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(a) 10 U.S.C. 2304a establishes limitations on the ordering period of a task or delivery order contract awarded by NASA. The statute specifies that the ordering period may be for any period up to five years. This period may be subsequently extended for one or more successive periods pursuant to an option or contract modification. In no case may the ordering period exceed a total of ten years unless approved by the Deputy Chief Acquisition Officer.
(b) The deviation requirement at 1817.204(e)(iii) applies to a task or delivery contract with an ordering period of more than five years.
(c) Orders under GSA Federal Supply Schedule contracts must comply with the limitations in paragraph (a) of this subsection if the orders provide for the issuance of subsequent task or delivery orders.
(d) The limitations in paragraph (a) of this subsection do not apply to -
(1) Advisory and assistance service task order contracts (authorized by 10 U.S.C. 2304b). These contracts are limited by statute to 5 years, with the authority to extend an additional 6 months (see FAR 16.505(c));
(2) Definite quantity contracts; and
(3) Multi-agency contracts awarded by agencies other than NASA, DoD, or the Coast Guard.