All glossary terms
Contract Vehicles

Multiple Award Contract

A contract vehicle in which an agency pre-awards the same scope of work to multiple contractors, who then compete for individual task or delivery orders as needs arise.

Related terms

Air Force Cyber & ISR IDIQs
Multiple Air Force contract vehicles for cyber operations, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance services.
Army ITES-3S
Army's Information Technology Enterprise Solutions–3 Services IDIQ for IT services across the Army enterprise.
DISA ENCORE III
Defense Information Systems Agency's IDIQ for IT services including engineering, integration, and sustainment. Supports DoD's global communications infrastructure.
Government-Wide Acquisition Contract
Task-order or delivery-order contract for IT available to all federal agencies.
GSA Alliant 2
GSA's government-wide IT services GWAC for complex, integrated IT solutions. Multiple award IDIQ with a $50B ceiling. Available to all federal agencies.
GSA Multiple Award Schedule
GSA's commercial catalog of products and services available to all federal agencies at pre-negotiated prices. Formerly multiple schedules (IT-70, etc.), now consolidated into one.
GSA OASIS+
GSA's next-generation government-wide professional services IDIQ. Phase II launched Jan. 2026 with continuously open on-ramps across 13 domains and 6 pools (unrestricted + 5 SB tracks). ~4,100 awards to date. Designated Best-in-Class (BIC).
IC Cyber & SIGINT IDIQs
Classified indefinite-delivery vehicles for cyber operations and signals intelligence support across the Intelligence Community.
Intelligence Community Contract Vehicles
Multiple classified IDIQ contract vehicles across CIA, NSA, NGA, DIA, and other IC agencies. Include cyber operations, SIGINT, GEOINT, and analysis support.
Multiple Award Contract
A contract vehicle in which an agency pre-awards the same scope of work to multiple contractors, who then compete for individual task or delivery orders as needs arise.
Multiple Award Task Order Contract
An indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity vehicle under which two or more contractors are awarded the base contract and then compete against each other for individual task orders.
NASA SEWP V / SEWP VI
NASA's Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement — GWAC for IT products and services. SEWP V extended through Sept. 30, 2026 while SEWP VI ($60B ceiling) completes source selection amid protests. GSA is in discussions to assume management post-award.