[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 41, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 41CFR51-5.6]

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           TITLE 41--PUBLIC CONTRACTS AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
 
CHAPTER 51--COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR SEVERELY 
                                DISABLED
 
PART 51-5_CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  51-5.6  Shipping.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, commodities 
are sold to the Government on an ``F.O.B. destination'' basis, with 
delivery being accomplished when the shipment reaches the facility 
designated by the contracting activity. Time of delivery is when the 
shipment is released by the carrier and accepted by the contracting 
activity or its agent. In this delivery method, the nonprofit agency 
will normally use commercial bills of lading and will be responsible for 
any loss or damage to the goods occurring before the commodities reach 
the designated delivery point. The nonprofit agency will prepare and 
distribute commercial bills of lading, furnish delivery schedules, 
designate the carriers, and pay all shipping charges to specified 
delivery points.
    (b) The Committee may determine that certain commodities are to be 
sold to the Government on an ``F.O.B. origin'' basis, with delivery 
being accomplished when a shipment is placed aboard the vehicle of the 
initial carrier. Time of delivery is when the shipment is released to 
and accepted by the initial carrier. In this delivery method, the 
nonprofit agency will normally use Government bills of lading, and 
responsibility for loss or damage to the goods while in transit passes 
to the Government at the time the initial carrier accepts a shipment. If 
the contracting activity fails to furnish a Government bill of lading 
promptly, such failure shall be considered an excusable delay in 
delivery.

[64 FR 55842, Oct. 15, 1999]