[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.  47.205  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

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regulations prescribe otherwise. However, it is generally more 
economical and efficient for most agencies to make use of term contracts 
and basic ordering agreements that have been executed by agencies that 
employ personnel experienced in contracting for transportation or for 
transportation-related services. The Department of Defense (DOD) and the 
General Services Administration (GSA) contract for transportation or for 
transportation-related services on behalf of other activities and 
agencies. For instance, GSA awards term contracts for services such as 
local drayage, office moves, and ocean-freight forwarding (see 47.105 
for assistance).
    (b) Agencies may obtain transportation or transportation-related 
services for which the cost does not exceed the simplified acquisition 
threshold, if term contracts or basic ordering agreements are not 
available.

[48 FR 42424, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 60 FR 34760, July 3, 1995; 
61 FR 39198, July 26, 1996]