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Code · U.S. Code · Title 10 - ARMED FORCES · CHAPTER 245— TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS (MULTIPLE AWARD CONTRACTS) · § 3401

§ 3401. Task and delivery order contracts: definitions

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In this chapter:
(1)Delivery order contract.— The term “delivery order contract” means a contract for property—
(A)that does not procure or specify a firm quantity of property (other than a minimum or maximum quantity); and
(B)that provides for the issuance of orders for the delivery of property during the period of the contract.
(2)Task order contract.— The term “task order contract” means a contract for services—
(A)that does not procure or specify a firm quantity of services (other than a minimum or maximum quantity); and
(B)that provides for the issuance of orders for the performance of tasks during the period of the contract.
(Added Pub. L. 103–355, title I, § 1004(a)(1), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3253, § 2304d; renumbered § 3401 and amended Pub. L. 116–283, div. A, title XVIII, § 1820(b), Jan. 1, 2021, 134 Stat. 4191.)
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  • Pub. L. 103–355, title I, § 1004(a)(1)
  • 108 Stat. 3253
  • 134 Stat. 4191
  • section 10001 of Pub. L. 103–355
  • 40 U.S.C. 759
  • section 1004(d) of Pub. L. 103–355
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