---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 47.207-8"
title: "48"
number: "47.207-8"
heading: "Government responsibilities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/47.207-8"
---

# §47.207-8. Government responsibilities.

- (a) The contracting officer shall state clearly the Government's responsibilities that have a direct bearing on the contractor's performance under the contract; e.g., the Government's responsibility to notify the contractor in advance when hazardous materials are included in a shipment.
  - (1) **Advance notification.** The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-24, Advance Notification by the Government, when the Government is responsible for notifying the contractor of specific service times or unusual shipments.
  - (2) **Government equipment with or without operators—**
    - (i) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-25, Government-Furnished Equipment with or without Operators, when the Government furnishes equipment with or without operators.
    - (ii) Insert the kind of equipment and the locations where the equipment will be furnished.
  - (3) **Direction and marking.** The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-26, Government Direction and Marking, when office relocations are involved.
- (b) The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-27, Contract Not Affected by Oral Agreement.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 42424, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.