FAR 47.306-2 Lowest overall transportation costs
Subsection Federal Acquisition Regulation
Facts
- Citation
- FAR 47.306-2
- Type
- Subsection
- Text as of
- FAC 2026-01
- Official text
- acquisition.gov
Text from acquisition.gov. Federal Register history from the Federal Register's records of the rules that amended this subsection.
Text
(a) For the evaluation of offers, the transportation officer shall give to the contracting officer, and the contracting officer shall use, the lowest available freight rates and related accessorial and incidental charges that-
(1) Are in effect on, or become effective before, the expected date of the initial shipment; and
(2) Are on file or published on the date of the bid opening.
(b) If rates or related charges become available after the bid opening or the due date of offers, they shall not be used in the evaluation unless they cover transportation for which no applicable rates or accessorial or incidental costs were in existence at the time of bid opening or due date of the offers.
Quick answers
What is FAR 47.306-2?
FAR 47.306-2 is a subsection of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, titled "Lowest overall transportation costs".
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