[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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 47.1_General

 

47.103  Transportation Documentation and Audit Regulation (TDA).



    (a) The United States Government bill of lading (GBL) generally 

shall be used for the transportation of property of the United States 

for which the Government pays the transportation charges directly to 

commercial carriers.

    (b)(1) Regulations and procedures governing the GBL, documentation, 

payment, and audit of transportation services acquired by the United 

States Government are prescribed in 41 CFR 101-41, Transportation 

Documentation and Audit. Included in this regulation, among others, is 

the limited authority for the use of commercial forms and procedures to 

acquire freight or express transportation for small shipments of a 

recurring nature when transportation costs do not exceed $100.

    (2) For DOD shipments, corresponding guidance is in Chapter 32 of 

the Defense Traffic Management Regulation (DTMR).



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    (c) Subsection 42.1403-2 prescribes regulations and procedures for 

the occasional use of contractor-prepaid commercial bills of lading for 

the transportation of supplies weighing not more than 1,000 pounds that 

are acquired by the Government on f.o.b. origin terms.



[48 FR 42424, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 59 FR 11383, Mar. 10, 1994]