Full details and instructions for establishing a Delivery Order (DO) under the UARC IDIQ are provided in the Ordering Guide. There are two types of Delivery Orders – the traditional
The basic steps to establishing the DO are:
Step 1: The Ordering Office will complete all appropriate acquisition tasks including completing and submitting an Essential Capability Worksheet to the IDIQ Management Team.
Step 2: The IDIQ Management Team will approve or disapprove the Ordering Offices request based upon the IDIQs available ceiling and period of performance. In both situations, the IDIQ Management Team will sign and return the Essential Capability Worksheet to the Ordering Office.
Step 3: If approved, the Ordering Office proceeds with RFP release and DO award as required.
Step 4: After award, the Ordering Office will provide the IDIQ Management Team the actual Delivery Order value and period of performance.
Step 5: The Ordering Office MUST submit a revised Essential Capability Worksheet prior to awarding a Delivery Order
In addition to the traditional DO, the Ordering Guide provides an option to set up the Delivery Order as a Task Requirement Notice (TRN) – the purpose of it is to be prepared to respond quickly to a need to support the government, within 24 hours to five (5) business days. A TRN Form must be completed and submitted to the Delivery Order Contracting Officer. Further details on this option and how it is set up contractually are provided in the Ordering Guide. A simple representation of the additional steps is shown in the chart below.
Management of the TRN is described in the next drawing.
