Glossary term
Task Order
An order for services placed against an existing IDIQ contract or vehicle.
A task order is how work is actually assigned under an IDIQ, GWAC, or BPA. The base contract sets terms and admits a pool of holders; individual task orders are then competed among that pool (a "fair opportunity" competition) or issued directly where an exception applies. A delivery order is the equivalent for supplies rather than services. Most protest activity in modern federal contracting happens at the task-order level.
Categories
- contract-types
- vehicles
Related terms
- IDIQIndefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity — a multi-award contract that establishes terms under which agencies issue task or delivery orders.
- Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC)A pre-competed IDIQ contract for IT that any federal agency may order from.
- Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)A simplified method for filling anticipated repetitive needs by establishing charge accounts with qualified sources.