Glossary / Contracts
Single Award Task Order ContractSATOC
A single award task order contract is an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract held by one contractor. Orders are placed with that holder directly, within the contract's scope and ceiling, which makes the contract itself the competition. The FAR limits single-award IDIQs above $100 million (and DoD above its own thresholds) to cases the agency justifies, so most large vehicles are multiple-award; single awards remain common for smaller, specialized or site-specific work such as construction at one installation.
Why it matters to your pipeline
A SATOC is a contract where winning once means winning every order for its term, often five years, which is why the competition for one is fought hard and the recompete is watched closely. For a challenger, the holder's SATOC end date is a capture date. For a holder, the contract is a franchise to protect with performance.
When this term shows up in an opening GovSmith finds for you, your vCM explains what it means for that pursuit and does whatever it calls for. You decide; we do the work.
Example
An Army installation awards a five-year, $25M SATOC for roofing and building-envelope repairs to a small contractor. For five years every roofing order at the base goes to that firm without a competition.
Find out what applies to you
Some terms will matter to your business right away and some won’t for years. A vCM can tell you which are which.