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30 sections with “transportation factors”

  • 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 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.
  • DFARS 247.305 Solicitation provisions, contract clauses, and transportation factors.
  • 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 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 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…
  • 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 General.
    (a) Transportation and traffic management factors are important in awarding and administering contracts to ensure that (1) acquisitions are made on the basis most advantageous to the Government and (2) supplies arrive in good order and cond…
  • FAR 14.201-8 Price-related factors.
    …ment resulting from such factors as differences in inspection, locations of supplies, and transportation. If bids are on an f.o.b. origin basis (see 47.303 and 47.305), transportation costs to the designated points shall be considered in de…
  • FAR 47.301-1 Responsibilities of contracting officers.
    (a) Contracting officers shall obtain from traffic management offices transportation factors required for (1) solicitations and awards and (2) contract administration, modification, and termination, including the movement of property by the…
  • 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 11.402 Factors to consider in establishing schedules.
    … such as the— (1) Urgency of need; (2) Industry practices; (3) Market conditions; (4) Transportation time; (5) Production time; (6) Capabilities of small business concerns; (7) Administrative time for obtaining and evaluating offers …
  • DFARS 215.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.
    … additional evaluation factors required in solicitations for the direct purchase of ocean transportation services. (iv) In accordance with section 812 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, consider the manufacturi…
  • FAR 46.706 Warranty terms and conditions.
    …quired, the contractor shall generally be required by the warranty to bear the expense of transportation for returning the defective item from the place of delivery specified in the contract (irrespective of the f.o.b. point or the point of…
  • FAR 47.304-3 Shipments from CONUS for overseas delivery.
    …hin CONUS, but also flexibility for selection of (1) the port of export and (2) the ocean transportation providing the lowest overall cost to the Government. (b)(1) Unless there are valid reasons to the contrary (see 47.304-5), acquisition…
  • FAR 47.305-15 Loading responsibilities of contractors.
    …ethods for securing the supplies on the carrier's equipment, or if only a special mode of transportation or type vehicle is appropriate, the contracting officer shall include in solicitations detailed specifications that have been coordinat…
  • DFARS 217.171 Multiyear contracts for services.
    …language training); (4) Base services (e.g., ground maintenance, in-plane refueling, bus transportation, and refuse collection and disposal); and (5) Environmental remediation services for— (i) An active military installation; (ii) A mi…
  • DFARS 228.370-2 General.
    …tion entitled “Contractor's Flight and Ground Operations”; (iii) Occurs in the course of transportation by rail, or by conveyance on public streets, highways, or waterways, unless the transportation is limited to the vicinity of the contra…
  • DFARS 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.
    …uction entitled “Contractor's Flight and Ground Operations”; (3) Occurs in the course of transportation by rail, or by conveyance on public streets, highways, or waterways, unless the transportation is limited to the vicinity of the Contra…
  • FAR 3.302 Definitions.
    …ine item amount, with or without the application of evaluation factors (e.g., discount or transportation cost).
  • FAR 7.401 Acquisition considerations.
    …ments, however described, for the estimated period of use; (iv) Net purchase price; (v) Transportation, installation, and storage costs; (vi) Maintenance, repair, and other service costs; and (vii) Potential obsolescence of the equipmen…
  • FAR 13.106-2 Evaluation of quotations or offers.
    … shall evaluate quotations or offers— (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 …
  • FAR 19.1307 Price evaluation preference for HUBZone small business concerns.
    …is or to any group of items on which award may be made. Other evaluation factors, such as transportation costs or rent-free use of Government property, shall be added to the offer to establish the base offer before adding the factor of 10 p…
  • FAR 22.1003-4 Administrative limitations, variations, tolerances, and exemptions.
    …cturer or supplier of the equipment under a contract awarded on a sole source basis. (v) Transportation by common carrier of persons by air, motor vehicle, rail, or marine vessel on regularly scheduled routes or via standard commercial ser…
  • FAR 31.205-6 Compensation for personal services.
    …ost of company-furnished automobiles that relates to personal use by employees (including transportation to and from work) is unallowable regardless of whether the cost is reported as taxable income to the employees (see 31.205-46(d)). (n)…
  • FAR 31.205-42 Termination costs.
    …) The termination and settlement of subcontracts. (ii) Reasonable costs for the storage, transportation, protection, and disposition of property acquired or produced for the contract. (iii) Indirect costs related to salary and wages incur…
  • FAR 52.217-2 Cancellation Under Multiyear Contracts.
    …gh overhead or otherwise depreciated; (3) Costs incurred for the assembly, training, and transportation to and from the job site of a specialized work force; and (4) Costs not amortized solely because the cancellation had precluded antici…
  • DFARS 204.7103-1 Criteria for establishing.
    …t. (f) If a supply or service involves ancillary functions, like packaging and handling, transportation, payment of state or local taxes, or use of reusable containers, and these functions are normally performed by the contractor and the c…
  • DFARS 247.206 Preparation of solicitations and contracts.
    …ors or subfactors: (1) Record of claims involving loss or damage; and (2) Commitment of transportation assets to readiness support (e.g., Civil Reserve Air Fleet and Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement).
  • DFARS 253.209-1 Responsible prospective contractors.
    …f the prospective contractor's capability to manage and control Government property. (B) Transportation. An assessment of the prospective contractor's capability to follow the laws and regulations applicable to the movement of Government m…

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