---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 47.303-1"
title: "48"
number: "47.303-1"
heading: "F.o.b. origin."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/47.303-1"
---

# §47.303-1. F.o.b. origin.

- (a) Explanation of delivery term. F.o.b. origin means free of expense to the Government delivered—
  - (1) 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 shipment will be made and from which line-haul transportation service (as distinguished from switching, local drayage, or other terminal service) will begin;
  - (2) 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;
  - (3) To a U.S. Postal Service facility; or
  - (4) 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](/cfr/48/subpartB.md) of [49 CFR part 372](/cfr/49/part372.md)).
- (b) **Contractor responsibilities.** The contractor shall—
  - (1)
    - (i) Pack and mark the shipment to comply with contract specifications; or
    - (ii) In the absence of specifications, prepare the shipment in conformance with carrier requirements to protect the goods and to ensure assessment of the lowest applicable transportation charge;
  - (2)
    - (i) Order specified carrier equipment when requested by the Government; or
    - (ii) If not specified, order appropriate carrier equipment not in excess of capacity to accommodate shipment;
  - (3) Deliver the shipment in good order and condition to the carrier, and load, stow, trim, block, and/or brace carload or truckload shipment (when loaded by the contractor) on or in the carrier's conveyance as required by carrier rules and regulations;
  - (4) **Be responsible for any loss of and/or damage to the goods—**
    - (i) Occurring before delivery to the carrier;
    - (ii) Resulting from improper packing and marking; or
    - (iii) Resulting from improper loading, stowing, trimming, blocking, and/or bracing of the shipment, if loaded by the contractor on or in the carrier's conveyance;
  - (5) Complete the Government bill of lading supplied by the ordering agency or, when a Government bill of lading is not supplied, prepare a commercial bill of lading or other transportation receipt. The bill of lading shall show—
    - (i) A description of the shipment in terms of the governing freight classification or tariff (or Government rate tender) under which lowest freight rates are applicable;
    - (ii) The seals affixed to the conveyance with their serial numbers or other identification;
    - (iii) Lengths and capacities of cars or trucks ordered and furnished;
    - (iv) Other pertinent information required to effect prompt delivery to the consignee, including name, delivery address, postal address and ZIP code of consignee, routing, etc.;
    - (v) Special instructions or annotations requested by the ordering agency for commercial bills of lading; e.g., “This shipment is the property of, and the freight charges paid to the carrier(s) will be reimbursed by, the Government”; and
    - (vi) The signature of the carrier's agent and the date the shipment is received by the carrier; and
  - (6) Distribute the copies of the bill of lading, or other transportation receipts, as directed by the ordering agency.
- (c) **Contract clause.** The contracting officer shall insert in solicitations and contracts the clause at 52.247-29, F.o.b. Origin, when the delivery term is f.o.b. origin.

## Notes

### Amendments

[48 FR 42424, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 53 FR 17859, May 18, 1988; 71 FR 206, Jan. 3, 2006]

### 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.

### Amendments

[48 FR 42424, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 53 FR 17859, May 18, 1988; 71 FR 206, Jan. 3, 2006]