41 CFR · Public Contracts and Property Management
§ 109-40.5003 — Commercial bills of lading.
41 CFR § 109-40.5003
TitleTitle 41: Public Contracts and Property ManagementPartPart 109-40: Transportation and Traffic Management
SourceeCFR (current through Mar 6, 2026)
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41 C.F.R. § 109-40.5003 (2026).
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§ 109-40.5003 Commercial bills of lading.
(a)DOE's cost-type contractors using commercial bills of lading in making shipments for the account of DOE shall include the following statement on all commercial bills of lading:
This shipment is for the account of the U.S. Government which will assume the freight charges and is subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the standard form of the U.S. Government bills of lading and to any available special rates or charges.
(b)The language in paragraph (a) of this section may be varied without materially changing its substance to satisfy the needs of particular cost-type contractors for the purpose of obtaining the benefit of the lowest available rates for the account of the Government.
(c)Where practicable, commercial bills of lading s
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§ 109-40.306-2
Required shipping documents and annotations.§ 109-40.306-3
Distribution.§ 109-40.5000
Scope of subpart.§ 109-40.5001
Policy.§ 109-40.5002
Applicability.§ 109-40.5003
Commercial bills of lading.§ 109-40.5004
Government bills of lading.§ 109-40.5005
Description of property for shipment.§ 109-40.5100
Scope of subpart.§ 109-40.5101
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