{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-16.501-1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 16.501-1","heading":"16.501-1 Definitions.","body":"As used in this subpart—\nDelivery-order contract means a contract for supplies that does not procure or specify a firm quantity of supplies (other than a minimum or maximum quantity) and that provides for the issuance of orders for the delivery of supplies during the period of the contract.\nTask-order contract means a contract for services that does not procure or specify a firm quantity of services (other than a minimum or maximum quantity) and that provides for the issuance of orders for the performance of tasks during the period of the contract.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACT TYPES","PART 16—TYPES OF CONTRACTS","Subpart 16.5—Indefinite-Delivery Contracts"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"2e65d12df1a9e28e6eaa5bc7bce29a2bc1e82ec15c34aed6f39a34650fe71696","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-16.500","next":"us/48-cfr-16.501-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}