When the supplier is to be reimbursed for transportation costs, the contracting officer should include an estimate of such costs in the contract under the appropriation data, as follows: "For obligation purposes only, the transportation costs chargeable to the funds indicated above are estimated to be $ ."
These estimated transportation costs should not be included in the total posted in the "Amount" blank on the face of the purchase document; however, the words "PLUS TRANS" should be inserted within the "Amount" blank to alert interested personnel to this additional obligation.
