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FAR 16.501-1 Definitions.

The codified text (eCFR, as of 2026-10-02). Under the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul ↗, agencies follow class deviations with new text for many parts while the formal rules go through the Federal Register: check the solicitation and your contract's clauses, which rule.

In plain English

This section defines two types of indefinite-delivery contracts: delivery-order contracts for supplies and task-order contracts for services. These contracts do not specify a firm quantity, only a minimum or maximum, and allow orders to be placed as needed. This matters because it clarifies the contract types that contractors may encounter when supplying goods or services to the government.

Applies to: Contractors with delivery-order or task-order contracts

Key terms: Delivery-order contract · Task-order contract · Supplies · Services · Firm quantity

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The text

As used in this subpart—

Delivery-order contract means a contract for supplies that does not procure or specify a firm quantity of supplies (other than a minimum or maximum quantity) and that provides for the issuance of orders for the delivery of supplies during the period of the contract.

Task-order contract means a contract for services that does not procure or specify a firm quantity of services (other than a minimum or maximum quantity) and that provides for the issuance of orders for the performance of tasks during the period of the contract.

Sections that refer to it

← 16.500 Scope of subpart. · 16.501-2 General. →

Rule changes for FAR Part 16

Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.

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