation of solicitations and contracts.
    (a) Contracting officers shall prepare solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services as prescribed elsewhere in the FAR for fixed-price service contracts to the extent that those requirements are appl…
  • FAR 47.207-6 Rates and charges.
    …r each service. (c) The following guidelines apply to the composition of a tabulation of transportation or of transportation-related services and their rate (price) bases: (1) Combination of pricing bases. If various types of services wit…
  • DFARS 212.602 Streamlined evaluation of offers.
    (b)(i) For the acquisition of transportation and transportation-related services, also consider evaluating offers in accordance with the criteria at 247.206(1). (ii) For the acquisition of transportation in supply contracts that will inclu…
  • FAR 32.111 Contract clauses for noncommercial purchases.
    …itations and contracts for personal services; (4) The clause at 52.232-4, Payments under Transportation Contracts and Transportation-Related Services Contracts, in solicitations and contracts for transportation or transportation-related se…
  • FAR 47.000 Scope of subpart.
    (a) This part prescribes policies and procedures for— (1) Applying transportation and traffic management considerations in the acquisition of supplies; and (2) Acquiring transportation or transportation-related services by contract method…
  • FAR 47.200 Scope of subpart.
    …bes procedures for the acquisition by sealed bid or negotiated contracts of— (1) Freight transportation (including local drayage) from rail, motor (including bus), domestic water (including inland, coastwise, and intercoastal) carriers, an…
  • FAR 47.207 Solicitation provisions, contract clauses, and special requirements.
    … include provisions, clauses, and special requirements in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services as prescribed in 47.207-1 through 47.207-9.
  • FAR 52.228-10 Vehicular and General Public Liability Insurance.
    …nsert a clause substantially the same as the following in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when the contracting officer determines that vehicular liability or general public liability ins…
  • FAR 52.247-4 Inspection of Shipping and Receiving Facilities.
    As prescribed in 47.207-1(c), insert the following provision in solicitations for transportation or for transportation-related services when it is desired for offerors to inspect the shipping, receiving, or other sites to ensure realistic b…
  • FAR 52.247-15 Contractor Responsibility for Loading and Unloading.
    …prescribed in 47.207-5(e), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when the contractor is responsible for loading and unloading shipments: Contractor Responsibili…
  • FAR 52.247-21 Contractor Liability for Personal Injury and/or Property Damage.
    …prescribed in 47.207-7(c), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services: Contractor Liability for Personal Injury and/or Property Damage (APR 1984) (a) The Contractor…
  • FAR 52.247-26 Government Direction and Marking.
    …scribed in 47.207-8(a)(3), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when office relocations are involved: Government Direction and Marking (APR 1984) The agency b…
  • FAR 52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service).
    … or under this contract. (End of clause) Alternate I (APR 1984). If the contract is for transportation or transportation-related services, delete paragraph (f) of the basic clause, redesignate the remaining paragraphs accordingly, and sub…
  • FAR 47.207-5 Contractor responsibilities.
    …g officer shall specify clearly those service requirements that are not considered normal transportation or transportation-related requirements. (a) Type of equipment. If appropriate, the contracting officer shall specify the type and size…
  • FAR 49.504 Termination of fixed-price contracts for default.
    … (e.g., if the acquisition involves items with a history of unsatisfactory quality). (2) Transportation. If the contract is for transportation or transportation-related services, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Altern…
  • FAR 52.247-18 Multiple Shipments.
    …ibed in 47.207-6(c)(5)(i), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when multiple shipments are tendered at one time to the contractor for transportation from one o…
  • FAR 52.247-19 Stopping in Transit for Partial Unloading.
    …bed in 47.207-6(c)(5)(ii), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when multiple shipments are tendered at one time to the contractor for transportation from one o…
  • FAR 47.202 Presolicitation planning.
    Contracting officers shall inform activities that plan to acquire transportation or transportation-related services of the applicable lead-time requirements, that is— (a) The Service Contract Labor Standards statute requirement to obtain a…
  • FAR 52.247-3 Capability To Perform a Contract for the Relocation of a Federal Office.
    …prescribed in 47.207-1(b), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when a Federal office is relocated, to ensure that offerors are capable to perform interstate or…
  • FAR 52.247-5 Familiarization With Conditions.
    …prescribed in 47.207-1(d), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services to ensure that offerors become familiar with conditions under which and where the services will …
  • FAR 52.247-6 Financial Statement.
    As prescribed in 47.207-1(e), insert the following provision in solicitations for transportation or for transportation-related services to ensure that offerors are prepared to furnish financial statements: Financial Statement (APR 1984) T…
  • FAR 52.247-7 Freight Excluded.
    ….207-3(d)(2), insert a clause substantially as follows in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when any commodities or types of shipments have been identified for exclusion: Freight Excluded…
  • FAR 52.247-8 Estimated Weights or Quantities Not Guaranteed.
    …scribed in 47.207-3(e)(2), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when weights or quantities are estimates: Estimated Weights or Quantities Not Guaranteed (APR 1…
  • FAR 52.247-9 Agreed Weight—General Freight.
    …scribed in 47.207-4(a)(1), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when the shipping activity determines the weight of shipments of freight other than household go…
  • FAR 52.247-10 Net Weight—General Freight.
    …scribed in 47.207-4(a)(2), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when the weight of shipments of freight other than household goods or office furniture is not kn…
  • FAR 52.247-11 Net Weight—Household Goods or Office Furniture.
    As prescribed in 47.207-4(b), insert the following clause in contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when movements of Government employees' household goods or relocations of Government offices are involved: Net…
  • FAR 52.247-12 Supervision, Labor, or Materials.
    … 47.207-5(b), insert a clause substantially as follows in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when the contractor is required to furnish supervision, labor, or materials: Supervision, Labor…
  • FAR 52.247-14 Contractor Responsibility for Receipt of Shipment.
    …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 …
  • FAR 52.247-16 Contractor Responsibility for Returning Undelivered Freight.
    …prescribed in 47.207-5(f), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when the contractor is responsible for returning undelivered freight: Contractor Responsibility…
  • FAR 52.247-17 Charges.
    …scribed in 47.207-6(a)(2), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services: Charges (APR 1984) In no event shall charges under this contract be in excess of charges base…
  • FAR 52.247-20 Estimated Quantities or Weights for Evaluation of Offers.
    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 es…
  • FAR 52.247-24 Advance Notification by the Government.
    …scribed in 47.207-8(a)(1), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when the Government is responsible for notifying the contractor of specific service times or unu…
  • FAR 52.247-25 Government-Furnished Equipment With or Without Operators.
    …ibed in 47.207-8(a)(2)(i), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when the Government furnishes equipment with or without operators: Government-Furnished Equipme…
  • FAR 52.247-27 Contract Not Affected by Oral Agreement.
    …prescribed in 47.207-8(b), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services: Contract Not Affected by Oral Agreement (APR 1984) No oral statement of any person shall modi…
  • FAR 52.247-28 Contractor's Invoices.
    …e following clause in solicitations and contracts for drayage or other term contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services: Contractor's Invoices (APR 1984) The Contractor shall submit itemized invoices as instructed …

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