KOnut124

Thanks for the feedback. Joel, the requirement will be indefinite quantity and have the appropriate documentation for a single award iaw part 16. The question is more focused on the performance of the single award contractor. As the CO has no obligation to issue an order as Vern said, they do have an obligation to track performance, specifically drawing that line in the sand between being a good performer or not. If the contractor performs task orders adequately, but cannot support multiple orders over a specific period, (say they cannot support two or three TO in the first year) there has to be some trigger that would put the focus now on termination. Determining that line can be tricky as allowing a contractor not to perform two or three times could put the government in forbearance.

New to posting but not new to the forum. Hoping I can get some good feedback from the group. My question has to deal with Single Award IDIQs. For this example, lets say a single award IDIQ for production resources (welding, inspection services, etc.) is being considered. Trade skill work. For anyone tapped into this environment, it is know that resources are endlessly changing due to urgent needs that arise, especially in the ship building industry. If a single vendor get a five year IDIQ effort, and for some reason they can't support a new task order (meaning they cant supply the trade labor) a year or two into the contract, is that considered a performance issue? My understanding is a IDIQ of this nature would more a first right of refusal. If the vendor cant support a specific task a year into the contract due to market changes, they would not be penalized for it. If they were to be penalized, then I find it hard for a small business or any business to bid on such a contract initially. Would like to know everyone's thoughts.