48 CFR · Federal Acquisition Regulation and Defense supplement
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156 sections with “Delivery orders”: the first 40
- DFARS 252.216-7010 Postaward Debriefings for Task Orders and Delivery Orders.…ed at 216.506-70(b), use the following clause: Postaward Debriefings for Task Orders and Delivery Orders (Oct 2025) (a) Postaward debriefing. (1) Upon timely request, the Government will provide a written or oral postaward debriefing for…
- FAR 53.216-1 Delivery orders and orders under basic ordering agreements (OF 347).…d in 53.213(f), (or an approved agency form) may be used to place orders under indefinite delivery contracts and basic ordering agreements, as specified in 16.703(d)(2)(i).
- FAR 52.216-32 Task-Order and Delivery-Order Ombudsman.As prescribed in 16.506(j), use the following clause: Task-Order and Delivery-Order Ombudsman (SEP 2019) (a) In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 4106(g), the Agency has designated the following task-order and delivery-order Ombudsman for this co…
- FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.…so specify maximum or minimum quantities that the Government may order under each task or delivery order and the maximum that it may order during a specific period of time. (4) A solicitation and contract for an indefinite quantity must— …
- FAR 16.505 Ordering.…neral. (1) In general, the contracting officer does not synopsize orders under indefinite-delivery contracts; except see 16.505(a)(4) and (11), and 16.505(b)(2)(ii)(D). (2) Individual orders shall clearly describe all services to be perfor…
- FAR 52.216-18 Ordering.…supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from ___ through ___ [insert dat…
- DFARS 232.102-70 Provisional delivery payments.(a) The contracting officer may establish provisional delivery payments to pay contractors for the costs of supplies and services delivered to and accepted by the Government under the following contract actions if undefinitized: (1) Letter…
- FAR 7.107-4 Substantial bundling.(a)(1) Substantial bundling is any bundling that results in a contract or task or delivery order with an estimated value of— (i) $8 million or more for the Department of Defense; (ii) $6 million or more for the National Aeronautics and Sp…
- DFARS 216.505 Ordering.(a) General. (6) Orders placed under indefinite-delivery contracts may be issued on DD Form 1155, Order for Supplies or Services. (S-70) Departments and agencies shall comply with the review, approval, and reporting requirements establish…
- FAR 2.101 Definitions.…requesting agency's behalf, such as awarding and administering a contract, task order, or delivery order. Basic research means that research directed toward increasing knowledge in science. The primary aim of basic research is a fuller kno…
- FAR 4.1703 Reporting requirements.…ontracts for services based on type of contract and estimated total value. For indefinite-delivery contracts, reporting shall be determined based on the type and estimated total value of each order under the contract. Indefinite-delivery co…
- FAR 7.105 Contents of written acquisition plans.…standards of the services being acquired and state how they are related to the need. (5) Delivery or performance-period requirements. Describe the basis for establishing delivery or performance-period requirements (see subpart 11.4). Expla…
- FAR 8.705-4 Compliance with orders.…central nonprofit agency or AbilityOne participating nonprofit agency for revision in the delivery or completion schedule, if feasible. If extension of the delivery or completion date is not feasible, the ordering office shall notify the ap…
- FAR 11.404 Contract clauses.(a) Supplies or services. (1) The contracting officer may use a time of delivery clause to set forth a required delivery schedule and to allow an offeror to propose an alternative delivery schedule. The clauses and their alternates may be u…
- FAR 12.207 Contract type.…business set-asides under 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F)), if placing an order under a multiple-award delivery-order contract; and (ii) The contracting officer— (A) Executes a determination and findings (D&F) for the contract, in accordance with para…
- FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.…pecify applicability of Alternate II to that modification. (2) In the case of a task- or delivery-order contract in which not all orders will use funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act …
- FAR 13.403 Preparation and execution of orders.…ce The consignee shall notify the purchasing office promptly after the specified date of delivery of supplies not received, damaged in transit, or not conforming to specifications of the purchase order. Unless extenuating circumstances exi…
- FAR 19.302 Protesting a small business representation or rerepresentation.…elivered to the contracting officer by hand, mail, facsimile, email, express or overnight delivery service. (4) Except as provided in paragraph (d)(6) of this section, a protest filed by the contracting officer or SBA is always considered …
- FAR 32.104 Providing contract financing.…he availability of private financing and the probable impact on working capital of the predelivery expenditures and production lead-times associated with the contract, or groups of contracts or orders (e.g., issued under indefinite-delivery…
- FAR 42.302 Contract administration functions.…tatus reporting, including timely reporting of potential and actual slippages in contract delivery schedules. (32) Perform preaward surveys (see Subpart 9.1). (33) Advise and assist contractors regarding their priorities and allocations r…
- FAR 49.607 Delinquency notices.…y be used to satisfy the requirements of 49.402-3. All notices will be sent with proof of delivery requested. (See subpart 42.13 for stop-work orders.) (a) Cure notice. If a contract is to be terminated for default before the delivery date…
- FAR 52.204-30 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.…ause, or a new FASCSA order identified in paragraph (c)(2) of this clause. For indefinite delivery contracts, the Contractor shall report to both the contracting office for the indefinite delivery contract and the contracting office for any…
- FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.…ayment shall be made for items accepted by the Government that have been delivered to the delivery destinations set forth in this contract. (2) Prompt payment. The Government will make payment in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act (31 …
- FAR 52.215-23 Limitations on Pass-Through Charges.…Government (e.g., processing orders of parts or services, maintaining inventory, reducing delivery lead times, managing multiple sources for contract requirements, coordinating deliveries, performing quality assurance functions). Excessive…
- FAR 52.216-21 Requirements.…chedule, that fact shall not constitute the basis for an equitable price adjustment. (b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. Subject to any limitations in the Or…
- FAR 52.232-16 Progress Payments.… shall be considered to be the supplies and services required by this contract, for which delivery and invoicing by the Contractor and acceptance by the Government are incomplete. (6) The total amount of progress payments shall not exceed …
- DFARS 204.1603 Procedures.…603(a)(3) in this position as follows: (1) Use M to identify purchase orders and task or delivery orders issued by the enterprise FedMall system. (2) Use S to identify broad agency announcements and commercial solutions openings. (3) Use…
- DFARS 204.2105 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.…ion of commercial products and commercial services, and solicitations for task orders and delivery orders, basic ordering agreements (BOAs), orders against BOAs, blanket purchase agreements (BPAs), and calls against BPAs. (b) Use the provi…
- DFARS 204.7504 Solicitation provision and contract clause.… as follows: (1) Until November 9, 2028, in solicitations and contracts, task orders, or delivery orders, including those using FAR part 12 procedures for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services, except for those sol…
- DFARS 216.601 Time-and-materials contracts.… plus any option periods is three years or less. (i) For contracts (including indefinite-delivery contracts) and orders in which the portion of the requirement performed on a time-and-materials or labor-hour basis exceeds $1 million, the a…
- DFARS 232.7002 Policy.… receiving reports in the contract administration data section of the contract or task or delivery order (e.g., section G, an addendum to FAR 52.212-4, or applicable clause); and (5) When the Governmentwide commercial purchase card is used…
- DFARS 252.244-7001 Contractor Purchasing System Administration.…, negotiation of prices with vendors, placing and administering of orders, and expediting delivery of materials. (b) General. The Contractor shall establish and maintain an acceptable purchasing system. Failure to maintain an acceptable pu…
- FAR 4.1002 Applicability.…WACs), multi-agency contracts (MACs), Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts, indefinite-delivery contracts, and purchase orders. (c) Agreements that include pre-priced supplies or services. (d) Task and delivery orders.
- FAR 4.1602 Identifying the PIID and supplementary PIID.… Contracts and purchase orders. Identify the PIID for contracts and purchase orders. (3) Delivery and task orders. For delivery and task orders placed by an agency under a contract (e.g., indefinite delivery indefinite quantity (IDIQ) cont…
- FAR 5.301 General.…-source justification (excluding brand name) in accordance with 8.405-6; or (ii) Task or delivery orders awarded without providing fair opportunity in accordance with 16.505(b)(2). (3) A notice is not required under this section if the no…
- FAR 8.402 General.…cial supplies and commercial services at prices associated with volume buying. Indefinite delivery contracts are awarded to provide supplies and services at stated prices for given periods of time. GSA may delegate certain responsibilities …
- FAR 14.201-7 Contract clauses.…specify applicability of Alternate I to that modification. (B) In the case of a task- or delivery-order contract in which not all orders will use funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act …
- FAR 15.209 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.…specify applicability of Alternate I to that modification. (B) In the case of a task- or delivery-order contract in which not all orders will use funds appropriated or otherwise made available by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act …
- FAR 19.306 Protesting a firm's status as a HUBZone small business concern.…t interests of the Government; and (2) Not exercise any options or award further task or delivery orders under the contract. (ii) SBA will remove the concern's designation as a certified HUBZone small business concern in the Dynamic Small…
- FAR 19.308 Protesting a firm's status as an economically disadvantaged women-owned small business concern or women-owned small business concern eligible under the Women-Owned Small Business Program.… However, the contracting officer shall not exercise any options or award further task or delivery orders; (ii) The contracting officer shall update the FPDS to reflect the final SBA decision; and (iii) SBA will remove the concern's desig…
FAR (chapter 1)
- Part 1 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 58 sections
- Part 2 Definitions of Words and Terms 3 sections
- Part 3 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 98 sections
- Part 4 Administrative and Information Matters 116 sections
- Part 5 Publicizing Contract Actions 34 sections
- Part 6 Competition Requirements 34 sections
- Part 7 Acquisition Planning 34 sections
- Part 8 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 67 sections
- Part 9 Contractor Qualifications 106 sections
- Part 10 Market Research 4 sections
- Part 11 Describing Agency Needs 33 sections
- Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 38 sections
- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 49 sections
- Part 14 Sealed Bidding 82 sections
- Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation 81 sections
- Part 16 Types of Contracts 74 sections
- Part 17 Special Contracting Methods 50 sections
- Part 18 Emergency Acquisitions 34 sections
- Part 19 Small Business Programs 126 sections
- Part 22 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 205 sections
- Part 23 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 38 sections
- Part 24 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 10 sections
- Part 25 Foreign Acquisition 81 sections
- Part 26 Other Socioeconomic Programs 36 sections
- Part 27 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 59 sections
- Part 28 Bonds and Insurance 61 sections
- Part 29 Taxes 23 sections
- Part 30 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 30 sections
- Part 31 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 87 sections
- Part 32 Contract Financing 175 sections
- Part 33 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 23 sections
- Part 34 Major System Acquisition 20 sections
- Part 35 Research and Development Contracting 25 sections
- Part 36 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 81 sections
- Part 37 Service Contracting 46 sections
- Part 38 Federal Supply Schedule Contracting 3 sections
- Part 39 Acquisition of Information Technology 14 sections
- Part 40 Information Security and Supply Chain Security 12 sections
- Part 41 Acquisition of Utility Services 17 sections
- Part 42 Contract Administration and Audit Services 84 sections
- Part 43 Contract Modifications 14 sections
- Part 44 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 24 sections
- Part 45 Government Property 33 sections
- Part 46 Quality Assurance 60 sections
- Part 47 Transportation 106 sections
- Part 48 Value Engineering 13 sections
- Part 49 Termination of Contracts 108 sections
- Part 50 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 34 sections
- Part 51 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 15 sections
- Part 52 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 680 sections
- Part 53 Forms 61 sections
DFARS (chapter 2, Defense)
- Part 201 Federal Acquisition Regulations System 24 sections
- Part 202 Definitions of Words and Terms 1 sections
- Part 203 Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest 28 sections
- Part 204 Administrative and Information Matters 76 sections
- Part 205 Publicizing Contract Actions 11 sections
- Part 206 Competition Requirements 20 sections
- Part 207 Acquisition Planning 22 sections
- Part 208 Required Sources of Supplies and Services 31 sections
- Part 209 Contractor Qualifications 55 sections
- Part 210 Market Research 2 sections
- Part 211 Describing Agency Needs 22 sections
- Part 212 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services 24 sections
- Part 213 Simplified Acquisition Procedures 23 sections
- Part 214 Sealed Bidding 14 sections
- Part 215 Contracting by Negotiation 66 sections
- Part 216 Types of Contracts 36 sections
- Part 217 Special Contracting Methods 64 sections
- Part 218 Emergency Acquisitions 7 sections
- Part 219 Small Business Programs 47 sections
- Part 222 Application of Labor Laws to Government Acquisitions 56 sections
- Part 223 Environment, Sustainable Acquisition, and Material Safety 34 sections
- Part 224 Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information 2 sections
- Part 225 Foreign Acquisition 251 sections
- Part 226 Other Socioeconomic Programs 14 sections
- Part 227 Patents, Data, and Copyrights 99 sections
- Part 228 Bonds and Insurance 17 sections
- Part 229 Taxes 9 sections
- Part 230 Cost Accounting Standards Administration 2 sections
- Part 231 Contract Cost Principles and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 232 Contract Financing 74 sections
- Part 233 Protests, Disputes, and Appeals 8 sections
- Part 234 Major System Acquisition 13 sections
- Part 235 Research and Development Contracting 16 sections
- Part 236 Construction and Architect-engineer Contracts 25 sections
- Part 237 Service Contracting 67 sections
- Part 239 Acquisition of Information Technology 38 sections
- Part 241 Acquisition of Utility Services 8 sections
- Part 242 Contract Administration and Audit Services 40 sections
- Part 243 Contract Modifications 18 sections
- Part 244 Subcontracting Policies and Procedures 13 sections
- Part 245 Government Property 23 sections
- Part 246 Quality Assurance 39 sections
- Part 247 Transportation 27 sections
- Part 249 Termination of Contracts 14 sections
- Part 250 Extraordinary Contractual Actions and the Safety Act 16 sections
- Part 251 Use of Government Sources by Contractors 5 sections
- Part 252 Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses 405 sections
- Part 253 Forms 10 sections
- Part 270 Defense Contracting Programs 7 sections
Source: eCFR, 48 CFR chapters 1 and 2 (GPO GovInfo bulk data) ↗. Rule changes in progress: FAR, DFARS. Terms: glossary.