Optional Form 347 at a glance
What it is: Optional Form 347 is an order for supplies or services.
Who signs: The title is CONTRACTING/ORDERING OFFICER.
A filled-in Optional Form 347 example: a delivery order for copy paper

How to fill out Optional Form 347, box by box
Date of order, contract, order and requisition numbers and issuing office
Ship to
To the contractor
Type of order
Accounting and appropriation data and requisitioning office
Business classification
F.O.B. point, place of inspection and acceptance, delivery date and discount terms
Schedule and totals
Shipping point, gross shipping weight, invoice number and mail invoice to
Signing the order
Supplemental invoicing information

If desired, this order (or a copy thereof) may be used by the Contractor as the Contractor's invoice, instead of a separate invoice, provided the following statement, (signed and dated) is on (or attached to) the order: "Payment is requested in the amount of $ . No other invoice will be submitted."
If the Contractor wishes to submit an invoice, the following information must be provided: contract number (if any), order number, item number(s), description of supplies or service, sizes, quantities, unit prices, and extended totals.
Prepaid shipping costs will be indicated as a separate item on the invoice.
Where shipping costs exceed $10 (except for parcel post), the billing must be supported by a bill of lading or receipt (checked November 1, 2026).
Receiving report

Mark each of inspected, accepted, received by me that applies. Quantity in the "Quantity Accepted" column on the face of this order has been marked this way and conforms to contract.
In RECEIVING REPORT, enter the SHIPMENT NUMBER and mark PARTIAL or FINAL.
Enter the DATE RECEIVED and the DATE, and sign at SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED U.S. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE.
Enter the TOTAL CONTAINERS, the GROSS WEIGHT, RECEIVED AT and the TITLE.
Common questions about Optional Form 347
What is form 347?
Optional Form 347 is an order for supplies or services. When several orders are invoiced to an ordering activity during the same billing period, consolidated periodic billings are encouraged.
Sources
[1] Optional Form 347 (REV. 2/2012), Order for Supplies or Services, U.S. General Services Administration (the Official source link on this page).











