41 USC § 4101 - Definitions

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title: "41 USC § 4101 - Definitions"
title_number: 41
title_name: "PUBLIC CONTRACTS"
section_number: "4101"
section_name: "Definitions"
chapter_number: 41
chapter_name: "TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER CONTRACTS"
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last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3778.)"
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# § 4101. Definitions

In this chapter:

**(1)** **Delivery order contract.—** The term “delivery order contract” means a contract for property that—

**(A)** does not procure or specify a firm quantity of property (other than a minimum or maximum quantity); and

**(B)** provides for the issuance of orders for the delivery of property during the period of the contract.

**(2)** **Task order contract.—** The term “task order contract” means a contract for services that—

**(A)** does not procure or specify a firm quantity of services (other than a minimum or maximum quantity); and

**(B)** provides for the issuance of orders for the performance of tasks during the period of the contract.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 111–350, § 3, Jan. 4, 2011, 124 Stat. 3778.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 4101 | 41:253k. | June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title III, § 303K, as added Pub. L. 103–355, title I, § 1054(a), Oct. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 3265. |