48 CFR §47.303-5
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- (a)Explanation of delivery term. F.o.b. origin, with differentials 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)Differentials for mode of transportation, type of vehicle, or place of delivery as indicated in contractor's offer may be added to the contract price.
- (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).
- (c)Contract clause. Insert in solicitations and contracts the clause at 52.247-33, F.o.b. Origin, with Differentials, when it is likely that offerors may include in f.o.b. origin offers a contingency to compensate for unfavorable routing conditions by the Government at the time of shipment.