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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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143 sections with “transportation cost”: the first 40

  • FAR 52.247-50 No Evaluation of Transportation Costs.
    …practical to establish tentative or general delivery places for the purpose of evaluating transportation costs: No Evaluation of Transportation Costs (APR 1984) Costs of transporting supplies to be delivered under this contract will not b…
  • FAR 47.306-1 Transportation cost determinations.
    When requesting the transportation officer to assist in evaluating offers, the contracting officer shall give the transportation officer all pertinent data, including the following information: (a) A complete description of the commodity b…
  • FAR 47.306-2 Lowest overall transportation costs.
    (a) For the evaluation of offers, the transportation officer shall give to the contracting officer, and the contracting officer shall use, the lowest available freight rates and related accessorial and incidental charges that (1) are in eff…
  • DFARS 247.372 DD Form 1654, Evaluation of Transportation Cost Factors.
    Contracting personnel may use the DD Form 1654 to furnish information to the transportation office for development of cost factors for use by the contracting officer in the evaluation of f.o.b. origin offers.
  • FAR 47.301-2 Participation of transportation officers.
    Agencies' transportation officers shall participate in the solicitation and evaluation of offers to ensure that all necessary transportation factors, such as transportation costs, transit arrangements, time in transit, and port capabilities…
  • FAR 52.247-57 Transportation Transit Privilege Credits.
    … that offerors may have potential transit credits available and the Government may reduce transportation costs through the use of transit credits: Transportation Transit Privilege Credits (APR 1984) (a) If the offeror has established with…
  • FAR 47.104-3 Cost-reimbursement contracts.
    …ents moving on commercial bills of lading in cost reimbursement contracts under which the transportation costs are direct and allowable costs under the cost principles of Part 31. (b) 49 U.S.C. 10721 and 13712 rates may be applied to the m…
  • FAR 47.205 Availability of term contracts and basic ordering agreements for transportation or for transportation-related services.
    (a) All Government agencies may contract for transportation or for transportation-related services and execute basic ordering agreements (BOA's) (see subpart 16.7) unless agency regulations prescribe otherwise. However, it is generally more…
  • FAR 47.305 Solicitation provisions, contract clauses, and transportation factors.
    (a) The contracting officer shall coordinate transportation factors with the transportation office during the planning, solicitation, and award phases of the acquisition process (see 47.105). (b) To the extent feasible, activities shall sc…
  • FAR 25.003 Definitions.
    …, but for purposes of calculating the value of the acquisition, includes services (except transportation services) incidental to the article, provided that the value of those incidental services does not exceed that of the article itself. …
  • FAR 31.205-46 Travel costs.
    (a) Costs for transportation, lodging, meals, and incidental expenses. (1) Costs incurred by contractor personnel on official company business are allowable, subject to the limitations contained in this subsection. Costs for transportation …
  • FAR 47.101 Policies.
    …nsure that instructions to contractors result in the most efficient and economical use of transportation services and equipment. Transportation personnel will assist and provide transportation management expertise to the CAO. Specific respo…
  • FAR 47.300 Scope of subpart.
    (a) This subpart prescribes policies and procedures for the application of transportation and traffic management considerations in the acquisition of supplies. The terms and conditions contained in this subpart are applicable to fixed-price…
  • FAR 47.303-17 Contractor-prepaid commercial bills of lading, small package shipments.
    …sts. The Government shall assume its pro rata share of the combined shipment cost. Agency transportation personnel shall evaluate overall transportation costs before authorizing any movement to ensure savings to the Government consistent wi…
  • FAR 47.305-6 Shipments to ports and air terminals.
    …destinations outside CONUS and originate within CONUS, the contracting officer shall, for transportation evaluation purposes, note in the solicitation the CONUS port of loading or point of exit (aerial or water) and the water port of debark…
  • FAR 47.305-7 Quantity analysis, direct delivery, and reduction of crosshauling and backhauling.
    …hen additional quantities of the supplies being acquired can be transported at lower unit transportation costs or with a relatively small increase in total transportation costs, with no impairment to the program schedule, the contracting of…
  • FAR 47.305-13 Transit arrangements.
    …al transit credits, which are recorded with the carriers. A transit credit represents the transportation costs for a recorded tonnage from the initial point to an intermediate point. The remaining transportation charges from the intermediat…
  • FAR 52.225-3 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act.
    …t, but for purposes of calculating the value of the end product includes services (except transportation services) incidental to the article, provided that the value of those incidental services does not exceed that of the article itself. …
  • FAR 52.247-1 Commercial Bill of Lading Notations.
    … to be shipped on a commercial bill of lading and the Contractor will be reimbursed these transportation costs as direct allowable costs, the Contractor shall ensure before shipment is made that the commercial shipping documents are annotat…
  • FAR 52.247-47 Evaluation—F.o.b. Origin.
    …2), insert the following provision. When it is appropriate to use methods other than land transportation in evaluating offers; e.g., air, pipeline, barge, or ocean tanker, modify the provision accordingly. Evaluation—F.o.b. Origin (JUN 200…
  • FAR 52.247-51 Evaluation of Export Offers.
    …e expected initial shipment will be used in the evaluation of offers. (b) F.o.b. origin, transportation under Government bill of lading. (1) Offers shall be evaluated and awards made on the basis of the lowest laid down cost to the Governm…
  • FAR 52.247-60 Guaranteed Shipping Characteristics.
    …ponent which is packed or packaged separately. This information will be used to determine transportation costs for evaluation purposes. If the offeror does not furnish sufficient data in subparagraph (a)(1) of this clause, to permit determi…
  • FAR 52.247-67 Submission of Transportation Documents for Audit.
    As prescribed in 47.103-2, insert the following clause: Submission of Transportation Documents for Audit (FEB 2006) (a) The Contractor shall submit to the address identified below, for prepayment audit, transportation documents on which t…
  • DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.
    …ederal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 225.103(b)(ii)). The cost of components includes transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the end product and U.S. duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued). Compon…
  • DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American—Free Trade Agreements—Balance of Payments Program.
    …t, but for purposes of calculating the value of the end product includes services (except transportation services) incidental to its supply, provided that the value of those incidental services does not exceed the value of the product itsel…
  • DFARS 252.225-7044 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material.
    …s means— (1) For components purchased by the Contractor, the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the end product (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable du…
  • DFARS 252.225-7045 Balance of Payments Program—Construction Material Under Trade Agreements.
    …s means— (1) For components purchased by the Contractor, the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the end product (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable du…
  • FAR 31.205-35 Relocation costs.
    …travel of the employee and members of the employee's immediate family (see 31.205-46) and transportation of the household and personal effects to the new location. (2) Costs of finding a new home, such as advance trips by the employee or t…
  • FAR 45.602-4 Interagency property transfer costs.
    …FMR 102-36.285 (41 CFR 102-36.285) apply. The agency receiving the property shall pay any transportation costs that are not the contractor's responsibility and any costs to pack, crate, or otherwise prepare the property for shipment. The co…
  • FAR 47.102 Transportation insurance.
    …'s assumed responsibility. The cost of this insurance to the carrier shall be part of the transportation cost. (The Secretary of the Treasury prescribes regulations regarding shipments of valuables in 31 CFR parts 361 and 362.) (c)(1) If s…
  • FAR 47.305-5 Destination unknown.
    …he acquiring activity shall designate tentative destinations for the purpose of computing transportation costs, showing estimated quantities for each tentative destination. (2) The contracting officer shall insert in solicitations the prov…
  • FAR 52.246-18 Warranty of Supplies of a Complex Nature.
    …t price. (5) When supplies are returned to the Contractor, the Contractor shall bear the transportation costs from the place of delivery specified in the contract (irrespective of the f.o.b. point or the point of acceptance) to the Contrac…
  • FAR 52.247-38 F.o.b. Inland Carrier, Point of Exportation.
    …specifications; or (ii) In the absence of specifications, prepare the shipment for ocean transportation in conformance with carrier requirements to protect the goods and to ensure assessment of the lowest applicable transportation charge; …
  • FAR 52.249-6 Termination (Cost-Reimbursement).
    …ttlement of subcontracts (excluding the amounts of such settlements); and (iii) Storage, transportation, and other costs incurred, reasonably necessary for the preservation, protection, or disposition of the termination inventory. If the t…
  • FAR 22.1703 Policy.
    …ng requirements concerning training to prevent human trafficking for domestic carrier air transportation; 47.405(b) is not applicable to contracts awarded by the Department of Defense or contracts for commercial products. Government solicit…
  • FAR 47.103-1 General.
    …lations and procedures governing the bill of lading, documentation, payment, and audit of transportation services acquired by the United States Government are prescribed in 41 CFR part 102-118, Transportation Payment and Audit. (2) For DoD…
  • FAR 47.302 Place of delivery—f.o.b. point.
    (a) The policies and procedures in 47.304-1, -2, and -3 govern the transportation of supplies from sources in the Contiguous United States (CONUS), except when identifiable costs, nature of the supplies (security, safety, or value), deliver…
  • FAR 47.303-8 F.a.s. vessel, port of shipment.
    …specifications; or (ii) In the absence of specifications, prepare the shipment for ocean transportation in conformance with carrier requirements to protect the goods and to ensure assessment of the lowest applicable transportation charge; …
  • FAR 47.303-10 F.o.b. inland carrier, point of exportation.
    …specifications; or (ii) In the absence of specifications, prepare the shipment for ocean transportation in conformance with carrier requirements to protect the goods and to ensure assessment of the lowest applicable transportation charge; …
  • FAR 47.303-13 C.& f. destination.
    …livered on board the ocean vessel to the specified point of destination, with the cost of transportation paid by the contractor. (b) Contractor responsibilities. The contractor shall— (1)(i) Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contr…

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