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114 sections with “transportation of supplies”: the first 40

  • DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea.
    As prescribed in 247.574(a) and (a)(1), use the following basic clause: Transportation of Supplies by Sea—Basic (OCT 2024) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— Foreign-flag vessel means any vessel that is not a U.S.-flag vessel. Oce…
  • 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 52.246-18 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 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 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 52.246-2 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 47.000 Scope of subpart.
    (a) This part prescribes policies and procedures for— (1) Applying transportation and traffic management considerations in the acquisition of supplies; and (2) Acquiring transportation or transportation-related services by contract method…
  • 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 47.305-7 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 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 52.247-50 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 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 52.247-57 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 52.247-68 Report of Shipment (REPSHIP).
    …ng Officer, the Contractor shall— (1) Send a prepaid notice of shipment to the consignee transportation officer— (i) For all shipments of— (A) Classified material, protected sensitive, and protected controlled material; (B) Explosives a…
  • 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 12.504 Applicability of certain laws to subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …quisition of commercial products or commercial services at any tier: (1) 10 U.S.C. 2631, Transportation of Supplies by Sea (except for the types of subcontracts listed at 47.504(d)). (2) 15 U.S.C. 644(d), Requirements relative to labor su…
  • FAR 47.002 Applicability.
    …e regulations in Part 47 as applicable: (a) Acquisition of supplies. (b) Acquisition of transportation and transportation-related services. (c) Transportation assistance and traffic management. (d) Administration of transportation contr…
  • 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 47.305-6 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 47.502 Policy.
    …. 2631), which requires the Department of Defense to use only U.S.-flag vessels for ocean transportation of supplies for the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps unless those vessels are not available at fair and reasonable rates. (2) Th…
  • DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Pub. L. 114-92). (xxi) Part 247—Transportation.(A) Use the clause at 252.247-7003, Pass-Through of Motor Carrier Fuel Surcharge Adjustment to the Cost Bearer, as prescribed in 247.20…
  • DFARS 212.504 Applicability of certain laws to subcontracts for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …U.S.C. 2391 note, Notification of Substantial Impact on Employment. (ii) 10 U.S.C. 2631, Transportation of Supplies by Sea (except as provided in the clause at 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea). (iii) 10 U.S.C. 3321(b), Pro…
  • DFARS 247.574 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    (a) Use the basic or one of the alternates of the clause at 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea, in solicitations and contracts, including solicitations and contracts using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercia…
  • 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 47.500 Scope of subpart.
    … subpart prescribes policy and procedures for giving preference to U.S.-flag vessels when transportation of supplies by ocean vessel is required. This subpart does not apply to the Department of Defense (DoD). Policy and procedures applicab…
  • FAR 49.504 Termination of fixed-price contracts for default.
    … (e.g., if the acquisition involves items with a history of unsatisfactory quality). (2) Transportation. If the contract is for transportation or transportation-related services, the contracting officer shall use the clause with its Altern…
  • FAR 52.247-48 F.o.b. Destination—Evidence of Shipment.
    …ent documentation for a period of 3 years after final payment under the contract: (i) If transportation is accomplished by common carrier, a signed copy of the commercial bill of lading for the supplies covered by the Contractor's invoice,…
  • FAR 52.247-55 F.o.b. Point for Delivery of Government-Furnished Property.
    …rs in the same or nearest city having rail service. The Government may choose the mode of transportation and the carriers and will bear the cost of all line-haul transportation to the specified destination. (b) If the destination of the Go…
  • FAR 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price).
    …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. (h) Exc…
  • DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.
    …section of this contract or task or delivery order; (2) DoD makes payment for commercial transportation services provided under a Government rate tender or a contract for transportation services using a DoD-approved electronic third party …
  • 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 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 32.111 Contract clauses for noncommercial purchases.
    …itations and contracts for personal services; (4) The clause at 52.232-4, Payments under Transportation Contracts and Transportation-Related Services Contracts, in solicitations and contracts for transportation or transportation-related se…
  • FAR 46.505 Transfer of title and risk of loss.
    …til, and shall pass to the Government upon— (1) Delivery of the supplies to a carrier if transportation is f.o.b. origin; or (2) Acceptance by the Government or delivery of the supplies to the Government at the destination specified in th…
  • 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 47.305-8 Consolidation of small shipments and the use of stopoff privileges.
    … 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 requiring the supplies, m…

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Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.