DFARS 252.247-7017 Erroneous Shipments

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Prescribed in 247.271-3(l)
Effective Date:	1 December 1991
Clause or Provision:	Clause
Provision or Clause Number:	S 252.247-7017 Erroneous Shipments
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Prescription Overview:	Prescription 247.271-3 Solicitation provisions, schedule formats, and contract clauses. When acquiring services for the preparation of personal property for movement or storage, or for performance of intra-city or intra-area movement, use the following provisions, clauses, and schedules. Revise solicitation provisions and schedules, as appropriate, if using negotiation rather than sealed bidding. Overseas commands, except those in Alaska and Hawaii, may modify these clauses to conform to local practices, laws, and regulations. (k) The clause at 252.247-7017, Erroneous Shipments.
Clause Overview:	Clause ERRONEOUS SHIPMENTS (DEC 1991) (a) The Contractor shall— (1) Forward to the rightful owner, articles of personal property inadvertently packed with goods of other than the rightful owner. (2) Ensure that all shipments are stenciled correctly. When a shipment is sent to an incorrect address due to incorrect stenciling by the Contractor, the Contractor shall forward it to its rightful owner. (3) Deliver to the designated air or surface terminal all pieces of a shipment, in one lot, at the same time. The Contractor shall forward to the owner any pieces of one lot not included in delivery, and remaining at its facility after departure of the original shipment. (b) Forwarding under paragraph (a) shall be— (1) With the least possible delay; (2) By a mode of transportation selected by the Contracting Officer; and (3) At the Contractor's expense.
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Editor:	Marshall

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