{"data":{"id":"us/48-cfr-42.502","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"48 CFR 42.502","heading":"42.502 Selecting contracts for postaward orientation.","body":"When deciding whether postaward orientation is necessary and, if so, what form it shall take, the contracting officer shall consider, as a minimum, the—\n(a) Nature and extent of the preaward survey and any other prior discussions with the contractor;\n(b) Type, value, and complexity of the contract;\n(c) Complexity and acquisition history of the product or service;\n(d) Requirements for spare parts and related equipment;\n(e) Urgency of the delivery schedule and relationship of the product or service to critical programs;\n(f) Length of the planned production cycle;\n(g) Extent of subcontracting;\n(h) Contractor's performance history and experience with the product or service;\n(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;\n(j) Contractor's performance history with small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteran-owned small business subcontracting programs;\n(k) Safety precautions required for hazardous materials or operations; and\n(l) Complex financing arrangements, such as progress payments, advance payments, or guaranteed loans.","path":["Title 48—Federal Acquisition Regulations System","CHAPTER 1—FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION","SUBCHAPTER G—CONTRACT MANAGEMENT","PART 42—CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND AUDIT SERVICES","Subpart 42.5—Postaward Orientation"],"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":"190bc689af6717c95848b56b2447c9031bd2233157b8f903d3d73b3871cd26f1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/48-cfr-42.501","next":"us/48-cfr-42.503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}