[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 48, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 48CFR47]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 47_TRANSPORTATION--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart 47.1_General
 
Sec.  47.101  Policies.


    (a) The contracting officer shall obtain traffic management advice 
and assistance (see 47.105) in the consideration of transportation 
factors required for--
    (1) Solicitations and awards;
    (2) Contract administration, modification, and termination; and
    (3) Transportation of property by the Government to and from 
contractors' plants.
    (b)(1) The preferred method of transporting supplies for the 
Government is by commercial carriers. However, Government-owned, leased, 
or chartered vehicles, aircraft, and vessels may be used if (i) they are 
available and not fully utilized, (ii) their use will result in 
substantial economies, and (iii) their use is in accordance with all 
applicable statutes, agency policies and regulations.
    (2) If the three circumstances listed in subparagraph (b)(1) above 
apply, Government vehicles may be used for purposes such as--
    (i) Local transportation of supplies between Government 
installations;
    (ii) Pickup and delivery services that commercial carriers do not 
perform in connection with line-haul transportation;
    (iii) Transportation of supplies to meet emergencies; and
    (iv) Accomplishment of program objectives that cannot be attained by 
using commercial carriers.
    (c) Agencies shall not accord preferential treatment to any mode of 
transportation or to any particular

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carrier either in awarding or administering contracts for the 
acquisition of supplies or in awarding contracts for the acquisition of 
transportation. (See subparts 47.2 and 47.3 for situations in which the 
contracting officer is permitted to use specific modes of 
transportation.)
    (d) Agencies shall place with small business concerns purchases and 
contracts for transportation and transportation-related services as 
prescribed in part 19.
    (e) Agencies shall comply with the Fly America Act, the Cargo 
Preference Act, and related statutes as prescribed in subparts 47.4, Air 
Transportation by U.S.-Flag Carriers, and 47.5, Ocean Transportation by 
U.S.-Flag Vessels.