[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

 

47.205  Availability of term contracts and basic ordering agreements for transportation or for transportation-related services.



    (a) All Government agencies may contract for transportation or for 

transportation-related services and execute basic ordering agreements 

(BOA's) (see subpart 16.7) unless agency regulations prescribe 

otherwise. However, it is generally more economical and efficient for 

most agencies to make use of term contracts and basic ordering 

agreements that have been executed by agencies that employ personnel 

experienced in contracting for transportation or for transportation-

related services. The Department of Defense (DOD) and the General 

Services Administration (GSA) contract for transportation or for 

transportation-related services on behalf of other activities and 

agencies. For instance, GSA awards term contracts for services such as 

local drayage, office moves, and ocean-freight forwarding (see 47.105 

for assistance).

    (b) Agencies may obtain transportation or transportation-related 

services for which the cost does not exceed the simplified acquisition 

threshold, if term contracts or basic ordering agreements are not 

available.



[48 FR 42424, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 60 FR 34760, July 3, 1995; 

61 FR 39198, July 26, 1996]