Who can issue task orders off an IDIQ? Do they need a warrant?
Started by govt2310 · Feb 27, 2014 · 5 replies
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govt2310
Feb 27, 2014 · 12y ago
Can a contract designate other individuals, besides the Contracting Officer, as authorized to issue task orders off an IDIQ for services? I thought that only a warranted Contracting Officer or Purchaser could obligate funds on behalf of the Government. However, others I know believe that it is OK to designate the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) as authorized to "issue task orders." I am told that this is a common practice at DOD and other agencies. I never heard of it before. Can anyone confirm this?
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policyguy
Feb 27, 2014 · 12y ago
I am aware of the Army using Ordering Officers - see "AFARS 5101.602-2-90 -- Appointment of ordering officers". I'm not sure how much they are using them now but in my past experience they did use them mainly on IDIQ contracts with delivery orders for spare parts that were FFP. I seem to recall it worked well but involved formal training for the ordering officers and good monitoring by the contracting officers. From my past experience it worked well and helped reduce cycle time for delivery order actions.
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Boof
Feb 28, 2014 · 12y ago
You would need a warrant but the list of who can have a warrant varies by Agency policy. I do not think we have any ordering officers but we do have a few CORs that have $25K warrants to issue change orders.
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govt2310
Feb 28, 2014 · 12y ago
Thanks everyone - this helps me. Cheers!
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C Culham
Feb 28, 2014 · 12y ago
I was reading through this and all of sudden the light bulb went on and I was reminded of this.....
/threads/80-delegate-or-designate-authority-to-an-ordering-official-under-a-blanket-purchase
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govt2310
Feb 28, 2014 · 12y ago
Thanks!