[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 47.3_Transportation in Supply Contracts

 

47.302  Place of delivery--f.o.b. point.



    (a) The policies and procedures in 47.304-1, -2, and -3 govern the 

transportation of supplies from sources in the Contiguous United States 

(CONUS), except when identifiable costs, nature of the supplies 

(security, safety, or value), delivery requirements (premium modes of 

transport, escorts, transit arrangements, and tentative conditions), or 

other advantages, limitations, or requirements dictate otherwise. The 

policies and procedures in 47.304-4 govern the transportation of 

supplies from sources outside CONUS.

    (b) Generally, the contracting officer shall solicit offers, and 

award contracts, with delivery terms on the basis prescribed in 47.304. 

The contracting officer shall document the contract file (see 4.801) 

with justifications for solicitations that do not specify delivery on 

the basis prescribed in 47.304.



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    (c)(1) The place of performance of Government acquisition quality 

assurance actions and the place of acceptance shall not control the 

delivery term, except that if acceptance is at destination, 

transportation shall be f.o.b. destination (see 47.304-1(f)).

    (2) The fact that transportation is f.o.b. destination does not 

alone necessitate changing the place of acceptance from origin to 

destination; and the fact that acceptance is at origin does not 

necessitate an f.o.b. origin delivery term. Providing for inspection and 

acceptance at origin (if appropriate under 46.402), in conjunction with 

an f.o.b. destination term, may be advantageous to both the Government 

and the contractor. Acceptance of title at origin by the Government 

permits payment of the contractor, provided the invoice is supported 

either by a copy of the signed commercial bill of lading (indicating the 

carrier's receipt of the supplies covered by the invoice for 

transportation to the particular destination specified in the contract) 

or by other appropriate evidence of shipment to the particular 

destination for the contractor's account.



[48 FR 42424, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 68 FR 28084, May 22, 2003]