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  • FAR 52.247-15 Contractor Responsibility for Loading and Unloading.
    …nsportation or for transportation-related services when the contractor is responsible for loading and unloading shipments: Contractor Responsibility for Loading and Unloading (APR 1984) (a)(1) Unless otherwise specified in this contract t…
  • FAR 47.305-15 Loading responsibilities of contractors.
    (a)(1) Contractors are responsible for loading, blocking, and bracing carload shipments as specified in standards published by the Association of American Railroads. (2) The contracting officer shall insert in solicitations and contracts t…
  • FAR 52.247-19 Stopping in Transit for Partial Unloading.
    …s along the route between origin and last destination: Stopping in Transit for Partial Unloading (APR 1984) When multiple shipments are tendered at one time to the Contractor for movement from one origin to two or more consignees along th…
  • FAR 52.247-58 Loading, Blocking, and Bracing of Freight Car Shipments.
    …use in solicitations and contracts when supplies may be shipped in carload lots by rail: Loading, Blocking, and Bracing of Freight Car Shipments (APR 1984) (a) Upon receipt of shipping instructions, as provided in this contract, the suppl…
  • FAR 47.306-3 Adequacy of loading and unloading facilities.
    (a) When determining the transportation capabilities of an offeror, the contracting officer shall consider the type and adequacy of the offeror's shipping facilities, including the ability to consolidate and ship in carload or truckload lot…
  • FAR 47.207-5 Contractor responsibilities.
    …l insert the clause at 52.247-14, Contractor Responsibility for Receipt of Shipment. (e) Loading and unloading. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-15, Contractor Responsibility for Loading and Unloading, when the con…
  • FAR 47.305-6 Shipments to ports and air terminals.
    …mum quantities available per shipment; (iii) The quantity that can be made available for loading to vessel per running day of 24 hours (if acquisition involves a commodity to be shipped in bulk); (iv) The minimum leadtime required to make…
  • FAR 52.247-51 Evaluation of Export Offers.
    … inland transportation costs from the point of origin in the United States to the port of loading, port handling charges at the port of loading, and ocean shipping costs from the United States port of loading (see paragraph (d) below) to th…
  • DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea.
    …(s) and required delivery date(s); (3) Special handling and discharge requirements; (4) Loading and discharge points; (5) Name of shipper and consignee; (6) Prime contract number; and (7) A documented description of current, diligent e…
  • FAR 47.303-6 F.o.b. destination.
    …onsignee's wharf (if destination is a port city and supplies are for export), warehouse unloading platform, or receiving dock, at the expense of the contractor. The Government shall not be liable for any delivery, storage, demurrage, access…
  • FAR 52.247-33 F.o.b. Origin, With Differentials.
    …in; (ii) To, and placed on, the carrier's wharf (at shipside, within reach of the ship's loading tackle, when the shipping point is within a port area having water transportation service) or the carrier's freight station; (iii) To a U.S. …
  • FAR 52.247-34 F.o.b. Destination.
    …onsignee's wharf (if destination is a port city and supplies are for export), warehouse unloading platform, or receiving dock, at the expense of the Contractor. The Government shall not be liable for any delivery, storage, demurrage, access…
  • DFARS 252.247-7000 Hardship conditions.
    …000) (a) If the Contractor finds unusual ship, dock, or cargo conditions associated with loading or unloading a particular cargo, that will work a hardship on the Contractor if loaded or unloaded at the basic commodity rates, the Contracto…
  • FAR 52.247-29 F.o.b. Origin.
    …gin; (2) To, and placed on, the carrier's wharf (at shipside, within reach of the ship's loading tackle, when the shipping point is within a port area having water transportation service) or the carrier's freight station; (3) To a U.S. Po…
  • FAR 52.247-31 F.o.b. Origin, Freight Allowed.
    …gin; (ii) To, and placed on, the carrier's wharf (at shipside within reach of the ship's loading tackle when the shipping point is within a port area having water transportation service) or the carrier's freight station; (iii) To a U.S. P…
  • FAR 52.247-32 F.o.b. Origin, Freight Prepaid.
    …in; (ii) To, and placed on, the carrier's wharf (at shipside, within reach of the ship's loading tackle, when the shipping point is within a port area having water transportation service) or the carrier's freight station; (iii) To a U.S. …
  • FAR 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels.
    …actor shall furnish these bill of lading copies (i) within 20 working days of the date of loading for shipments originating in the United States, or (ii) within 30 working days for shipments originating outside the United States. Each bill …
  • FAR 47.303-1 F.o.b. origin.
    …gin; (2) To, and placed on, the carrier's wharf (at shipside, within reach of the ship's loading tackle, when the shipping point is within a port area having water transportation service) or the carrier's freight station; (3) To a U.S. Po…
  • FAR 47.303-8 F.a.s. vessel, port of shipment.
    …of expense to the Government delivered alongside the ocean vessel and within reach of its loading tackle at the specified port of shipment. (b) Contractor responsibilities. The contractor shall— (1)(i) Pack and mark the shipment to comply…
  • FAR 47.303-15 F.o.b. designated air carrier's terminal, point of exportation.
    …aft, or delivered to the custody of the air carrier (if only the air carrier performs the loading), at the air carrier's terminal specified in the contract. (b) Contractor responsibilities. The contractor shall— (1)(i) Pack and mark the s…
  • FAR 47.304-5 Exceptions.
    …tion; (2) Mode of transportation required; (3) Availability of Government or commercial loading, unloading, or transshipment facilities; (4) Characteristics of the supplies; (5) Trade customs related to certain supplies; (6) Origins or…
  • FAR 47.305-3 F.o.b. origin solicitations.
    …ant or commercial shipping point prices because of Government-required routings: (i) The loading nature of the supplies; e.g., wheeled vehicles. (ii) The different methods of shipment specified by the Government; e.g., towaway, driveaway,…
  • FAR 47.305-8 Consolidation of small shipments and the use of stopoff privileges.
    …ery schedules to provide for deliveries in larger quantities. (b) Stopping for partial unloading. When feasible, schedules for delivery of supplies to multiple destinations shall be consolidated and the stopoff privileges permitted under c…
  • FAR 47.306-1 Transportation cost determinations.
    … Contract period. (g) Possible use of transit privileges, including stopoffs for partial loading or unloading, or both.
  • FAR 52.222-2 Payment for Overtime Premiums.
    …ities, or accounting; (3) To perform tests, industrial processes, laboratory procedures, loading or unloading of transportation conveyances, and operations in flight or afloat that are continuous in nature and cannot reasonably be interrup…
  • FAR 52.247-25 Government-Furnished Equipment With or Without Operators.
    …without, as applicable, and insert origin, destination, or both] to assist in ___ [insert loading, unloading, or both], when required. (End of clause)
  • FAR 52.247-36 F.a.s. Vessel, Port of Shipment.
    …of expense to the Government delivered alongside the ocean vessel and within reach of its loading tackle at the specified port of shipment. (b) The Contractor shall— (1)(i) Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract specifications…
  • FAR 52.247-43 F.o.b. Designated Air Carrier's Terminal, Point of Exportation.
    …aft, or delivered to the custody of the air carrier (if only the air carrier performs the loading), at the air carrier's terminal specified in the contract. (b) The Contractor shall— (1)(i) Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contra…
  • FAR 52.247-52 Clearance and Documentation Requirements—Shipments to DOD Air or Water Terminal Transshipment Points.
    … will be tendered as a carload or truckload; or (v) Is to be shipped to an ammunition outloading port for water shipment; or (3) Each shipment weighing less than 10,000 pounds if the cargo consists of— (i) Narcotics; (ii) Perishable bio…
  • DFARS 247.270-2 Technical provisions.
    …s of stevedoring operations. (b) When including rail car, truck, or intermodal equipment loading and unloading, or other dock and terminal work under a stevedoring contract, include these requirements as separate items of work.
  • FAR 11.701 Supply contracts.
    …variation in the quantity of items called for if the variation is caused by conditions of loading, shipping, or packing, or by allowances in manufacturing processes. Any permissible variation shall be stated as a percentage and it may be an…
  • FAR 32.202-4 Security for Government financing.
    …rtain risks. For example, very high amounts of financing early in the contract (front-end loading) may unduly increase the risk to the Government. The security and the amounts and timing of financing payments must be analyzed as a whole to …
  • FAR 47.207-6 Rates and charges.
    …ntracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-19, Stopping in Transit for Partial Unloading, when multiple shipments are tendered at one time to the contractor for transportation from one origin to two or more consignees along the rou…
  • FAR 47.303-3 F.o.b. origin, freight allowed.
    …in; (ii) To, and placed on, the carrier's wharf (at shipside, within reach of the ship's loading tackle, when the shipping point is within a port area having water transportation service) or the carrier's freight station; (iii) To a U.S. …
  • FAR 47.303-4 F.o.b. origin, freight prepaid.
    …in; (ii) To, and placed on, the carrier's wharf (at shipside, within reach of the ship's loading tackle, when the shipping point is within a port area having water transportation service) or the carrier's freight station; (iii) To a U.S. …
  • FAR 47.303-5 F.o.b. origin, with differentials.
    …in; (ii) To, and placed on, the carrier's wharf (at shipside, within reach of the ship's loading tackle, when the shipping point is within a port area having water transportation service) or the carrier's freight station; (iii) To a U.S. …
  • FAR 47.304-1 General.
    …such as coal, that require other than Government-owned or operated handling, storage, and loading facilities, are destined for shipment outside CONUS. (2) Steel or other bulk construction products are destined for shipment outside CONUS. …
  • FAR 52.211-16 Variation in Quantity.
    … this contract will not be accepted unless the variation has been caused by conditions of loading, shipping, or packing, or allowances in manufacturing processes, and then only to the extent, if any, specified in paragraph (b) below. (b) T…
  • FAR 52.236-10 Operations and Storage Areas.
    …aterials are transported in prosecuting the work, vehicles shall not be loaded beyond the loading capacity recommended by the manufacturer of the vehicle or prescribed by any Federal, State, or local law or regulation. When it is necessary …
  • FAR 52.247-30 F.o.b. Origin, Contractor's Facility.
    …ier; (ii) Resulting from improper packing and marking; or (iii) Resulting from improper loading, stowing, trimming, blocking, and/or bracing of the shipment, if loaded by the Contractor on or in the carrier's conveyance; (5) Complete the…

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