---
kind: "section"
citation: "48 C.F.R. § 42.502"
title: "48"
number: "42.502"
heading: "Selecting contracts for postaward orientation."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/48/42.502"
---

# §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.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[48 FR 42370, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 60 FR 48264, Sept. 18, 1995; 70 FR 14955, Mar. 23, 2005]

### Authority

Authority: 41 U.S.C. 1121(b); 40 U.S.C. 121(c); 10 U.S.C. chapter 4 and 10 U.S.C. chapter 137 legacy provisions (see 10 U.S.C. 3016); and 51 U.S.C. 20113.

### Source

Source: 48 FR 42370, Sept. 19, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[48 FR 42370, Sept. 19, 1983, as amended at 60 FR 48264, Sept. 18, 1995; 70 FR 14955, Mar. 23, 2005]