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FAR 52.247-16 — Contractor Responsibility for Returning Undelivered Freight.

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52.247-16 Contractor Responsibility for Returning Undelivered Freight.

Type: Clause

Prescribed in: 47.207-5(f)

Current version date: APR 1984

Prescription and Applicability

FAR Prescription, 47.207-5(f)

(f) Return of undelivered freight. The contracting officer shall insert the clause at 52.247-16, Contractor Responsibility for Returning Undelivered Freight, when the contractor is responsible for returning undelivered freight.

Current Text

52.247-16 Contractor Responsibility for Returning Undelivered Freight.

As prescribed in 47.207-5(f), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts for transportation or for transportation-related services when the contractor is responsible for returning undelivered freight:

Contractor Responsibility for Returning Undelivered Freight (APR 1984)

(a) When, through no fault of the Contractor, a shipment cannot be delivered, the Contractor shall contact the shipper for disposition instructions. If the shipment is ordered returned to the origin point, the charges assessed for the return trip shall be the same as the charges assessed for the outbound trip. The shipper shall maintain a record of the goods that, through no fault of the Contractor, could not be delivered and are returned to the shipper. If, at a future date, the returned goods are determined to be related to a claim against the Contractor, the claim will be adjusted accordingly.

(b) When, through the fault of the Contractor, a shipment cannot be delivered, the Contractor shall return the shipment to the origin point at no charge to the Government. Any charges incurred for redelivery, which are in excess of the charges that would have been incurred under this contract, shall be for the Contractor's account in accordance with the Default clause of the contract.

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Reference: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/section-52.247-16