The supplier’s responsibilities for shipment and delivery must be in accordance with Clause 4-1: General Terms and Conditions (Assignment); Clause 2-9: Definition of Delivery Terms and Supplier’s Responsibilities; Clause B-4: Variation in Quantity; and Clause B-7: Responsibility for Supplies.
If the contract contains a guaranteed-shipping-weight provision, in accordance with Clause B-23: Guaranteed Shipping Weight, the supplier is responsible for the actual weight at the time of shipment for f.o.b. origin contracts. If the shipping weight exceeds the specified guaranteed shipping weight, the supplier will be liable for any resulting excess transportation costs.
If required by the contract, the supplier must furnish samples for the contracting officers approval. They must be delivered to the contracting officer as specified or as directed. The supplier must prepay all shipping charges on samples, pursuant to Clause B–62: Samples.
At the time specified for first article testing, the supplier must deliver the units specified in the schedule to the Postal Service at the testing facility set forth in the schedule. The shipping documentation accompanying the first article must contain the number of the contract and the lot or item identification, in accordance with Clause 2-5: First Article Approval — Postal Service Testing.
As stated in Clause 2-11: Postal Service Property — Fixed-Price; Clause 2–12: Postal Service Property — Short Form; and Clause 2-13: Postal Service Property — Non-Fixed-Price, if the supplier uses Postal Service–furnished property in a contract after completing the contract with the Postal Service, the supplier will either prepare for shipment and deliver f.o.b. origin or dispose of Postal Service property as the contracting officer may authorize or direct.
Under Clause 2-15: Special Tooling, the supplier furnishes lists of special tooling and changes in design to the contracting officer. The supplier then promptly complies with any request by the contracting officer to transfer title to any items of special tooling by immediately preparing the items for shipment by properly packaging, packing, and marking, in accordance with any instruction issued by the contracting officer, and delivers them to the Postal Service as directed by the contracting officer.
