Federal contract IDV awards
Search federal indefinite delivery vehicle awards, compare ordering windows and parent-vehicle context, and review one IDV award in depth.
Click Federal Contract IDV Awards, or open GovTribe, expand the sidebar if it is collapsed, expand Awards, and click Federal Contract IDV Awards.
Federal Contract IDV Awards is available on Launch, Launch Plus, Growth, Growth Plus, and Scale.
Search federal contract IDV awards
For reusable guidance on quotes, required terms, alternatives, exclusions, grouped terms, and choosing between modes, see Choose a search mode and write queries.
- To find IDVs that mention a support-services phrase, search for program management support services, then add Funding Agency, Award Date, or Federal Contract Vehicle filters.
- To review IDVs for physical security work, search for electronic security systems, then add PSC Category, NAICS Category, or Awardee filters.
- To narrow a benefit-administration review, search for third party administrator, then add Awarding Agency or Last Date To Order filters.
- To find transformation work that uses a known phrase, search for enterprise operations and agile, then sort by Relevance or Award Date.
- To explore IDVs for security operations support without knowing the source wording, search for cybersecurity operations and analytics support, then add Funding Agency or PSC Category filters.
- To research facilities and building-support IDVs, search for facilities management and building operations support, then add Federal Contract Vehicle or Last Date To Order filters.
- To find ordering instruments for surveillance and access-control work, search for secure video surveillance and access control systems, then add NAICS Category or Awardee filters.
- To review modernization programs with agile delivery language, search for technology transformation and agile lifecycle services, then sort by Relevance or Award Date.
Filters and macros
For why some filters can include related records, hierarchy matches, or role-specific relationships, see Filter by related records and hierarchies.
Sort options
When Federal Contract IDV Awards opens without a search query, filters, or explicit sort, GovTribe may use recent activity and popularity signals to decide which IDVs appear first. Add search text, filters, or a specific sort when you want the order to match your review criteria.
| Name | Direction choices | Example question |
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| Updated | Oldest First / Newest First | Which IDV records changed most recently in GovTribe? |
| Last Date To Order | Oldest First / Newest First | Which IDVs stop accepting orders in the next 12 months, soonest first? |
| Award Date | Oldest First / Newest First | Which IDVs were awarded in the last 12 months, newest first? |
| Completion Date | Oldest First / Newest First | Which IDVs have the earliest or latest completion date? |
Actions
Federal contract IDV awards has actions for the current result set, individual result cards, and the detail page after you open one record.
Page actions
These actions apply while you are working from Federal contract IDV awards results.
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Save This Search saves the current IDV award result set so you can return to the same IDVs later.
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View Saved Searches opens saved Federal Contract IDV Awards searches so you can rerun a saved IDV review.
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Export Search Results exports the current IDV result set after you narrow it to the records you want to review outside GovTribe.
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View In Reports opens reporting views for the current IDV result set so you can compare record counts, values, buyers, awardees, categories, or other rollups.
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Share Search shares the current IDV award result set with another GovTribe user.
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Similar finds records that resemble the selected IDV. Use it when an IDV's buyer, awardee, work description, category, vehicle, or timing suggests a market pattern you want to explore.
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Create Pursuit opens pursuit choices for the selected IDV. Use Add Pursuit to start new capture work from the IDV. Use Add to Existing Pursuit to connect the IDV to pursuit work your team already tracks.
Result-level actions
Federal contract IDV award detail pages have pursuit actions in the header. For the full workflow, see Create pursuits from records and Pursuits.
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Create Pursuit: Use Create Pursuit when the selected IDV should become new capture work for your team.
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Add to Existing Pursuit: Use Add to Existing Pursuit when the IDV belongs with pursuit work your team is already tracking. The IDV stays connected to the original record, so your team can return to the source context later.
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Pursuing: Pursuing appears when the selected IDV is already connected to pursuit work. Use the dropdown when the same IDV supports another pursuit or when you need to manage the pursuit connection.
Review a federal contract IDV award
Federal contract IDV award types
A Federal Supply Schedule is a schedule contract that can support future orders, BPAs, or related buying activity. In GovTribe, Federal Supply Schedule detail pages can show the selected schedule contract with awardee, agency, category, ordering-window, ceiling or value, hierarchy, price list, and related award context. See the Federal Supply Schedule example in GovTribe.
An Indefinite Delivery Contract is an IDV used to issue future task orders, delivery orders, or similar child awards. In GovTribe, indefinite delivery contract detail pages help you review the parent contract, ordering window, awardee, agencies, competition details, and downstream award activity. See the Indefinite Delivery Contract example in GovTribe.
A Blanket Purchase Agreement is an agreement used to place future BPA calls or related orders. In GovTribe, BPA detail pages can show the agreement in context with a parent schedule or IDV when that relationship is available, along with related awards, transactions, price lists, and opportunity context. See the Blanket Purchase Agreement example in GovTribe.
A GWAC is a Government-Wide Acquisition Contract that can provide an ordering path for multiple agencies. In GovTribe, GWAC detail pages help you review the selected ordering instrument, its awardee and agency context, related vehicles or IDVs, order activity, and available source context. See the GWAC example in GovTribe.
An Other Transaction IDV is a parent other-transaction instrument often used for prototype, research, or nonstandard acquisition activity. In GovTribe, these detail pages use the IDV review layout, but some standard procurement fields may be unavailable when the source record does not include them. See the Other Transaction IDV example in GovTribe.
A Basic Ordering Agreement sets terms for future orders but does not by itself describe every later order. In GovTribe, BOA detail pages can help you review the parent agreement, ordering period, awardee, agencies, categories, and related awards or transactions when GovTribe has those relationships. See the Basic Ordering Agreement example in GovTribe.
Badges
Badges summarize source fields and connected records on the Overview tab. Many badges include a menu that lets you filter GovTribe search by that value. When a badge says Not listed, GovTribe does not have a displayable value for that field on the selected IDV.
Use the linked attribute pages for canonical field definitions:
- Federal agency attribute for funding and contracting agencies
- Vendor attribute for awardee, ultimate awardee, and primary consortia member values
- NAICS category attribute
- PSC category attribute
- Federal contract vehicle attribute
- Contract type attribute
- Multiple or single award attribute
- Set aside type attribute
- Pricing type attribute
- Extent competed attribute
- Legislative mandate attribute
- National interest action code attribute
Hierarchy
The hierarchy appears when the selected IDV has parent vehicle, parent IDV, child IDV, or downstream award context. Use hierarchy steps to move from the selected IDV to a parent schedule, GWAC, contract vehicle, related BPA, child IDV, or connected federal contract award.
Some IDVs do not show hierarchy because GovTribe does not have a displayable parent or child relationship for the selected record.
GovTribe AI
GovTribe AI appears when AI is available for the selected record and your account can use it. The panel starts GovTribe AI with the selected IDV as context, so the response can stay grounded in the awardee, agencies, ordering window, value context, and related records.
If GovTribe AI is not available for the selected record or account, this panel may be absent.
AI Summary / Descriptions
The summary and description area shows the AI Summary tab first when GovTribe has generated one. Source descriptions follow the summary. If there is only one source description, the tab is labeled Description. If GovTribe has multiple source description records, the tabs appear as Update #1, Update #2, and so on in update order.
If the selected IDV does not have an AI summary or source description, the component may be absent or show only the available description tabs.
IDV values and ordering dates
IDV value and progress labels answer different questions. Read the label before comparing obligations, current value, potential value, or ceiling value.
| Label | Meaning |
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| Combined Dollars Obligated | Combined obligations across awarded task orders connected to the selected IDV. |
| Combined Current Value | Combined current value across awarded task orders connected to the selected IDV. |
| Shared Ceiling | A shared ceiling for all awarded task orders when GovTribe has one for the IDV. |
| Combined Potential Value | Combined potential value across awarded task orders when a shared ceiling is not shown. |
| Award Date | The award date GovTribe shows for the selected IDV. |
| Last Date to Order | The last date allowed by the contract for the contractor to accept orders. |
| Funded progress bar | Combined obligations as a percentage of shared ceiling or combined potential value. |
| Ordering progress bar | Percentage through the IDV ordering period based on Last Date to Order. |
Use Federal award values and transactions before treating obligations, current value, potential value, or ceiling value as interchangeable.
Related tabs
Contacts
Contacts shows people or office contacts GovTribe has associated with the selected IDV. The tab can be empty when the IDV has no contact references, when source material did not provide contact details, or when your account does not have access to the relevant contact context.
For contact search and contact data, see Contacts and Contact data type.
Activity
Activity shows tracked GovTribe activity for the selected IDV. The tab can be empty when GovTribe has not tracked activity for the IDV or when your access does not include the activity being requested.
Use Activity when you need recent changes or record movement before deciding whether to open related awards, create a pursuit, or compare similar IDVs.
Contract IDVs
Contract IDVs shows parent or child IDVs connected to the selected IDV. The tab can be empty when the selected IDV does not have connected parent or child IDVs, when GovTribe has not connected that relationship, or when access is limited.
For IDV search and data context, see Federal contract IDV awards and Federal contract IDV data type.
Contract Awards
Contract Awards shows task orders, delivery orders, BPA calls, or other federal contract awards connected to the selected IDV. The tab can be empty when GovTribe has no connected awards for the IDV or when access is limited.
For awarded work under IDVs, see Federal contract awards and Federal contract award data type.
Transactions
Transactions shows transaction records connected to the selected IDV. The tab can be empty when GovTribe has no transaction records for the IDV, when transaction activity is not available from the source, or when access is limited.
For transaction context, see Federal transaction data type and Federal award values and transactions.
Price Lists
Price Lists shows price list files or related source files connected to the selected IDV. The tab can be empty when GovTribe does not have price list files for the IDV or when access is limited.
For source-file context, see Government file data type.
Opportunity Stack
Opportunity Stack shows the opportunity or notice history GovTribe can connect back to the selected IDV. It is empty when the IDV does not have known originating opportunity context.
Use this tab when you need to move from an IDV back to related opportunity or notice context. For opportunity research, see Federal contract opportunities and Federal contract opportunity data type.
Similar IDVs
Similar IDVs shows comparable IDVs GovTribe returns for the selected record. It can be empty when GovTribe does not find comparable IDVs for the selected record or when access is limited.
Use similar IDVs to move from one relevant ordering instrument to comparable buying channels. For the reusable workflow, see Find similar records.
Common questions
For general fixes for too many results, no results, unrelated results, broad Semantic Search matches, or filters that narrowed the search too much, see Troubleshoot search results.
How are Federal Contract IDV Awards different from awards and vehicles?
Federal contract IDV data type records are parent ordering instruments such as IDIQs, BPAs, GWACs, schedules, and other indefinite-delivery awards. Federal contract awards are awarded contracts, orders, purchase orders, or BPA calls. Federal contract vehicles are broader vehicle programs, schedules, GWACs, pools, lanes, or buying channels that can organize multiple IDVs and opportunities.
How do IDVs connect to task orders and vehicles?
An IDV can sit between a federal contract vehicle and downstream task or delivery orders. A result card may show the connected vehicle at the top of the card, while the IDV detail page can expose related task orders and other child records when GovTribe has the relationship.
How should I compare ceilings, combined value, and obligations?
Ceiling value, combined potential value, and dollars obligated answer different questions. Ceiling and potential value describe how large the IDV or related orders could become. Obligations describe money committed so far. The IDV result card can also summarize combined task-order obligations and potential value. See Federal award values and transactions before treating a ceiling as committed spend.
Why are Awarding Agency and Funding Agency different?
Awarding Agency on this page maps to the procurement or contracting role, while Funding Agency maps to the requirement or funding role. See Contracting and funding federal agencies for the difference between the agency that awarded or administers the IDV and the agency whose requirement or funding is tied to it.
Why do some cards show Federal Agency while others split Funding Federal Agency and Contracting Federal Agency?
When the funding and contracting agencies are the same, the result card can show a single Federal Agency field. When they differ, the card can show Funding Federal Agency and Contracting Federal Agency separately so you can tell the customer or budget owner apart from the procurement office.
Related articles
- Choose a search mode and write queries: Choose Keyword Search or Semantic Search and write reusable search queries.
- Create pursuits from records: Start new capture work from an IDV or connect it to an existing pursuit.
- Federal contract IDV data type: Review the GovTribe data type behind Federal Contract IDV Award records.
- Federal award values and transactions: Compare IDV ceilings, task-order values, obligations, and transactions.
- Federal contract record structure: Choose between federal opportunities, vehicles, IDVs, awards, transactions, and sub-awards.