48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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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.

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5 sections with “commodities in bulk”

  • FAR 47.207-3 Description of shipment, origin, and destination.
    …reight or types of shipments that are subject to exclusion; e.g., bulk freight, hazardous commodities, or shipments under or over specified weights; and (2) insert a clause substantially the same as the clause at 52.247-7, Freight Excluded,…
  • FAR 52.247-7 Freight Excluded.
    …itations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when any commodities or types of shipments have been identified for exclusion: Freight Excluded (APR 1984) Excluded from the scope of this contract are shipm…
  • FAR 8.608 Protection of classified and sensitive information.
    …on; (2) Pipelines for the distribution of natural gas, bulk petroleum products, or other commodities; or (3) Other utilities; or (c) Personal or financial information about any individual private citizen, including information relating t…
  • FAR 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels.
    …g commercial vessels at least 50 percent of the gross tonnage of equipment, materials, or commodities that may be transported in ocean vessels (computed separately for dry bulk carriers, dry cargo liners, and tankers). Such transportation s…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …uiry. (iv) Comparison with competitive published price lists, published market prices of commodities, similar indexes, and discount or rebate arrangements. (v) Comparison of proposed prices with independent Government cost estimates. (vi…

FAR (chapter 1)

DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)

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