[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 47.3_Transportation in Supply Contracts
 
Sec.  47.303-8  F.a.s. vessel, port of shipment.

    (a) Explanation of delivery term. F.a.s. vessel, port of shipment 
means free of expense to the Government delivered alongside the ocean 
vessel and within reach of its loading tackle at the specified port of 
shipment.
    (b) Contractor responsibilities. The contractor shall--
    (1)(i) Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract 
specifications; or
    (ii) In the absence of specifications, prepare the shipment for 
ocean transportation in conformance with carrier requirements to protect 
the goods and to ensure assessment of the lowest applicable 
transportation charge;
    (2)(i) Deliver the shipment in good order and condition alongside 
the ocean vessel and within reach of its loading tackle, at the point of 
delivery and on the date or within the period specified in the contract; 
and
    (ii) Pay and bear all applicable charges, including transportation 
costs, wharfage, handling, and heavy lift charges, if necessary, up to 
this point;
    (3) Provide a clean dock or ship's receipt;
    (4) Be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods 
occurring before delivery of the shipment to the point specified in the 
contract; and
    (5) At the Government's request and expense, assist in obtaining the 
documents required for (i) exportation or (ii) importation at 
destination.
    (c) Contract clause. The contracting officer shall insert in 
solicitations and contracts the clause at 52.247-36, F.a.s. Vessel, Port 
of Shipment, when the delivery term is f.a.s. vessel, port of shipment.