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(B) provides for the issuance of orders for the performance of 
tasks during the period of the contract. 
§ 4102. Authorities or responsibilities not affected 
This chapter does not modify or supersede, and is not intended to impair 
or restrict, authorities or responsibilities under sections 1101 to 1104 of 
title 40. 
§ 4103. General authority 
(a) AUTHORITY TO AWARD.—Subject to the requirements of this section, 
section 4106 of this title, and other applicable law, the head of an executive 
agency may enter into a task or delivery order contract for procurement of 
services or property. 
(b) SOLICITATION.—The solicitation for a task or delivery order contract 
shall include— 
(1) the period of the contract, including the number of options to 
extend the contract and the period for which the contract may be ex-
tended under each option; 
(2) the maximum quantity or dollar value of the services or property 
to be procured under the contract; and 
(3) a statement of work, specifications, or other description that rea-
sonably describes the general scope, nature, complexity, and purposes 
of the services or property to be procured under the contract. 
(c) APPLICABILITY OF RESTRICTION ON USE OF NONCOMPETITIVE PRO-
CEDURES.—The head of an executive agency may use procedures other than 
competitive procedures to enter into a task or delivery order contract under 
this section only if an exception in section 3304(a) of this title applies to 
the contract and the use of those procedures is approved in accordance with 
section 3304(e) of this title. 
(d) SINGLE AND MULTIPLE CONTRACT AWARDS.— 
(1) EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—The head of an executive agency 
may exercise the authority provided in this section— 
(A) to award a single task or delivery order contract; or 
(B) if the solicitation states that the head of the executive agen-
cy has the option to do so, to award separate task or delivery 
order contracts for the same or similar services or property to 2 
or more sources. 
(2) DETERMINATION NOT REQUIRED.—No determination under sec-
tion 3303 of this title is required for an award of multiple task or de-
livery order contracts under paragraph (1)(B). 
(3) SINGLE SOURCE AWARD FOR TASK OR DELIVERY ORDER CON-
TRACTS EXCEEDING $100,000,000.—
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(A) WHEN SINGLE AWARDS ARE ALLOWED.—No task or deliv-
ery order contract in an amount estimated to exceed $100,000,000 
(including all options) may be awarded to a single source unless 
the head of the executive agency determines in writing that— 
(i) the task or delivery orders expected under the contract 
are so integrally related that only a single source can reason-
ably perform the work; 
(ii) the contract provides only for firm, fixed price task or-
ders or delivery orders for— 
(I) products for which unit prices are established in 
the contract; or 
(II) services for which prices are established in the 
contract for the specific tasks to be performed; 
(iii) only one source is qualified and capable of performing 
the work at a reasonable price to the Federal Government; or 
(iv) because of exceptional circumstances, it is necessary in 
the public interest to award the contract to a single source. 
(B) NOTIFICATION OF CONGRESS.—The head of the executive 
agency shall notify Congress within 30 days after any determina-
tion under subparagraph (A)(iv). 
(4) REGULATIONS.—Regulations implementing this subsection shall 
establish— 
(A) a preference for awarding, to the maximum extent prac-
ticable, multiple task or delivery order contracts for the same or 
similar services or property under paragraph (1)(B); and 
(B) criteria for determining when award of multiple task or de-
livery order contracts would not be in the best interest of the Fed-
eral Government. 
(e) CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS.—A task or delivery order may not in-
crease the scope, period, or maximum value of the task or delivery order 
contract under which the order is issued. The scope, period, or maximum 
value of the contract may be increased only by modification of the contract. 
(f) INAPPLICABILITY TO CONTRACTS FOR ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE 
SERVICES.—Except as otherwise specifically provided in section 4105 of this 
title, this section does not apply to a task or delivery order contract for the 
acquisition of advisory and assistance services (as defined in section 1105(g) 
of title 31). 
(g) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.—Nothing in 
this section may be construed to limit or expand any authority of the head 
of an executive agency or the Administrator of General Services to enter