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48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement

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145 sections with “transportation services”: the first 40

  • FAR 47.205 Availability of term contracts and basic ordering agreements for transportation or for transportation-related services.
    (a) All Government agencies may contract for transportation or for transportation-related services and execute basic ordering agreements (BOA's) (see subpart 16.7) unless agency regulations prescribe otherwise. However, it is generally more…
  • 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 52.232-4 Payments Under Transportation Contracts and Transportation-Related Services Contracts.
    …yment due dates in accordance with agency regulations, in solicitations and contracts for transportation or transportation-related services: Payments Under Transportation Contracts and Transportation-Related Services Contracts (APR 1984) …
  • 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 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 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 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 47.101 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 47.103-1 General.
    …lations and procedures governing the bill of lading, documentation, payment, and audit of transportation services acquired by the United States Government are prescribed in 41 CFR part 102-118, Transportation Payment and Audit. (2) For DoD…
  • 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 52.247-64 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 212.602 Streamlined evaluation of offers.
    (b)(i) For the acquisition of transportation and transportation-related services, also consider evaluating offers in accordance with the criteria at 247.206(1). (ii) For the acquisition of transportation in supply contracts that will inclu…
  • 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…
  • 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 252.225-7021 Trade Agreements.
    …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 252.225-7036 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…
  • FAR 47.304-1 General.
    … (see 47.305-13); (2) Permit diversions to new destinations without price adjustment for transportation (see 47.305-11); (3) Facilitate use of special routings or types of equipment (e.g., circuitous routing or oversize shipments) (see 47…
  • FAR 52.225-5 Trade Agreements.
    …, 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. …
  • DFARS 212.272 Preference for certain commercial products and commercial services.
    …ed services, knowledge-based services (except engineering services), medical services, or transportation services that are not commercial services, unless the appropriate official specified in paragraph (b)(2) of this section determines in …
  • 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 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 47.002 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 47.200 Scope of subpart.
    …bes procedures for the acquisition by sealed bid or negotiated contracts of— (1) Freight transportation (including local drayage) from rail, motor (including bus), domestic water (including inland, coastwise, and intercoastal) carriers, an…
  • FAR 47.401 Definitions.
    …subpart— Air freight forwarder means an indirect air carrier that is responsible for the transportation of property from the point of receipt to the point of destination, and utilizes for the whole or any part of such transportation the se…
  • FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
    …il, and shall pass to the Government upon: (1) Delivery of the supplies to a carrier, if transportation is f.o.b. origin; or (2) Delivery of the supplies to the Government at the destination specified in the contract, if transportation is…
  • 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 52.246-17 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 52.247-51 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 52.247-55 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 52.247-63 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…
  • 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 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 225.003 Definitions.
    …exceeds 55 percent domestic content (see 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 232.7002 Policy.
    …WorkFlow (WAWF) (https://wawf.eb.mil/), except as follows: (i) For payment of commercial transportation services provided under a Government rate tender, contract, or task or delivery order for transportation services, the use of a DoD-app…
  • DFARS 247.573 General.
    … of the United States or is otherwise not available to— (1) The Commander, United States Transportation Command; and (2) The Secretary of the Navy. (b) Procedures. (1) Contracting officers shall follow the procedures at PGI 247.573(b)(1)…
  • 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…

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