48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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5 sections with “transportation of personal effects or property”

  • FAR 52.247-63 Preference for U.S.-Flag Air Carriers.
    …Flag Air Carriers (JAN 2025) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— International air transportation means transportation by air between a place in the United States and a place outside the United States or between two places both of wh…
  • FAR 47.001 Definitions.
    As used in this part— Bill of lading means a transportation document, used as a receipt of goods, as documentary evidence of title, for clearing customs, and generally used as a contract of carriage. (1) Commercial bill of lading (CBL), u…
  • 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 47.402 Policy.
    …must use U.S.-flag air carriers for U.S. Government-financed international air travel and transportation of their personal effects or property, if available (49 U.S.C. 40118, Government-financed air transportation, commonly referred to as t…
  • FAR 47.405 Contract clauses.
    …ons and contracts whenever it is possible that U.S. Government-financed international air transportation of personnel (and their personal effects) or property will occur in the performance of the contract. This clause does not apply to cont…

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.