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title: "Prepare a draft task or delivery order under a multiple-award contract"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/prepare-a-work-order-under-a-standing-offer-or-panel-arrangement/united-states"
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site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A50-E20261018-5-US"
practice_area: "Government Procurement & Tendering"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
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# Prepare a draft task or delivery order under a multiple-award contract

> From the scope the contracting officer supplies, draft an order that describes the supplies or services, cites the base-contract line items the contracting officer identifies, and leaves price and the fair-opportunity…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Government Procurement & Tendering](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the scope the contracting officer supplies, draft an order that describes the supplies or services, cites the base-contract line items the contracting officer identifies, and leaves price and the fair-opportunity decision blank. Do not place the order and do not decide that an exception to fair opportunity applies. |
| What the lawyer must review | FAR 16.505(a)(2) provides that individual orders shall clearly describe all services to be performed or supplies to be delivered so that the full cost or price can be established when the order is placed. Orders shall be within the scope, issued within the period of performance, and within the maximum value of the contract. For orders under multiple-award contracts, FAR 16.505(b)(1) provides that the contracting officer must provide each awardee a fair opportunity to be considered for each order exceeding the micro-purchase threshold, except as paragraph (b)(2) and the cross-reference in (b)(1)(i)(B) provide. The competition requirements in part 6 and the policies in subpart 15.3 do not apply to the ordering process. For an order above the simplified acquisition threshold, the contracting officer shall give fair notice of the intent to purchase, including a clear description and the basis of selection, and shall afford contractors who respond a fair opportunity to submit an offer, unless a written determination supports an exception in 16.505(b)(2)(i). For a task or delivery order in excess of $7.5 million, the fair-opportunity requirement includes, at a minimum, a notice with a clear statement of requirements, a reasonable response period, disclosure of the significant factors and subfactors including cost or price and their relative importance, a written statement of the basis for a best-value award, and an opportunity for a postaward debriefing. The contracting officer, not the tool, places the order and decides any exception. Dollar thresholds in the FAR are revised. Confirm the figures in force before reliance. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare a work order under a standing offer or panel arrangement](https://ailawframework.com/practice/government-procurement-and-tendering/prepare-a-work-order-under-a-standing-offer-or-panel-arrangement.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the scope the contracting officer supplies, draft an order that describes the supplies or services, cites the base-contract line items the contracting officer identifies, and leaves price and the fair-opportunity decision blank. Do not place the order and do not decide that an exception to fair opportunity applies.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The draft leaves the fair-opportunity decision blank. Do not mark an urgency, sole-source, or follow-on exception.
- Part 6 and subpart 15.3 do not govern the ordering process. Do not paste a Part 15 source-selection narrative into the order as if it were required.

## Sources

- [FAR 16.505, Ordering](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/16.505) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [FAR 15.304, Evaluation factors and significant subfactors](https://www.acquisition.gov/far/15.304) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Work order under a standing offer](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/government-procurement-and-tendering/work-order-under-standing-offer.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Checklist for a procurement from a standing offer: Division 1 still applies, Division 2 does not, and the SME rule for three named panels is recorded. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*