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FAR 52.247-14 — Contractor Responsibility for Receipt of Shipment.

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52.247-14 Contractor Responsibility for Receipt of Shipment.

Type: Clause

Prescribed in: 47.207-5(d)

Current version date: APR 1984

Prescription and Applicability

FAR Prescription, 47.207-5(d)

(d) Receipt of shipment. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-14, Contractor Responsibility for Receipt of Shipment.

Current Text

52.247-14 Contractor Responsibility for Receipt of Shipment.

As prescribed in 47.207-5(d), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services:

Contractor Responsibility for Receipt of Shipment (APR 1984)

The Contractor shall diligently count and examine all goods tendered for shipment, receipt for them, and make appropriate written exception for any goods not in apparent good order.

(End of clause)

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Reference: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/section-52.247-14