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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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160 sections with “transportation officer”: the first 40

  • 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 47.105 Transportation assistance.
    (a) Civilian Government activities that do not have transportation officers, or otherwise need assistance on transportation matters, shall obtain assistance from (1) the GSA Regional Federal Supply Service Bureau that provides support to th…
  • 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 28.313 Contract clauses for insurance of transportation or transportation-related services.
    … shall insert the clause at 52.228-9, Cargo Insurance, in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services, except when freight is shipped under rates subject to released or declared value. (b) The cont…
  • FAR 46.314 Transportation contracts.
    The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.246-14, Inspection of Transportation, in solicitations and contracts for freight transportation services (including local drayage) by rail, motor (including bus), domestic freight forwar…
  • 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 47.306-1 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…
  • FAR 52.246-14 Inspection of Transportation.
    …scribed in 46.314, insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for freight transportation services (including local drayage) by rail, motor (including bus), domestic freight forwarder, and domestic water carriers (including i…
  • 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…
  • 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…
  • 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 47.301-1 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 47.305 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 47.305-9 Commodity description and freight classification.
    …scription of the commodity to be acquired and of packing requirements to determine proper transportation charges for the evaluation of offers. If supplies cannot be properly classified through reference to freight classification tariffs or …
  • 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 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 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 47.302 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 47.303-1 F.o.b. origin.
    …the city, county, and State from which the shipment will be made and from which line-haul transportation service (as distinguished from switching, local drayage, or other terminal service) will begin; (2) To, and placed on, the carrier's w…
  • 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 47.304-5 Exceptions.
    ….o.b. destination. Such conditions or circumstances include, but are not limited to— (1) Transportation disabilities at origin or destination; (2) Mode of transportation required; (3) Availability of Government or commercial loading, unl…
  • 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 47.305-14 Mode of transportation.
    Generally, solicitations shall not specify a particular mode of transportation or a particular carrier. If the use of particular types of carriers is necessary to meet program requirements, the solicitation shall provide that only offers in…
  • 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 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…
  • 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 52.225-3 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 52.246-17 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 52.247-1 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 52.247-52 Clearance and Documentation Requirements—Shipments to DOD Air or Water Terminal Transshipment Points.
    … cargo to a water port, the Contractor shall obtain an Export Release from the Government transportation office for— (1) Each shipment weighing 10,000 pounds or more; and (2) Each shipment weighing less than 10,000 pounds; if the cargo ei…
  • 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 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels.
    … vessels (computed separately for dry bulk carriers, dry cargo liners, and tankers). Such transportation shall be accomplished when any equipment, materials, or commodities, located within or outside the United States, that may be transport…
  • 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…
  • DFARS 252.247-7028 Application for U.S. Government Shipping Documentation/Instructions.
    …m 1659, Application for U.S. Government Shipping Documentation/Instructions, to the— (1) Transportation Officer, if named in the contract schedule; or (2) Contract administration office. (b) If an automated system is available for shipme…

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