Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ), also known as Job Order Contracting (JOC) to public entities, is a procurement model that can provide the perfect solution when timing and quantities are uncertain.

Under the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) in 16.501 (a), when a government program manager is unsure of the exact quantity of products or services needed to fulfill his/her agency's needs, or the exact time at which these products or services will be needed, an Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract provides the perfect solution.

Supplies or services are acquired through the issuance of individual delivery orders or individual task orders (i.e., Job Order Contracts). An ID/IQ contract is ideal for many government contracting officers because the tasks can be aligned in accordance with the agency's available funding.

There is no limit on the maximum quantity that can be ordered under an ID/IQ contract