[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 48, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 48CFR42.502]



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            TITLE 48--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS SYSTEM

 

                CHAPTER 1--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION

 

PART 42_CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT SERVICES--Table of Contents

 

                   Subpart 42.5_Postaward Orientation

 

Sec. 42.502  Selecting contracts for postaward orientation.



    When deciding whether postaward orientation is necessary and, if so, 

what form it shall take, the contracting officer shall consider, as a 

minimum, the--

    (a) Nature and extent of the preaward survey and any other prior 

discussions with the contractor;

    (b) Type, value, and complexity of the contract;

    (c) Complexity and acquisition history of the product or service;

    (d) Requirements for spare parts and related equipment;

    (e) Urgency of the delivery schedule and relationship of the product 

or service to critical programs;

    (f) Length of the planned production cycle;

    (g) Extent of subcontracting;

    (h) Contractor's performance history and experience with the product 

or service;

    (i) Contractor's status, if any, as a small business, small 

disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, HUBZone, or service-disabled 

veteran-owned small business concern;

    (j) Contractor's performance history with small, small 

disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, HUBZone, and service-disabled 

veteran-owned small business subcontracting programs;

    (k) Safety precautions required for hazardous materials or 

operations; and

    (l) Complex financing arrangements, such as progress payments, 

advance payments, or guaranteed loans.



[48 FR 42370, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 60 FR 48264, Sept. 18, 1995; 

70 FR 14955, Mar. 23, 2005]