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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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46 sections with “packing”: the first 40

  • FAR 47.305-10 Packing, marking, and consignment instructions.
    (a) Acquisition documents shall include packing and marking requirements necessary to prevent deterioration of supplies and damages due to the hazards of shipping, handling, and storage, and, when appropriate, marking in accordance with the…
  • DFARS 247.305-10 Packing, marking, and consignment instructions.
    Follow the procedures at PGI 247.305-10 for preparation of consignment instructions.
  • FAR 52.247-13 Accessorial Services—Moving Contracts.
    …usehold goods or office furniture: Accessorial Services—Moving Contracts (APR 1984) (a) Packing and/or crating and padding. The Contractor shall— (1) Perform all of the packing and/or crating and padding necessary for the protection of t…
  • FAR 52.216-3 Economic Price Adjustment—Semistandard Supplies.
    …ntract specifications and with any contract requirements for preservation, packaging, and packing beyond standard commercial practice. (b) The Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer of the amount and effective date of eac…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …tractor inventory. (29) Issue contract modifications requiring the contractor to provide packing, crating, and handling services on excess Government property. When the ACO determines it to be in the Government's interests, the services ma…
  • FAR 52.243-1 Changes—Fixed-Price.
    …t in accordance with the drawings, designs, or specifications. (2) Method of shipment or packing. (3) Place of delivery. (b) If any such change causes an increase or decrease in the cost of, or the time required for, performance of any p…
  • FAR 52.243-2 Changes—Cost-Reimbursement.
    …t in accordance with the drawings, designs, or specifications. (2) Method of shipment or packing. (3) Place of delivery. (b) If any such change causes an increase or decrease in the estimated cost of, or the time required for, performanc…
  • FAR 52.246-17 Warranty of Supplies of a Noncomplex Nature.
    …ll conform with all requirements of this contract; and (ii) The preservation, packaging, packing, and marking, and the preparation for, and method of, shipment of such supplies will conform with the requirements of this contract. (2) When…
  • FAR 8.406-1 Order placement.
    …truck limitation. (16) Marking requirements. (17) Level of preservation, packaging, and packing.
  • FAR 8.705-3 Allocation process.
    …timated volume, and required date or dates for completion. (3) Other requirements; e.g., packing, marking, as necessary. (c) When an allocation is received, the ordering office shall promptly issue an order to the specified AbilityOne par…
  • FAR 8.707 Prices.
    …ofit agency prior to the effective date of the change. (e) If an ordering office desires packing, packaging, or marking of supplies other than the standard pack as provided on the Procurement List, any difference in costs shall be included…
  • FAR 11.701 Supply contracts.
    …ity 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 increase, a decrease,…
  • FAR 13.305-4 Procedures.
    …dress; and (2) Require the supplier to include with delivery of the supplies an invoice, packing slip, or other sales instrument giving— (i) The supplier's name and address; (ii) List and quantity of items supplied; (iii) Unit prices an…
  • FAR 14.201-2 Part I—The Schedule.
    …open competition (see part 11). (d) Section D, Packaging and marking. Provide packaging, packing, preservation, and marking requirements, if any. (e) Section E, Inspection and acceptance. Include inspection, acceptance, quality assurance,…
  • FAR 15.204-2 Part I—The Schedule.
    …t 11, Describing Agency Needs). (d) Section D, Packaging and marking. Provide packaging, packing, preservation, and marking requirements, if any. (e) Section E, Inspection and acceptance. Include inspection, acceptance, quality assurance,…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …., special tooling, travel, computer and consultant services, preservation, packaging and packing, spoilage and rework, and Federal excise tax on finished articles) and provide bases for pricing. E. Royalties. If royalties exceed $1,500, y…
  • FAR 16.203-4 Contract clauses.
    …lause applies. (5) If the supplies are standard, except for preservation, packaging, and packing requirements, the clause prescribed in 16.203-4(a), shall be used rather than this clause. (6) The contracting officer may modify the clause …
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …hedule. (v) Place of delivery or performance (including consignee). (vi) Any packaging, packing, and shipping instructions. (vii) Accounting and appropriation data. (viii) Method of payment and payment office, if not specified in the co…
  • FAR 19.807 Estimating the fair market price.
    …sted to reflect differences in specifications, plans, transportation costs, packaging and packing costs, and other circumstances. Price indices may be used as guides to determine the changes in labor and material costs. Comparison of commer…
  • FAR 22.1003-5 Some examples of contracts covered.
    …onal examples): (a) Motor pool operation, parking, taxicab, and ambulance services. (b) Packing, crating, and storage. (c) Custodial, janitorial, housekeeping, and guard services. (d) Food service and lodging. (e) Laundry, dry-cleaning…
  • FAR 46.105 Contractor responsibilities.
    …ions, handbooks, manuals, and other technical publications; (7) Preservation, packaging, packing, and marking; and (8) Procedures and processes for services to ensure that services meet contract performance requirements. (d) The contract…
  • FAR 46.401 General.
    …l be documented on an inspection or receiving report form or commercial shipping document/packing list, under agency procedures (see subpart 46.6). (g) Agencies may prescribe the use of inspection approval or disapproval stamps to identify…
  • FAR 46.402 Government contract quality assurance at source.
    …Performance at any other place would destroy or require the replacement of costly special packing and packaging; (e) Government inspection during contract performance is essential; or (f) It is determined for other reasons to be in the Go…
  • FAR 46.404 Government contract quality assurance for acquisitions at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.
    …nd; quantity; damage; operability (if readily determinable); and preservation, packaging, packing, and marking, if applicable. (2) Special situations may require more detailed quality assurance and the use of a standard inspection or highe…
  • FAR 46.501 General.
    …nce certificate on an inspection or receiving report form or commercial shipping document/packing list.
  • FAR 46.601 General.
    …istribution of material inspection and receiving reports and commercial shipping document/packing lists to evidence Government inspection (see 46.401) and acceptance (see 46.501).
  • FAR 46.706 Warranty terms and conditions.
    …(e.g., installation, components, accessories, subassemblies, preservation, packaging, and packing, etc.). (ii) If the Government specifies the design of the end item and its measurements, tolerances, materials, tests, or inspection require…
  • FAR 47.200 Scope of subpart.
    …d (2) Transportation-related services including but not limited to stevedoring, storage, packing, marking, and ocean freight forwarding. (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) below, this subpart does not apply to— (1) The acquisition o…
  • FAR 47.303-1 F.o.b. origin.
    …o the goods— (i) Occurring before delivery to the carrier; (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 contract…
  • FAR 47.305-9 Commodity description and freight classification.
    …ll show in the solicitation a complete description of the commodity to be acquired and of packing requirements to determine proper transportation charges for the evaluation of offers. If supplies cannot be properly classified through refere…
  • FAR 52.211-16 Variation in Quantity.
    …t 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) The permissible variati…
  • FAR 52.214-12 Preparation of Bids.
    … bidders shall (1) show the unit price, including, unless otherwise specified, packaging, packing, and preservation and (2) enter the extended price for the quantity of each item offered in the Amount column of the Schedule. In case of disc…
  • FAR 52.216-2 Economic Price Adjustment—Standard Supplies.
    …ny part of the price directly resulting from requirements for preservation, packaging, or packing beyond standard commercial practice. The term established price means a price that (1) is an established catalog or market price for a commerc…
  • FAR 52.223-3 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data.
    …For items shipped to consignees, the Contractor shall include a copy of the MSDS with the packing list or other suitable shipping document which accompanies each shipment. Alternatively, the Contractor is permitted to transmit MSDS's to con…
  • FAR 52.243-3 Changes—Time-and-Materials or Labor-Hours.
    …t in accordance with the drawings, designs, or specifications. (5) Method of shipment or packing of supplies. (6) Place of delivery. (7) Amount of Government-furnished property. (b) If any change causes an increase or decrease in any ho…
  • FAR 52.246-15 Certificate of Conformance.
    …h the contract requirements, including specifications, drawings, preservation, packaging, packing, marking requirements, and physical item identification (part number), and are in the quantity shown on this or on the attached acceptance doc…
  • FAR 52.247-29 F.o.b. Origin.
    …o the goods— (i) Occurring before delivery to the carrier; (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 Contract…
  • FAR 52.247-30 F.o.b. Origin, Contractor's Facility.
    …o the goods— (i) Occurring before delivery to the carrier; (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 Contract…
  • FAR 52.247-31 F.o.b. Origin, Freight Allowed.
    …o the goods— (i) Occurring before delivery to the carrier; (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 Contract…
  • FAR 52.247-32 F.o.b. Origin, Freight Prepaid.
    …o the goods— (i) Occurring before delivery to the carrier; (ii) Resulting from improper packing or marking; or (iii) Resulting from improper loading, stowing, trimming, blocking, and/or bracing of the shipment, if loaded by the Contracto…

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