48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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104 sections with “transportation costs”: 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 47.306-2 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…
  • 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 47.305 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 52.247-51 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…
  • 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 47.104-3 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 47.305-5 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 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 47.302 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…
  • FAR 47.305-3 F.o.b. origin solicitations.
    …resses of the nearest public rail siding and of the carrier serving it. (This will enable transportation officers, when issuing routing instructions, to select the mode of transportation that will provide the required service at the lowest …
  • FAR 47.306 Transportation factors in the evaluation of offers.
    When evaluating offers, contracting officers shall consider transportation and transportation-related costs as well as the offerors' shipping and receiving facilities.
  • FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons.
    …nment-mandated fees, such as border crossing fees, levies, or worker welfare funds; (xi) Transportation and subsistence costs— (A) While in transit, including, but not limited to, airfare or costs of other modes of transportation, termina…
  • FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies—Fixed-Price.
    … replacement. When supplies are returned to the Contractor, the Contractor shall bear the transportation cost from the original point of delivery to the Contractor's plant and return to the original point when that point is not the Contract…
  • FAR 52.246-17 Warranty of Supplies of a Noncomplex Nature.
    … requirements of this contract. (2) When return, correction, or replacement is required, transportation charges and responsibility for the supplies while in transit shall be borne by the Contractor. However, the Contractor's liability for …
  • FAR 52.246-19 Warranty of Systems and Equipment under Performance Specifications or Design Criteria.
    …actor for correction or replacement under this clause, the Contractor shall be liable for transportation charges up to an amount equal to the cost of transportation by the usual commercial method of shipment from the place of delivery speci…
  • FAR 52.247-33 F.o.b. Origin, With Differentials.
    …he city, county, and State from which the shipments will be made and from which line-haul transportation service (as distinguished from switching, local drayage, or other terminal service) will begin; (ii) To, and placed on, the carrier's …
  • FAR 52.247-36 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; …

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