FAR 16 Contract Types Flashcards
What is the difference between Delivery Orders and Task Orders?
Delivery Orders are for Supplies and Task Orders are for Services.
How to add contract clauses on Delivery order/Task Order contracts?
Contract Clauses shall be added to the basic IDIQ contract and then to the task/delivery order.
When Indefinite-Delivery Contracts are used?
Indefinite-Delivery Contracts are used to acquire supplies and or services when the exact times and or exact quantities of future deliveries are unknown at the time of award.
What are the types of Indefinite-Delivery contracts?
3 types
a. Definite Quantity Contract
b. Requirements Contract
c. Indefinite Quantity Contract
Definite Quantity Contract?
a. Used for both supply or services.
b. Fixed quantities required is determined for the duration of contract.
c. Delivery location and time of delivery are unknown at the time of award.
Requirements Contract?
a. Used for both supplies or services when Gov. have recurring requirement but cannot determine precise quantities.
b. Award is to one contractor only.
c. Gov. shall provide realistic estimate of total quantity in the contract.
d. No minumum gaurantee is required to order however all the order will be givern to one contractor only.
e. Failure to utilize the requirements contract for all your needs up to the maximum can be the basis of REA or Claim.
f. D&F Approval is required for a single source award exceeding $100M.
Indefinite Quantity Contract?
a. Used for both supplies or services.
b. Contract is for indefinite quantity, within stated limited, for a fixed period of time.
c. Must have a minimum and maximum order value on the basic contract.
d. Upon execution of the contract, an obligation shall be recorded based upon the issuance of a task order or delivery order.
Multiple Award Contracts (MACs)?
a. CO must give preference to multiple awards of ID/IQ on a single solicitation.
b. Things to consider in determining number of contracts (sources) to be awarded:
(1) The scope and complexity of the contract requirement.
(2) The expected duration and frequency of task or delivery orders.
(3) The mix of resources a contractor must have to perform expected task or delivery order requirements.
(4) The ability to maintain competition among the awardees throughout the contracts’ period of performance.
c. Must not use the multiple award approach if,
1. Only one contractor is capable.
2. A single award will provide favorable pricing and terms and conditions.
3. Cost of admin outweighs expected benefits.
4. The projected task orders are so integrally related that only a single contractor can reasonably perform the work
5. Value of the contract is at or below SAT.
6. Not in the best interest of the Government.
d. CO must document the decision whether or not to use MAC in the acquisition plan.
e. CO must not award exceeding $100m to a single source without approval from head of the agency.
Fair Opportunity
a. CO shall provide fair opportunity to each awardee when the order exceeds micro-purchase threshold.
b. The competition requirements in part 6 and the policies in subpart 15.3 do not apply to the ordering process.
c. If the order is below the threshold, the contracting officer doesn’t have to contact everyone, but must ensure all have a fair chance.
d. Orders exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold shall be placed on a competitive basis.
Fair Opportunity Exceptions
- Urgency of the requirement
- Only 1 capable because unique or highly specilized requirement.
- The order can be given to a single source if it follows a previous order and all awardees had a fair chance for the original order.
- It is necessary to place an order to satisfy a minimum guarantee
- For orders above the simplified acquisition threshold, a law or a statute requires that the purchase from a specific source.
- Small Business Set aside. No justification is required.
Fair Opportunity Exceptions Approval Level
Over $100M - SAF/SQ Not delegable.
