48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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9 sections with “small shipments”

  • FAR 47.305-8 Consolidation of small shipments and the use of stopoff privileges.
    (a) Consolidation of small shipments. Consolidation of small shipments into larger lots frequently results in lower transportation costs. Therefore, the contracting officer, after consultation with the transportation office and the activity…
  • FAR 47.303-17 Contractor-prepaid commercial bills of lading, small package shipments.
    … contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-65, F.o.b. Origin, Prepaid Freight-Small Package Shipments, in solicitations and contracts when f.o.b. origin shipments are to be made.
  • FAR 52.247-65 F.o.b. Origin, Prepaid Freight—Small Package Shipments.
    …s prescribed in 47.303-17(f), insert the following clause: F.o.b. Origin Prepaid Freight—Small Package Shipments (JAN 1991) (a) When authorized by the Contracting Officer, f.o.b. origin freight shipments which do not have a security class…
  • FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.
    …the placement of subcontracts. (52) Review, evaluate, and approve plant or division-wide small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business master subcontracting plans. (53) …
  • FAR 8.708 Shipping.
    …initial carrier. (b) Shipment is normally under Government bills of lading. However, for small orders, ordering offices may specify other shipment methods. (c) When shipments are under Government bills of lading, the bills of lading may a…
  • FAR 11.701 Supply contracts.
    …xcess of the contract requirements plus any allowable variation in quantity, particularly small dollar value overshipments, it results in unnecessary administrative costs to the Government in determining disposition of the excess quantity. …
  • FAR 47.101 Policies.
    …cer is permitted to use specific modes of transportation.) (f) Agencies shall place with small business concerns purchases and contracts for transportation and transportation-related services as prescribed in part 19. (g) Agencies shall c…
  • FAR 47.304-1 General.
    …) Permit negotiations for reduced freight rates (see 47.104-1(b)); and (6) Permit use of small shipment consolidation stations. (d) When destinations are tentative or unknown, the solicitation shall be f.o.b. origin only (see 47.305-5). …
  • FAR 52.247-7 Freight Excluded.
    …ct are shipments that can be more advantageously or economically moved via parcel post or small package carrier; shipments of unusual value, explosives and other dangerous articles, household goods, commodities in bulk, commodities injuriou…

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.