diff --git a/atst/domain/__init__.py b/atst/domain/__init__.py
index e69de29b..9b574efc 100644
--- a/atst/domain/__init__.py
+++ b/atst/domain/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from sqlalchemy.orm.exc import NoResultFound
+
+from atst.database import db
+from atst.domain.exceptions import NotFoundError
+
+
+class BaseDomainClass(object):
+    model = None
+    resource_name = None
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get(cls, resource_id, **kwargs):
+        base_query = db.session.query(cls.model).filter(cls.model.id == resource_id)
+        if getattr(cls.model, "deleted", False):
+            base_query = base_query.filter(cls.model.deleted == False)
+
+        for col, val in kwargs.items():
+            base_query = base_query.filter(getattr(cls.model, col) == val)
+
+        try:
+            resource = base_query.one()
+
+            return resource
+        except NoResultFound:
+            raise NotFoundError(cls.resource_name)
diff --git a/atst/domain/applications.py b/atst/domain/applications.py
index ebb37606..ba81461d 100644
--- a/atst/domain/applications.py
+++ b/atst/domain/applications.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from sqlalchemy.orm.exc import NoResultFound
 
 from atst.database import db
+from . import BaseDomainClass
 from atst.domain.environments import Environments
 from atst.domain.exceptions import NotFoundError
 from atst.models.application import Application
@@ -8,7 +9,10 @@ from atst.models.environment import Environment
 from atst.models.environment_role import EnvironmentRole
 
 
-class Applications(object):
+class Applications(BaseDomainClass):
+    model = Application
+    resource_name = "application"
+
     @classmethod
     def create(cls, portfolio, name, description, environment_names):
         application = Application(
@@ -21,19 +25,6 @@ class Applications(object):
         db.session.commit()
         return application
 
-    @classmethod
-    def get(cls, application_id):
-        try:
-            application = (
-                db.session.query(Application)
-                .filter_by(id=application_id, deleted=False)
-                .one()
-            )
-        except NoResultFound:
-            raise NotFoundError("application")
-
-        return application
-
     @classmethod
     def for_user(self, user, portfolio):
         return (
diff --git a/atst/domain/task_orders.py b/atst/domain/task_orders.py
index 98b86a77..1297ab5b 100644
--- a/atst/domain/task_orders.py
+++ b/atst/domain/task_orders.py
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
-from sqlalchemy.orm.exc import NoResultFound
 from flask import current_app as app
 
 from atst.database import db
 from atst.models.task_order import TaskOrder
 from atst.models.dd_254 import DD254
+from . import BaseDomainClass
 from atst.domain.portfolios import Portfolios
 from atst.domain.permission_sets import PermissionSets
-from .exceptions import NotFoundError
 
 
 class TaskOrderError(Exception):
     pass
 
 
-class TaskOrders(object):
+class TaskOrders(BaseDomainClass):
+    model = TaskOrder
+    resource_name = "task_order"
+
     SECTIONS = {
         "app_info": [
             "portfolio_name",
@@ -51,15 +53,6 @@ class TaskOrders(object):
 
     UNCLASSIFIED_FUNDING = ["performance_length", "csp_estimate", "clin_01", "clin_03"]
 
-    @classmethod
-    def get(cls, task_order_id):
-        try:
-            task_order = db.session.query(TaskOrder).filter_by(id=task_order_id).one()
-
-            return task_order
-        except NoResultFound:
-            raise NotFoundError("task_order")
-
     @classmethod
     def create(cls, creator, portfolio):
         task_order = TaskOrder(portfolio=portfolio, creator=creator)
diff --git a/tests/domain/test_applications.py b/tests/domain/test_applications.py
index e955ed4e..b10c15f3 100644
--- a/tests/domain/test_applications.py
+++ b/tests/domain/test_applications.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import pytest
+from uuid import uuid4
 
 from atst.domain.applications import Applications
 from atst.domain.exceptions import NotFoundError
@@ -70,6 +71,16 @@ def test_get_excludes_deleted():
         Applications.get(app.id)
 
 
+def test_get_application():
+    app = ApplicationFactory.create()
+    assert Applications.get(app.id) == app
+    assert Applications.get(app.id, portfolio_id=app.portfolio_id) == app
+    with pytest.raises(NotFoundError):
+        # make the uuid a string like you'd get from a route
+        rando_id = str(uuid4())
+        Applications.get(app.id, portfolio_id=rando_id)
+
+
 def test_delete_application(session):
     app = ApplicationFactory.create()
     app_role = ApplicationRoleFactory.create(user=UserFactory.create(), application=app)