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82 sections with “shipping”: the first 40

  • FAR 47.305-16 Shipping characteristics.
    (a) Required shipping weights. The contracting officer shall insert in solicitations and contracts the clause at 52.247-59, F.o.b. Origin—Carload and Truckload Shipments, when it is contemplated that they may result in f.o.b. origin contrac…
  • FAR 52.247-46 Shipping Point(s) Used in Evaluation of F.o.b. Origin Offers.
    …provision in f.o.b. origin solicitations when price evaluation for shipments from various shipping points is contemplated: Shipping Point(s) Used in Evaluation of f.o.b. Origin Offers (APR 1984) (a) If more than one shipping point or plan…
  • FAR 52.247-60 Guaranteed Shipping Characteristics.
    As prescribed in 47.305-16(b)(1), insert the following clause: Guaranteed Shipping Characteristics (AUG 2025) (a) The offeror is requested to complete subparagraph (a)(1) of this clause, for each part or component which is packed or packa…
  • FAR 52.247-4 Inspection of Shipping and Receiving Facilities.
    …ion or for transportation-related services when it is desired for offerors to inspect the shipping, receiving, or other sites to ensure realistic bids: Inspection of Shipping and Receiving Facilities (APR 1984) (a) Offerors are urged to i…
  • DFARS 252.247-7028 Application for U.S. Government Shipping Documentation/Instructions.
    As prescribed in 247.207, use the following clause: Application for U.S. Government Shipping Documentation/Instructions (JUN 2012) (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this clause, the Contractor shall request bills of lading by sub…
  • FAR 47.207-9 Annotation and distribution of shipping and billing documents.
    …racting agency, and, if appropriate, the consignee for the annotation and distribution of shipping and billing documents. See 41 CFR part 102-118, Transportation Payment and Audit. (b) In instances of mass movements of freight made availab…
  • FAR 8.708 Shipping.
    (a) Delivery is accomplished when a shipment is placed aboard the vehicle of the initial carrier. The time of delivery is the date shipment is released to and accepted by the initial carrier. (b) Shipment is normally under Government bills…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    … (see 43.101). (60) Cause release of shipments from contractor's plants according to the shipping instructions. When applicable, the order of assigned priority shall be followed; shipments within the same priority shall be determined by da…
  • FAR 47.305-3 F.o.b. origin solicitations.
    …r furnish the following information with the offer: (1) Location of the offeror's actual shipping point(s) (street address, city, State, and ZIP code) from which supplies will be delivered to the Government. (2) Whether the offeror's ship…
  • FAR 52.247-52 Clearance and Documentation Requirements—Shipments to DOD Air or Water Terminal Transshipment Points.
    …equirements have been expressly delegated to the Contractor: (a) At least 10 days before shipping cargo to a water port, the Contractor shall obtain an Export Release from the Government transportation office for— (1) Each shipment weighi…
  • DFARS 252.225-7013 Duty-Free Entry.
    …in the contract price in accordance with paragraph (b) of this clause; and (2) For which shipping documents bear the notation specified in paragraph (e) of this clause. (e) For foreign supplies for which the Government will issue duty-fre…
  • DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.
    …mercial marketplace; and (2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. 40102), such as agricultural products and petroleum products. Component means any article, material, or supply incorp…
  • FAR 52.213-1 Fast Payment Procedure.
    …urchase price excludes the cost of transportation, the Contractor shall enter the prepaid shipping cost on the invoice as a separate item. The Contractor shall not include the cost of parcel post insurance. If transportation charges are sta…
  • DFARS 246.471 Authorizing shipment of supplies.
    …1) Ordinarily, a representative of the contract administration office signs or stamps the shipping papers that accompany Government source-inspected supplies to release them for shipment. This is done for both prime and subcontracts. (2) A…
  • FAR 47.207-1 Qualifications of offerors.
    …ne, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Alternate I. (c) Inspection of shipping and receiving facilities. The contracting officer shall insert the provision at 52.247-4, Inspection of Shipping and Receiving Facilities, wh…
  • FAR 52.225-8 Duty-Free Entry.
    …ntry and will assist the Contractor in obtaining duty-free entry for these supplies. (g) Shipping documents for supplies to be accorded duty-free entry shall consign the shipments to the contracting agency in care of the Contractor and sha…
  • FAR 52.247-9 Agreed Weight—General Freight.
    …itations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when the shipping activity determines the weight of shipments of freight other than household goods or office furniture: Agreed Weight—General Freight (APR 19…
  • FAR 52.247-29 F.o.b. Origin.
    …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. Postal Service facility; or…
  • FAR 52.247-31 F.o.b. Origin, Freight Allowed.
    …d 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. Postal Service facility; …
  • FAR 52.247-32 F.o.b. Origin, Freight Prepaid.
    …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. Postal Service facility; …
  • FAR 52.247-33 F.o.b. Origin, With Differentials.
    …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. Postal Service facility; …
  • DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea.
    … Requests shall contain at a minimum— (1) Type, weight, and cube of cargo; (2) Required shipping date(s) and required delivery date(s); (3) Special handling and discharge requirements; (4) Loading and discharge points; (5) Name of ship…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …s the contract provides otherwise, the seller or consignor is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss. For use in the clause at 52.247-34, see the definition at 52.247-34(a). F.o.b. origin means free on board at origin; i.e.,…
  • FAR 29.305 State and local tax exemptions.
    …llowing: (1) A copy of the contract or relevant portion. (2) Copies of purchase orders, shipping documents, credit-card-imprinted sales slips, paid or acknowledged invoices, or similar documents that identify an agency or instrumentality …
  • FAR 47.306-3 Adequacy of loading and unloading facilities.
    …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 lots. (b) The contracting officer shall consider the type …
  • FAR 52.223-3 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data.
    …, 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 consignees in advance of receipt o…
  • FAR 52.247-51 Evaluation of Export Offers.
    …ed 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 the overseas port of discharge. The Government may designate the mo…
  • FAR 52.247-53 Freight Classification Description.
    … compressed, unwrapped, etc.), the container material (fiberboard, wooden, etc.), unusual shipping dimensions, and other conditions affecting traffic descriptions. The Government will use these descriptions as well as other information avai…
  • FAR 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels.
    …tract (computed separately for dry bulk carriers, dry cargo liners, and tankers) whenever shipping any equipment, materials, or commodities under the conditions set forth in paragraph (a) above, to the extent that such vessels are available…
  • DFARS 204.1603 Procedures.
    …ly in position 2, and only to identify modifications issued to provide initial or amended shipping instructions when— (a) The contract has either FOB origin or destination delivery terms; and (b) The price changes; (iii) Use T, U, V, W, …
  • DFARS 247.101 Policies.
    (h) Shipping documents covering f.o.b. origin shipments. (i) Procedures for the contractor to obtain bills of lading are in the clause at 252.247-7028, Application for U.S. Government Shipping Documentation/Instructions. (ii) The term “co…
  • DFARS 247.207 Solicitation provisions, contract clauses, and special requirements.
    …-related adjustment. (2) Use the clause at 252.247-7028, Application for U.S. Government Shipping Documentation/Instructions in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisi…
  • DFARS 252.217-7005 Inspection and manner of doing work.
    …best commercial marine practices and the rules and requirements of the American Bureau of Shipping, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, in effect at the time of Contractor's submission of bid (or …
  • FAR 4.705-1 Financial and cost accounting records.
    …ceivable invoices, adjustments to the accounts, invoice registers, carrier freight bills, shipping orders, and other documents which detail the material or services billed on the related invoices: Retain 4 years. (b) Material, work order, …
  • FAR 8.406-1 Order placement.
    …formation in addition to any information required by the schedule contract: (1) Complete shipping and billing addresses. (2) Contract number and date. (3) Agency order number. (4) F.o.b. delivery point; i.e., origin or destination. (5)…
  • FAR 11.701 Supply contracts.
    … 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 increase…
  • FAR 13.106-2 Evaluation of quotations or offers.
    …fers— (i) In an impartial manner; and (ii) Inclusive of transportation charges from the shipping point of the supplier to the delivery destination. (2) Quotations or offers shall be evaluated on the basis established in the solicitation.…
  • FAR 15.407-4 Should-cost review.
    … overhead should-cost review is used to evaluate indirect costs, such as fringe benefits, shipping and receiving, real property, and equipment, depreciation, plant maintenance and security, taxes, and general and administrative activities. …
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …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 contract (see 3…
  • FAR 32.905 Payment documentation and process.
    …measure, unit price, and extended price of supplies delivered or services performed. (v) Shipping and payment terms (e.g., shipment number and date of shipment, discount for prompt payment terms). Bill of lading number and weight of shipme…

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