§ 101-40.306-1 - Recommended rate tender format.

(a) Executive agencies will use only those rate tenders which carriers have submitted in writing. Carriers should be encouraged to use Optional Form 280, Uniform Tender of Rates and/or Charges for Transportation Services, when preparing and submitting rate tenders to the Government. Optional Form 280 (see § 101-40.4903) is approved by the Office of Management and Budget under OMB control number 3090-0038. Rate tenders that are ambiguous in meaning shall be resolved in favor of the Government; therefore, explicit terms and conditions are necessary to preclude misunderstandings by the parties to the rate tender.

(b) Carriers may purchase Optional Form 280 from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, or print it commercially. When ordering this form from the Superintendent of Documents, specify national stock number 7540-01-092-8057. When printing this form commercially, carriers shall ensure that the form conforms to the same size, wording, and arrangement of the approved optional form and, while no minimum grade or paper is set, carriers shall provide a reasonable grade of paper stock.