[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 47.2_Contracts for Transportation or for Transportation-Related 
                                Services
 
Sec.  47.200  Scope of subpart.


    (a) This subpart prescribes 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, and from freight forwarders; and
    (2) Transportation-related services including but not limited to 
stevedoring, storage, packing, marking, and ocean freight forwarding.
    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) below, this subpart does not 
apply to--
    (1) The acquisition of freight transportation from (i) domestic or 
international air carriers and (ii) international ocean carriers (see 
subparts 47.4 and 47.5);
    (2) Freight transportation acquired by bills of lading;
    (3) Freight transportation for which rates are negotiated under 49 
U.S.C. 10721(b)(1); or
    (4) Contracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.
    (c) With appropriate modifications, the procedures in this subpart 
may be applied to the acquisition of freight transportation from the 
carriers listed in paragraph (b)(1) above and passenger transportation 
from any carrier or mode.
    (d) The procedures in this subpart are applicable to the 
transportation of household goods and personal effects of persons being 
relocated at Government expense except when acquired--
    (1) Under the commuted rate schedules as required in the Federal 
Travel Regulation (41 CFR part 101-7);
    (2) By U.S. Government bill of lading (GBL); or
    (3) By DoD under the Personal Property Management Regulation (DoD 
4500.34R).

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    (e) Additional guidance for DoD acquisition of freight and passenger 
transportation is in the Defense Traffic Management Regulation.

[48 FR 42424, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 1745, Jan. 11, 1985; 
50 FR 52429, Dec. 23, 1985; 59 FR 11383, Mar. 10, 1994; 60 FR 34760, 
July 3, 1995; 61 FR 39190, July 26, 1996]