{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-2415.304","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 2415.304","heading":"2415.304 Evaluation factors and significant subfactors.","body":"(c)(3)(i) The extent of participation of small businesses in performance of the contract, whether as a joint venture, teaming arrangement, or subcontractor, shall be addressed in the source selection for contracts to be awarded using the tradeoff source selection process (see FAR 15.101-1) that require the use of the clause at FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan.\n(d) The solicitation shall state the basis for the source selection decision as either the “lowest price technically acceptable” (LPTA) process or the dquo;tradeoff” process (as defined at FAR subpart 15.1).","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 24—DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT","SUBCHAPTER C—CONTRACTING METHODS AND CONTRACTING TYPES","PART 2415—CONTRACTING BY NEGOTIATION","Subpart 2415.3—Source Selection"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-48.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:29Z","sha256":"715cca978d4244f550169fcff8e8e458c3c1d6962ce552ca5f374ddf54b00633","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-2415.303","next":"us/48-cfr-2415.305"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}