52.247-50 No Evaluation of Transportation Costs.
Prescription and Applicability
FAR Prescription, 47.305-5(c)
(c)
(1) When exact destinations are not known and it is impracticable to establish tentative or general delivery places for the purpose of evaluating transportation costs, the contracting officer shall insert in solicitations the provision at 52.247-50, No Evaluation of Transportation Costs.
(2) The solicitation shall also state that the transportation costs of subsequent shipments must be controlled (see, for example, the clause at 52.247-61, F.o.b. Origin-Minimum Size of Shipments).
Current Text
52.247-50 No Evaluation of Transportation Costs.
As prescribed in 47.305-5(c)(1), insert the following provision in solicitations when exact destinations are not known and it is impractical to establish tentative or general delivery places for the purpose of evaluating transportation costs:
No Evaluation of Transportation Costs (APR 1984)
Costs of transporting supplies to be delivered under this contract will not be an evaluation factor for award.
(End of provision)
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