[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]

[Page 874]
 
            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 47_TRANSPORTATION--Table of Contents
 
             Subpart 47.3_Transportation in Supply Contracts
 
Sec.  47.302  Place of delivery--f.o.b. point.

    (a) The policies and procedures in 47.304-1, -2, and -3 govern the 
transportation of supplies from sources in the Contiguous United States 
(CONUS), except when identifiable costs, nature of the supplies 
(security, safety, or value), delivery requirements (premium modes of 
transport, escorts, transit arrangements, and tentative conditions), or 
other advantages, limitations, or requirements dictate otherwise. The 
policies and procedures in 47.304-4 govern the transportation of 
supplies from sources outside CONUS.
    (b) Generally, the contracting officer shall solicit offers, and 
award contracts, with delivery terms on the basis prescribed in 47.304. 
The contracting officer shall document the contract file (see 4.801) 
with justifications for solicitations that do not specify delivery on 
the basis prescribed in 47.304.
    (c)(1) The place of performance of Government acquisition quality 
assurance actions and the place of acceptance shall not control the 
delivery term, except that if acceptance is at destination, 
transportation shall be f.o.b. destination (see 47.304-1(f)).
    (2) The fact that transportation is f.o.b. destination does not 
alone necessitate changing the place of acceptance from origin to 
destination; and the fact that acceptance is at origin does not 
necessitate an f.o.b. origin delivery term. Providing for inspection and 
acceptance at origin (if appropriate under 46.402), in conjunction with 
an f.o.b. destination term, may be advantageous to both the Government 
and the contractor. Acceptance of title at origin by the Government 
permits payment of the contractor, provided the invoice is supported 
either by a copy of the signed commercial bill of lading (indicating the 
carrier's receipt of the supplies covered by the invoice for 
transportation to the particular destination specified in the contract) 
or by other appropriate evidence of shipment to the particular 
destination for the contractor's account.

[48 FR 42424, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 68 FR 28084, May 22, 2003]

[[Page 875]]