[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

 

47.303-1  F.o.b. origin.



    (a) Explanation of delivery term. F.o.b. origin means free of 

expense to the Government delivered--

    (1) On board the indicated type of conveyance of the carrier (or of 

the Government, if specified) at a designated point in the city, county, 

and State from which the shipment will be made and from which line-haul 

transportation service (as distinguished from switching, local drayage, 

or other terminal service) will begin;

    (2) To, and placed on, the carrier's wharf (at shipside, within 

reach of the ship's loading tackle, when the shipping point is within a 

port area having water transportation service) or the carrier's freight 

station;

    (3) To a U.S. Postal Service facility; or

    (4) If stated in the solicitation, to any Government-designated 

point located within the same city or commercial zone as the f.o.b. 

origin point specified in the contract (commercial zones are prescribed 

by the Interstate Commerce Commission at 49 CFR part 1048).

    (b) Contractor responsibilities. The contractor shall--

    (1)(i) Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract 

specifications; or

    (ii) In the absence of specifications, prepare the shipment in 

conformance with carrier requirements to protect the goods and to ensure 

assessment of the lowest applicable transportation charge;

    (2)(i) Order specified carrier equipment when requested by the 

Government; or

    (ii) If not specified, order appropriate carrier equipment not in 

excess of capacity to accommodate shipment;

    (3) Deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the carrier, 

and load, stow, trim, block, and/or brace carload or truckload shipment 

(when loaded by the contractor) on or in the carrier's conveyance as 

required by carrier rules and regulations;

    (4) Be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods--

    (i) Occurring before delivery to the carrier;

    (ii) Resulting from improper packing and marking; or

    (iii) Resulting from improper loading, stowing, trimming, blocking, 

and/or bracing of the shipment, if loaded by the contractor on or in the 

carrier's conveyance;

    (5) Complete the Government bill of lading supplied by the ordering 

agency or, when a Government bill of lading is not supplied, prepare a 

commercial bill of lading or other transportation receipt. The bill of 

lading shall show--

    (i) A description of the shipment in terms of the governing freight 

classification or tariff (or Government rate tender) under which lowest 

freight rates are applicable;



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    (ii) The seals affixed to the conveyance with their serial numbers 

or other identification;

    (iii) Lengths and capacities of cars or trucks ordered and 

furnished;

    (iv) Other pertinent information required to effect prompt delivery 

to the consignee, including name, delivery address, postal address and 

ZIP code of consignee, routing, etc.;

    (v) Special instructions or annotations requested by the ordering 

agency for commercial bills of lading; e.g., (A) to be converted to a 

Government bill of lading, or (B) this shipment is the property of, and 

the freight charges paid to the carrier(s) will be reimbursed by, the 

Government; and

    (vi) The signature of the carrier's agent and the date the shipment 

is received by the carrier; and

    (6) Distribute the copies of the bill of lading, or other 

transportation receipts, as directed by the ordering agency.

    (c) Contract clause. The contracting officer shall insert in 

solicitations and contracts the clause at 52.247-29, F.o.b. Origin, when 

the delivery term is f.o.b. origin.



[48 FR 42424, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 53 FR 17859, May 18, 1988]