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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 
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into schedule, multiple award, or task or delivery order contracts under any 
other provision of law. 
§ 4104. Guidance on use of task and delivery order contracts 
(a) GUIDANCE IN FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.—The Federal 
Acquisition Regulation issued in accordance with sections 1121(b) and 
1303(a)(1) of this title shall provide guidance to agencies on the appropriate 
use of task and delivery order contracts in accordance with this chapter and 
sections 2304a to 2304d of title 10. 
(b) CONTENT OF REGULATIONS.—The regulations issued pursuant to 
subsection (a) at a minimum shall provide specific guidance on— 
(1) the appropriate use of Government-wide and other multiagency 
contracts entered into in accordance with this chapter and sections 
2304a to 2304d of title 10; and 
(2) steps that agencies should take in entering into and admin-
istering multiple award task and delivery order contracts to ensure 
compliance with the requirement in— 
(A) section 11312 of title 40 for capital planning and invest-
ment control in purchases of information technology products and 
services; 
(B) section 4106(c) of this title and section 2304c(b) of title 10 
to ensure that all contractors are afforded a fair opportunity to 
be considered for the award of task and delivery orders; and 
(C) section 4106(e) of this title and section 2304c(c) of title 10 
for a statement of work in each task or delivery order issued that 
clearly specifies all tasks to be performed or property to be deliv-
ered under the order. 
(c) FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES PROGRAM.—The Administrator for 
Federal Procurement Policy shall consult with the Administrator of General 
Services to assess the effectiveness of the multiple awards schedule program 
of the General Services Administration referred to in section 152(3) of this 
title that is administered as the Federal Supply Schedules program. The as-
sessment shall include examination of— 
(1) the administration of the program by the Administrator of Gen-
eral Services; and 
(2) the ordering and program practices followed by Federal customer 
agencies in using schedules established under the program. 
§ 4105. Advisory and assistance services 
(a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘advisory and assistance serv-
ices’’ has the same meaning given that term in section 1105(g) of title 31. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO AWARD.— 
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