[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 877] 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. 47.303-5 F.o.b. origin, with differentials. (a) Explanation of delivery term. F.o.b. origin, with differentials means-- (1) Free of expense to the Government delivered-- (i) On board the indicated type of conveyance of the carrier (or of the Government, if specified) at a designated point in the city, county, and State from which the shipments will be made and from which line-haul transportation service (as distinguished from switching, local drayage, or other terminal service) will begin; (ii) To, and placed on, the carrier's wharf (at shipside, within reach of the ship's loading tackle, when the shipping point is within a port area having water transportation service) or the carrier's freight station; (iii) To a U.S. Postal Service facility; or (iv) If stated in the solicitation, to any Government-designated point located within the same city or commercial zone as the f.o.b. origin point specified in the contract (commercial zones are prescribed by the Interstate Commerce Commission at 49 CFR part 1048); and (2) Differentials for mode of transportation, type of vehicle, or place of delivery as indicated in contractor's offer may be added to the contract price. (b) Contractor responsibilities. The contractor's responsibilities are the same as those listed in 47.303-1(b). (c) Contract clause. The contracting officer shall insert in solicitations and contracts the clause at 52.247-33, F.o.b. Origin, with Differentials, when it is likely that offerors may include in f.o.b. origin offers a contingency to compensate for unfavorable routing conditions by the Government at the time of shipment. [48 FR 42424, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 53 FR 17859, May 18, 1988]