[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

 

47.207-6  Rates and charges.



    (a)(1) The contracting officer shall include in the solicitation a 

statement that the charges in the contract shall not exceed the 

contractor's charges for the same service that is--

    (i) Available to the general public; or

    (ii) Otherwise tendered to the Government.

    (2) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-17, 

Charges.

    (b) The contracting officer shall include in the solicitation a 

tabulation listing each required service and the basis for the rate 

(price); e.g., unit of



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weight or per work-hour, leaving sufficient space for offerors to insert 

the rates offered for each service.

    (c) The following guidelines apply to the composition of a 

tabulation of transportation or of transportation-related services and 

their rate (price) bases:

    (1) Combination of pricing bases. If various types of services with 

different bases for assessing charges are required under the same 

contract, show each service separately and the applicable basis for that 

service.

    (2) Hourly rate basis. If charges are based on an hourly rate, state 

the method for charging for fractions of an hour; e.g., (i) a period of 

30 minutes or less is charged at one-half the hourly rate and (ii) the 

hourly rate applies to any portion of an hour that exceeds 30 minutes.

    (3) Shipments of varying weights. If charges are based on weight and 

shipments will vary in weight, request rates on a graduated weight 

basis. Include a table of graduated weights for offerors to insert 

rates.

    (4) Multiple origins and/or destinations. Specify whether rates are 

requested for each origin and/or each destination or for specific groups 

of origins and/or destinations.

    (5) Multiple shipments from one origin. If multiple shipments will 

be tendered at one time to the contractor for delivery to two or more 

consignees at the same destination, request the rate applicable to the 

aggregate weight. If such shipments are for delivery to various 

destinations along the route between origin and last destination, 

request the rate applicable to the aggregate weight and a stopoff charge 

for each intermediate destination.

    (i) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-18, 

Multiple Shipments, when multiple shipments are tendered at one time to 

the contractor for transportation from one origin to two or more 

consignees at the same destination.

    (ii) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-19, 

Stopping in Transit for Partial Unloading, when multiple shipments are 

tendered at one time to the contractor for transportation from one 

origin to two or more consignees along the route between origin and last 

destination.

    (6) Estimated quantities or weights. The contracting officer shall 

insert in solicitations the provision at 52.247-20, Estimated Quantities 

or Weights for Evaluation of Offers, when quantities or weights of 

shipments between each origin and destination are not known, stating 

estimated quantity or weight for each origin/destination pair.

    (7) Additional services. If services in addition to those covered in 

the basic rate are anticipated; e.g., inside delivery, state the 

conditions under which payment will be made for those services.