48 CFR §47.303-4
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- (a)Explanation of delivery term. F.o.b. origin, freight prepaid means—
- (1)Free of expense to the Government delivered—
- (i)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 shipments will be made and from which line-haul transportation service (as distinguished from switching, local drayage, or other terminal service) will begin;
- (ii)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;
- (iii)To a U.S. Postal Service facility; or
- (iv)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 (the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration prescribes commercial zones at Subpart B of 49 CFR part 372); and
- (2)The cost of transportation, ultimately the Government's obligation, is prepaid by the contractor to the point specified in the contract.
- (1)Free of expense to the Government delivered—
- (b)Contractor responsibilities. The contractor's responsibilities are the same as those listed in 47.303-1(b), except that the contractor shall prepare commercial bills of lading or other transportation receipts and shall prepay all freight charges to the extent specified in the contract.
- (c)Contract clause. The contracting officer shall insert in solicitations and contracts the clause at 52.247-32, F.o.b. Origin, Freight Prepaid, when the delivery term is f.o.b. origin, freight prepaid.