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100 sections with “task order contracts”: the first 40

  • 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…
  • DFARS 217.204 Contracts.
    (e)(i) Notwithstanding FAR 17.204(e), the ordering period of a task order or delivery order contract (including a contract for information technology) awarded by DoD pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 3403— (A) May be for any period up to 5 years; (B)…
  • DFARS 237.170 Approval of contracts and task orders for services.
  • FAR 16.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.
    …t may also 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…
  • FAR 16.505 Ordering.
    …erican Industry Classification System code (see 19.102(b)(3)). (8) Orders placed under a task-order contract or delivery-order contract awarded by another agency (i.e., a Governmentwide acquisition contract, or multi-agency contract)— (i)…
  • FAR 2.101 Definitions.
    …ctivities on a 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 …
  • FAR 22.404-12 Labor standards for contracts containing construction requirements and option provisions that extend the term of the contract.
    … the wage determination incorporated into the contract at the exercise of the option into task orders issued during that option period. The wage determination will be effective for the complete period of performance of those task orders wit…
  • FAR 42.708 Quick-closeout procedure.
    …eout shall negotiate the settlement of direct and indirect costs for a specific contract, task order, or delivery order to be closed, in advance of the determination of final direct costs and indirect rates set forth in 42.705, if— (1) The…
  • DFARS 216.505 Ordering.
    …tten or oral postaward debriefing of successful and unsuccessful awardees is required for task orders and delivery orders valued at $15 million or more (section 818 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Pub. L. 115…
  • 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…
  • FAR 8.405-1 Ordering procedures for supplies, and services not requiring a statement of work.
    … are listed in the schedules contracts at a fixed price for the performance of a specific task, where a statement of work is not required (e.g., installation, maintenance, and repair). For establishing BPAs and for orders under BPAs see 8.4…
  • FAR 8.405-2 Ordering procedures for services requiring a statement of work.
    …e for considering the level of effort and the mix of labor proposed to perform a specific task being ordered, and for determining that the total price is reasonable. Place the order with the schedule contractor that represents the best valu…
  • FAR 8.405-3 Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs).
    … established in the BPA; or (2) Services with prices established in the BPA for specific tasks to be performed; (C) Only one source is qualified and capable of performing the work at a reasonable price to the Government; or (D) It is nec…
  • FAR 15.404-4 Profit.
    …and the amount and quality of supervision and coordination needed to perform the contract task. (C) Conversion-related indirect costs. This subfactor measures how much the indirect costs contribute to contract performance. The labor elemen…
  • FAR 16.601 Time-and-materials contracts.
    …hedules, follow the procedures at 8.405-6; or (iii) An order issued under multiple award task and delivery order contracts, follow the procedures at 16.505(b)(2). (f) Solicitation provisions. (1) The contracting officer shall insert the p…
  • FAR 52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest.
    …nd maintaining from each covered employee, when the employee is initially assigned to the task under the contract, a disclosure of interests that might be affected by the task to which the employee has been assigned, as follows: (A) Financ…
  • FAR 52.216-27 Single or Multiple Awards.
    … Awards (OCT 1995) The Government may elect to award a single delivery order contract or task order contract or to award multiple delivery order contracts or task order contracts for the same or similar supplies or services to two or more …
  • DFARS 216.504 Indefinite-quantity contracts.
    … FAR 16.504(c)(1)(ii)(D)(1)(i), the senior procurement executive shall determine that the task or delivery orders expected under the contract are so integrally related that only a single source can “efficiently perform the work,” instead of…
  • DFARS 222.402-70 Installation support contracts.
    …id application of the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute by splitting individual tasks between orders or contracts.
  • DFARS 252.204-7021 Contractor Compliance With the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Level Requirements.
    …sary to process payments. Plan of action and milestones means a document that identifies tasks to be accomplished. It details resources required to accomplish the elements of the plan, any milestones in meeting the tasks, and scheduled com…
  • DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.
    …t financing payment or invoice payment submitted by the Contractor under this contract or task or delivery order. Receiving report means the data prepared in the manner and to the extent required by Appendix F, Material Inspection and Rece…
  • FAR 4.1602 Identifying the PIID and supplementary PIID.
    …d 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) contracts, multi-…
  • FAR 5.705 Publicizing postaward.
    …ontracts; (ii) Modifications to existing contracts; (iii) Orders which are issued under task or delivery order contracts; and (iv) Modifications to orders under task or delivery order contracts. (2) Contracting officers shall identify c…
  • FAR 37.102 Policy.
    …ublic Law 106-398, section 821(a)); (i) A firm-fixed price performance-based contract or task order. (ii) A performance-based contract or task order that is not firm-fixed price. (iii) A contract or task order that is not performance-bas…
  • FAR 39.103 Modular contracting.
    … quantity contracts, single contract with options, successive contracts, multiple awards, task order contracts). Contract(s) shall be structured to ensure that the Government is not required to procure additional increments. (e) To avoid o…
  • FAR 39.203 Applicability.
    …details of compliance can be found (e.g., vendor's or other exact website location). (c) Task order or delivery order. At the time of issuance of a task order or delivery order under an indefinite-quantity contract, the requiring and order…
  • DFARS 204.2105 Solicitation provisions and contract clause.
    …for the acquisition 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. (…
  • DFARS 204.7504 Solicitation provision and contract clause.
    …el Requirements, 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, exce…
  • DFARS 232.7002 Policy.
    …ests and 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…
  • DFARS 252.228-7001 Ground and Flight Risk.
    …r means damage to the aircraft that is the result of an incorrectly performed skill-based task, operation, or action that was originally planned or intended. (b) Combined regulation/instruction. The Contractor shall be bound by the operati…
  • DFARS 252.239-7010 Cloud Computing Services.
    …isclose Government data unless specifically authorized by the terms of this contract or a task order or delivery order issued hereunder. (i) If authorized by the terms of this contract or a task order or delivery order issued hereunder, an…
  • DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea.
    …ntractor's intent to transport supplies by sea; (ii) The contract number; and (iii) The task-order or delivery-order number, when applicable. (c)(1) The Contractor shall use U.S.-flag vessels when transporting any supplies by sea under t…
  • FAR 5.301 General.
    … limited-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 i…
  • FAR 5.703 Definition.
    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 …
  • FAR 8.402 General.
    …part, together with the pricelists, contain necessary information for placing delivery or task orders with schedule contractors. In addition, the GSA schedule contracting office issues Federal Supply Schedules publications that contain a ge…
  • FAR 12.301 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses for the acquisition of commercial products and commercial services.
    …r shall specify 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 Reinvest…
  • FAR 14.201-7 Contract clauses.
    …er shall 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 Reinvest…
  • FAR 15.209 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    …er shall 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 Reinvest…
  • FAR 15.404-1 Proposal analysis techniques.
    …cept as provided in paragraph (h)(3) of this section, when an offeror for a contract or a task or delivery order informs the contracting officer pursuant to 52.215-22 that it intends to award subcontracts for more than 70 percent of the tot…
  • FAR 15.408 Solicitation provisions and contract clauses.
    … 52.215-23, Limitations on Pass-Through Charges, in solicitations and contracts including task or delivery orders as follows: (A) For civilian agencies, insert the clause when— (1) The total estimated contract or order value exceeds the s…

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