[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: 48CFR8.405-2]

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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM
 
                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION
 
PART 8_REQUIRED SOURCES OF SUPPLIES AND SERVICES--Table of Contents
 
                  Subpart 8.4_Federal Supply Schedules
 
Sec.  8.405-2  Order placement.

    Ordering offices may use Optional Form 347, an agency-prescribed 
form, or an established electronic communications format to order items 
from schedules and shall place orders directly with the contractor 
within the limitations specified in each schedule. Orders shall include, 
at a minimum, the following information in addition to any information 
required by the schedule:
    (a) Complete shipping and billing addresses.
    (b) Contract number and date.
    (c) Agency order number.
    (d) F.o.b. delivery point; i.e., origin or destination.
    (e) Discount terms.
    (f) Delivery time.
    (g) Special item number or national stock number.
    (h) Brief, complete description of each item (when ordering by model 
number, features and options such as color, finish, and electrical 
characteristics, if available, must be specified).
    (i) Quantity and any variation in quantity.
    (j) Number of units.
    (k) Unit price.
    (l) Total price of order.
    (m) Points of inspection and acceptance.
    (n) Other pertinent data; e.g., delivery instructions or receiving 
hours and size-of-truck limitation.
    (o) Marking requirements.
    (p) Level of preservation, packaging, and packing.

[48 FR 42129, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 60 FR 34737, July 3, 1995]