[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 47.2_Contracts for Transportation or for Transportation-Related 

                                Services

 

47.200  Scope of subpart.





    (a) This subpart prescribes procedures for the acquisition by sealed 

bid or negotiated contracts of--

    (1) Freight transportation (including local drayage) from rail, 

motor (including bus), domestic water (including inland, coastwise, and 

intercoastal) carriers, and from freight forwarders; and

    (2) Transportation-related services including but not limited to 

stevedoring, storage, packing, marking, and ocean freight forwarding.



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    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) below, this subpart does not 

apply to--

    (1) The acquisition of freight transportation from (i) domestic or 

international air carriers and (ii) international ocean carriers (see 

subparts 47.4 and 47.5);

    (2) Freight transportation acquired by bills of lading;

    (3) Freight transportation for which rates are negotiated under 49 

U.S.C. 10721(b)(1); or

    (4) Contracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold.

    (c) With appropriate modifications, the procedures in this subpart 

may be applied to the acquisition of freight transportation from the 

carriers listed in paragraph (b)(1) above and passenger transportation 

from any carrier or mode.

    (d) The procedures in this subpart are applicable to the 

transportation of household goods and personal effects of persons being 

relocated at Government expense except when acquired--

    (1) Under the commuted rate schedules as required in the Federal 

Travel Regulation (41 CFR part 101-7);

    (2) By U.S. Government bill of lading (GBL); or

    (3) By DoD under the Personal Property Management Regulation (DoD 

4500.34R).

    (e) Additional guidance for DoD acquisition of freight and passenger 

transportation is in the Defense Traffic Management Regulation.



[48 FR 42424, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 50 FR 1745, Jan. 11, 1985; 

50 FR 52429, Dec. 23, 1985; 59 FR 11383, Mar. 10, 1994; 60 FR 34760, 

July 3, 1995; 61 FR 39190, July 26, 1996]