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CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures
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A presolicitation conference is one technique used to conduct market research. - correct answer True You have a requirement to purchase observation-surveillance drones for Navy Seal Teams. Market research reveals no commercially developed items that will meet your specification requirements. However, there is a similar drone that was developed exclusively for the Army that will satisfy the requirements for the Army that will satisfy the requirement. This type of item is a:ent. This type of item is a: - correct answer Non-Developmental Which of the following should NOT affect how market research is performed? - correct answer The number of people in the contracting office The required sources of supplies and services can be found in - correct answer FAR Part 8 You have been requested to buy 100 hospital beds for a humanitarian effort in Pedonia. The beds need to be delivered within the next 30 days so they can be airlifted to Pedonia via military transport. Your research has indicated that: - the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled does not supply beds. - Federal Prison Industries can deliver the beds in 45 days. The price per bed is $250. - A-Med, Inc. can deliver the beds in 15 days at a price of $225 per bed. - The Army hospital on post, which has been closed, will have 150 suitable excess beds in 21 days. Based upon this information, you should - correct answer Obtain the beds from the Army hospital inventory You need a trophy engraved for the installation commander to present to the winner of the Annual Co- ed Softball Tournament. You estimate the cost to be $150. The preferred method of purchase is - correct answer The Governmentwide commercial purchase card Acquisitions for supplies and services exceeding $5,000, but not exceeding $250,000, are automatically reserved exclusively for small business concerns unless the contracting officer - correct answer Determines that they will be unable to obtain two or more offers from small businesses that are competitive in terms of market price, quality, and delivery
What is the preferred method of solicitation for requirements over $25,000? - correct answer Electronic commerce You have a request to buy 30 units of commercially available machining equipment. Each unit is estimated to cost approximately $300,000. - correct answer Simplified acquisition procedure cannot be used Which of the following is NOT an acceptable technique for conducting market research? - correct answer Contacting only one vendor for information The use of required sources - correct answer Applies to all requirements By soliciting two sources under SAP, you have satisfied the requirement to obtain competition to the maximum extent practicable. - correct answer False You want to include non-price factors in your evaluation criteria. Which THREE of the following are considered non-price factors? - correct answer Experience, Past performance, Technical capability In acquisitions for commercial items, the terms of an express warranty should be: - correct answer Consistent with customary commercial practice You have a requirement for ship repair that will require a unique welding technique. You only know of a few firms that have performed this technique and selecting an inexperienced contractor could be disastrous. As such, you should primarily consider evaluating offerors': - correct answer Experience Micro-purchases are: - correct answer Unrestricted You have a requirement for telecommunications components. A single telecommunications manufacturer provides all of these components to the general public. The estimated cost of these components is $145,000 - correct answer Simplified acquisition procedures can be used
Each contracting officer maintaining additional vendor files should identify the status of each source (when the status is made known to the contracting office) in the following categories except for: - correct answer Education institutions If a solicitation states that evaluation of quotes will be inclusive of option years, it means: - correct answer The evaluated price includes the base period and all option periods Who has primary responsibility for assuring product or service quality? - correct answer Contractor Your base commander wants 25 employees in the personnel department to attend a 1-day time- management seminar. The cost per employee will be $75 each. What is the preferred method of purchase? - correct answer The Governmentwide commercial purchase card Which type of item is LEAST preferred for satisfying Government requirements? - correct answer Developmental item What required sources has priority for services? - correct answer Services which are on the Procurement List maintained by the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled You have a requirement to purchase equipment that was previously developed at Government expense and sold to the military. This type of item is - correct answer A non-developmental item The installation engineers have a recurring need for 2x4s, plywood, sheetrock, and an assortment of screws and nails over the next 6 months. The estimated amount of each purchase will range from $ to $5,000. What would be the most effective way of meeting this recurring requirement? - correct answer Establish blanket purchase agreements with several local suppliers You are buying a commercial item and want to include options. In order to use SAP, the aggregate value of the acquisition and all its options cannot exceed - correct answer 7.5 Million
The contracting officer can only terminate a purchase order for convenience. - correct answer When such a termination would be in the best interest of the Government Implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose means that an item is: - correct answer Fit for use for the particular purpose for which the Government will use the item An offeror's experience as an evaluation factor consists primarily of: - correct answer Their history of completing similar contracts and quality of their performance Market research is performed: - correct answer To determine if commercial or non- developmental items are available to satisfy agency needs You have a requirement to purchase Arabic language lessons for 200 Military personal. This type of item is a - correct answer Commercial Item You should NOT use SAP to: - correct answer Split requirements into several purchases to fit under the SAT