PART
1847
TRANSPORTATION
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
SUBPART 1847.2 CONTRACTS FOR TRANSPORTATION OR FOR
TRANSPORTATION-RELATED SERVICES
1847.200 Scope of
subpart.
1847.200-70 Definitions.
1847.200-71 Charter or lease of aircraft. .
1847.207-10 Discrepancies incident to shipments.
SUBPART 1847.3 TRANSPORTATION IN SUPPLY CONTRACTS
1847.304 Determination
of delivery terms.
1847.304-3 Shipments from
CONUS for overseas delivery.
1847.304-370 NASA export privilege.
1847.305 Solicitation
provisions, contract clauses, and transportation factors.
1847.305-10 Packing, marking,
and consignment instructions.
1847.305-13 Transit
arrangements.
1847.305-70 NASA contract
clauses.
SUBPART 1847.5 OCEAN TRANSPORTATION BY
1847.506 Procedures.
SUBPART 1847.70 PROTECTION OF THE
1847.7001 Contract clause.
PART
1847
TRANSPORTATION
1847.200-70
Definitions.
“Chartered Aircraft”,
as defined by 41 C.F.R. 102-33, are aircraft that an executive agency hires
commercially under a contractual agreement specifying performance and one-time exclusive
use. The commercial source operates and maintains charter aircraft.
“Leased Aircraft”, as defined by 41 C.F.R.
102-33, are aircraft hired under a commercial contractual agreement in which an
executive agency has exclusive use of the aircraft for an agreed-upon period of
time. The acquiring executive agency operates and maintains the aircraft. Maintenance responsibility is defined in the
contractual agreement.
“Unmanned Aerial
Systems (UAS)” means a powered aerial vehicle that does not carry a human
operator, uses aerodynamic forces to provide vehicle lift, and can fly
autonomously or be piloted remotely.
UASs range from micro vehicles measuring inches in size and ounces in
weight to large aircraft weighing more than 30,000 pounds.
1847.200-71
Charter or Lease of Aircraft
Before releasing any
solicitation or awarding any contract for the lease or charter of aircraft,
manned aerial system or unmanned aerial system (UAS), contracting officers
shall obtain concurrence from the Center Flight Operations office that the
contemplated award complies with NASA aviation safety program requirements
particularly NPD 7900.4, NASA Aircraft Operations Management, and NPR 7900.3, Aircraft
Operations Management. If the Center
does not have a Flight Operations office, concurrence from another Center’s
Flight Operations office is required and shall be coordinated by the Aircraft
Management Division under the Assistant Administrator for the Office of
Infrastructure and Administration in NASA Headquarters.
1847.207-10
Discrepancies incident to shipments.
NASA personnel shall also report discrepancies and adjust claims for loss of and damage to Government property in transit in accordance with NPR 6200.1, NASA Transportation and General Traffic Management.
1847.304 Determination of delivery terms.
1847.304-3 Shipments from CONUS for overseas delivery.
1847.304-370 NASA
export privilege.
NASA
has export licensing privileges for moving commodities to foreign destinations.
Contracting officers shall request the advice of the Center Export
Administrator to ensure full and appropriate use is made of these privileges.
1847.305 Solicitation provisions, contract clauses, and transportation factors.
1847.305-10 Packing,
marking, and consignment instructions.
In
contracts providing for delivery f.o.b. origin and shipment under Government
bills of lading, consignment instructions may be limited to the mail address of
the consignee (receiving activity), provided the contract instructions state:
"Shipment other than mail shall be consigned as indicated on the
Government bill of lading furnished to the contractor."
1847.305-13 Transit
arrangements.
(a)(3)(ii)
When the provision at FAR 52.247-56 is
used, the solicitation shall state that offers will be evaluated on the basis
of the lowest overall cost to the Government, including transportation costs to
NASA from point of origin to final destination, taking into account any
applicable transit privileges.
1847.305-70 NASA
contract clauses.
(a) The
contracting officer may insert a clause substantially as stated at 1852.247-72, Advance Notice of
Shipment, in solicitations and contracts when the f.o.b. point is destination
and special Government assistance is required in the delivery or receipt of the
items.
(b) The contracting officer shall insert a clause substantially as stated at 1852.247-73, Bills of Lading, in f.o.b. origin solicitations and contracts.
1847.506 Procedures.
(d)(i) The transportation officer in each installation
shall establish and maintain a register to reflect adherence to the Cargo
Preference Act. The register shall contain data related to shipments made by
the installation and by NASA contractors. Where no transportation officer is
available, it shall be maintained by the contracting office. The register shall
contain pertinent details of ocean shipments including, but not limited to, the
ports of origin and destination of shipments, commodity descriptions, gross
weight, freight revenue, name of vessel, operator of vessel, and date of
loading. The register shall be maintained current and organized so that
adherence to the Cargo Preference Act can be ascertained at all times. To the
maximum practicable extent, compliance with the 50-percent minimum requirements
of the Cargo Preference Act shall be maintained on a quarter-year basis; any
deficiencies in maintaining compliance shall be corrected by the end of the
calendar year.
(ii)
On the basis of the registers maintained under paragraph (d)(i) of this section, the official maintaining the register
shall submit quarterly reports reflecting ocean shipments to the Division of
National Cargo, Office of Market Development, Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation, Washington, DC, 20590. Negative reports are
required when applicable.
1847.7001 Contract clause.
The
contracting officer shall insert the clause at 1852.247-71, Protection of the Florida
Manatee, in solicitations and contracts when deliveries or vessel operations,
dockside work, or disassembly functions under the contract will involve use of
waterways inhabited by manatees. The clause shall also be included in
applicable subcontracts (including vendor deliveries).