[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.  47.207-6  Rates and charges.

    (a)(1) The contracting officer shall include in the solicitation a 
statement that the charges in the contract shall not exceed the 
contractor's charges for the same service that is--
    (i) Available to the general public; or
    (ii) Otherwise tendered to the Government.
    (2) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-17, 
Charges.
    (b) The contracting officer shall include in the solicitation a 
tabulation listing each required service and the basis for the rate 
(price); e.g., unit of weight or per work-hour, leaving sufficient space 
for offerors to insert the rates offered for each service.
    (c) The following guidelines apply to the composition of a 
tabulation of transportation or of transportation-related services and 
their rate (price) bases:
    (1) Combination of pricing bases. If various types of services with 
different bases for assessing charges are required under the same 
contract, show each service separately and the applicable basis for that 
service.
    (2) Hourly rate basis. If charges are based on an hourly rate, state 
the method for charging for fractions of an hour; e.g., (i) a period of 
30 minutes or less is charged at one-half the hourly rate and (ii) the 
hourly rate applies to any portion of an hour that exceeds 30 minutes.
    (3) Shipments of varying weights. If charges are based on weight and 
shipments will vary in weight, request rates on a graduated weight 
basis. Include a table of graduated weights for offerors to insert 
rates.
    (4) Multiple origins and/or destinations. Specify whether rates are 
requested for each origin and/or each destination or for specific groups 
of origins and/or destinations.
    (5) Multiple shipments from one origin. If multiple shipments will 
be tendered at one time to the contractor for delivery to two or more 
consignees at the

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same destination, request the rate applicable to the aggregate weight. 
If such shipments are for delivery to various destinations along the 
route between origin and last destination, request the rate applicable 
to the aggregate weight and a stopoff charge for each intermediate 
destination.
    (i) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-18, 
Multiple Shipments, when multiple shipments are tendered at one time to 
the contractor for transportation from one origin to two or more 
consignees at the same destination.
    (ii) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-19, 
Stopping in Transit for Partial Unloading, when multiple shipments are 
tendered at one time to the contractor for transportation from one 
origin to two or more consignees along the route between origin and last 
destination.
    (6) Estimated quantities or weights. The contracting officer shall 
insert in solicitations the provision at 52.247-20, Estimated Quantities 
or Weights for Evaluation of Offers, when quantities or weights of 
shipments between each origin and destination are not known, stating 
estimated quantity or weight for each origin/destination pair.
    (7) Additional services. If services in addition to those covered in 
the basic rate are anticipated; e.g., inside delivery, state the 
conditions under which payment will be made for those services.