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 108 STAT. 3262 PUBLIC LAW 103-355 —OCT. 13, 1994 delivery order contracts for the same or similar services or property to two or more sources. "(2) No determination under section 303(b) is required for an award of multiple task or delivery order contracts under paragraph (I)(B). R^ulations. «(3) The regulations implementing this subsection shall— "(A) estabhsh a preference for awarding, to the maximum extent practicable, multiple task or delivery order contracts for the same or similar services or property under the authority of paragraph (1)(B); and "(B) establish criteria for determining when award of multiple task or delivery order contracts would not be in the best interest of the Federal Government. "(e) CONTRACT MODIFICATIONS.— ^A task or delivery order may not increase 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 ASSIST- ANCE SERVICES.—Except as otherwise specifically provided in section 3031, 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, United States Code). " (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 into schedule, multiple award, or task or delivery order contracts under any other provision of law. 41 USC 253i. "SEC. 3031. TASK ORDER CONTRACTS: ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES. "(a) AUTHORITY To AWARD.—(1) Subject to the requirements of this section, section 303J, and other applicable law, the head of an executive agency may enter into a task order contract (as defined in section 303K) for procurement of advisory and assistance services. "(2) The head of an executive agency may enter into a task order contract for advisory and assistance services only under the authority of this section. "(b) LIMITATION ON CONTRACT PERIOD. — The period of a task order contract entered into under this section, including all periods of extensions of the contract under options, modifications, or otherwise, may not exceed five years unless a longer period is specifically authorized in a law that is applicable to such contract. "(c) CONTENT OF NOTICE. —The notice required by section 18 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 416) and section 8(e) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(e)) shall reasonably and fairly describe the general scope, magnitude, and duration of the proposed task order contract in a manner that would reasonably enable a potential offisror to decide whether to request the soUcitation and consider submitting an offer. " (d) REQUIRED CONTENT OF SOLICITATION AND CONTRACT.— (1) The solicitation shall include the information (regarding services) described in section 303H(b). "(2) A task order contract entered into under this section shall contain the same information that is required by paragraph (1) to be included in the solicitation of offers for that contract.

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