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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4 sections with “expected date of the initial shipment”

  • FAR 52.247-51 Evaluation of Export Offers.
    …ing date specified for receipt of offers) and which will be effective for the date of the expected initial shipment will be used in the evaluation of offers. (b) F.o.b. origin, transportation under Government bill of lading. (1) Offers sha…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …der study, rather than any practical application of that knowledge. Best value means the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government's estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement. Bid sa…
  • FAR 47.306-2 Lowest overall transportation costs.
    …ssorial and incidental charges that (1) are in effect on, or become effective before, the expected date of the initial shipment and (2) are on file or published on the date of the bid opening. (b) If rates or related charges become availab…
  • FAR 52.245-1 Government Property.
    …cidental loss, damage or destruction to Government property that reduces the Government's expected economic benefits of the property. Loss of Government property does not include purposeful destructive testing, obsolescence, normal wear and…

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.