Common use of PROOF OF SHIPMENT Clause in Contracts

PROOF OF SHIPMENT. Applicable to shipments outside the United States through the Surface Deployment and Distribution Command and Parcel Post shipments to overseas destinations. Notwithstanding any clause of this contract to the contrary, payment will be made for items not yet received, upon receipt of an invoice accompanied by an appropriate proof of shipment. If shipment is made by insured parcel post, the Contractor must furnish a copy of the Insured Mail Receipt issued by the US Postal Service. Otherwise, a stamped copy of a Certificate of Mailing issued by the US Postal Service must be furnished. If shipment is made by a common carrier (rail, air or motor freight), the Contractor must furnish a signed copy of the shipping document on which items are receipted for by the common carrier. A signed receipt by a NAFI representative at the delivery point, Consolidation Containerization Point or Port of Embarkation is also acceptable evidence of proof of shipment. Forwarding a proof of shipment and an invoice for payment by the Contractor shall be construed as a certification by the Contractor that the items shipped conform to the specifications. Notwithstanding any provisions of this clause or any payment made pursuant to the terms of this clause prior to receipt of the items contracted for, the NAFI retains the right to inspect upon receipt and the right to reject nonconforming items. The liability of the Contractor with respect to items for which payments have been made will, after inspection by the NAFI or after the expiration of a reasonable time following delivery to the NAFI within which inspection may be made, whichever occurs first, be limited to exceptions taken at the time of inspection, and latent defects, fraud, or such gross mistakes as amount to fraud.