FAR and DFARS › FAR Part 5: Publicizing Contract Actions › Subpart 5.7
FAR 5.703 Definition.
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 what a 'task or delivery order contract' means for this subpart of the FAR. It matters because it tells contractors which types of contracts fall under these rules, including GWACs, MACs, other indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts, and Federal Supply Schedule contracts with BPAs under Subpart 8.4.
Applies to: Contractors with task or delivery order contracts, including GWACs, MACs, IDIQ contracts, and Federal Supply Schedule contracts
Key terms: Task or delivery order contract · Delivery order contract · Task order contract · Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs) · Federal Supply Schedule contracts
Written by AI from this section's text. A guide, not legal advice: the text below rules.
The text
As used in this subpart—
Task or delivery order contract means a “delivery order contract,” and a “task order contract,” as defined in 16.501-1. For example, it includes Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs), multi-agency contracts (MACs), and other indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts, whether single award or multiple award. It also includes Federal Supply Schedule contracts (including Blanket Purchase Agreements under Subpart 8.4).
Sections it refers to
- 16.501-1 Definitions.
← 5.702 Applicability. · 5.704 Publicizing preaward. →
Rule changes for FAR Part 5
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 5, 24, and 29 ↗ · proposed 2026-06-23 · comments due 2026-07-23
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · final rule 2025-08-27 · effective 2025-10-01
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Controlled Unclassified Information ↗ · proposed 2025-01-15 · comments due 2025-03-17
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds ↗ · proposed 2024-11-29 · comments due 2025-01-28
- Federal Acquisition Regulation; Technical Amendments ↗ · final rule 2024-04-22 · effective 2024-05-22
- Federal Acquisition Regulation: Sustainable Procurement ↗ · final rule 2024-04-22 · effective 2024-05-22
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Plain words for the terms: glossary.