Which regulations apply to contractors travel and transportation allowances?
If a contract contains limits on allowable travel costs, allowable cost rules for contractor’s travel and transportation allowances are usually IAW Part 31 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) (which relies in large part on each contractor’s own travel rules). Sometimes a contract includes a special clause that addresses travel costs. The contractor needs to speak with the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer Representative if it isn’t known what rules apply to the individual contract. 2. I was awarded a Government contract and want to use the JTR for the company’s employees performing official business under the contract; but the Government Contracting Officer Representative said no. Why? The Joint Travel Regulations (JTR, for Department of Defense civilian employees) are written for and apply to civilian employees of the Defense Department. The contractors’ employees traveling under their contracts CANNOT use the JTR as the JTR contains provisions that cannot be applied
