As prescribed in 1816.506-70, insert the following clause:
TASK ORDERING PROCEDURE
(October 1996)
(a) Only the Contracting Officer may issue task orders to the Contractor, providing specific authorization or direction to perform work within the scope of the contract and as specified in the schedule. The Contractor may incur costs under this contract in performance of task orders and task order modifications issued in accordance with this clause. No other costs are authorized unless otherwise specified in the contract or expressly authorized by the Contracting Officer.
(b) Prior to issuing a task order, the Contracting Officer shall provide the Contractor with the following data:
(1) A functional description of the work identifying the objectives or results desired from the contemplated task order.
(2) Proposed performance standards to be used as criteria for determining whether the work requirements have been met.
(3) A request for a task plan from the Contractor to include the technical approach, period of performance, appropriate cost information, and any other information required to determine the reasonableness of the Contractor's proposal.
(c) Within ____ calendar days after receipt of the Contracting Officer's request, the Contractor shall submit a task plan conforming to the request.
(d) After review and any necessary discussions, the Contracting Officer may issue a task order to the Contractor containing, as a minimum, the following:
(1) Date of the order.
(2) Contract number and order number.
(3) Functional description of the work identifying the objectives or results desired from the task order, including special instructions or other information necessary for performance of the task.
(4) Performance standards, and where appropriate, quality assurance standards.
(5) Maximum dollar amount authorized (cost and fee or price). This includes allocation of award fee among award fee periods, if applicable.
(6) Any other resources (travel, materials, equipment, facilities, etc.) authorized.
(7) Delivery/performance schedule including start and end dates.
(8) If contract funding is by individual task order, accounting and appropriation data.
(e) The Contractor shall provide acknowledgment of receipt to the Contracting Officer within ____ calendar days after receipt of the task order.
(f) If time constraints do not permit issuance of a fully defined task order in accordance with the procedures described in paragraphs (a) through (d), a task order which includes a ceiling price may be issued.
(g) The Contracting Officer may amend tasks in the same manner in which they were issued.
(h) In the event of a conflict between the requirements of the task order and the Contractor's approved task plan, the task order shall prevail.
(End of clause)
ALTERNATE I
(October 1996)
As prescribed in 1816.506-70, insert the following paragraph (i) if the contract does not include 533M reporting:
(i) Contractor shall submit monthly task order progress reports. As a minimum, the reports shall contain the following information:
(1) Contract number, task order number, and date of the order.
(2) Task ceiling price.
(3) Cost and hours incurred to date for each issued task.
(4) Costs and hours estimated to complete each issued task.
(5) Significant issues/problems associated with a task.
(6) Cost summary of the status of all tasks issued under the contract.
