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# 41 U.S.C. § 4101 - Definitions

## Text

In this chapter:

(1) Delivery order contract.— The term “delivery order contract” means a contract for property that—

(A) does not procure or specify a firm quantity of property (other than a minimum or maximum quantity); and

(B) 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 that—

(A) does not procure or specify a firm quantity of services (other than a minimum or maximum quantity); and

(B) provides for the issuance of orders for the performance of tasks during the period of the contract.

(Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3778.)

## Notes

Historical and Revision Notes RevisedSectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 410141:253k.June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, § 303K, as added Pub. L. 103–355, title I, § 1054(a), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3265.