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CON 7800 COMMERCIAL ACQUISITION FINAL
EXAMS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔In a competitive source selection, does the FAR require you to have the exact same "discussions" with each offeror in the competitive range? - ✔✔No, discussions are tailored to each offeror's proposal. ✔✔When holding discussions with offerors in a source selection, all the following must be discussed EXCEPT: - ✔✔Price ✔✔Select the order for the proposal evaluation process. - ✔✔Evaluate initial proposals, determine the competitive range, negotiate, request final proposal revisions, award the contract See FAR subpart 15. ✔✔Select the action performed early in the acquisition cycle versus at or near contract award. - ✔✔The acquisition plan is drafted and approved according to agency policy. See FAR 7.104(a) ✔✔Acme Company did not make the competitive range in a source selection. When the contracting officer asks for final proposal revisions, the contracting officer: - ✔✔Will not contact Acme Company since it is no longer in the competition
✔✔Which of the following is correct regarding use of the tradeoff source selection process? - ✔✔Evaluation factors that will affect contract award must be stated in the solicitation. See FAR 15.101- 1 ✔✔Which of the following is correct regarding the preaward debriefing of offerors excluded from the competitive range? - ✔✔The offeror must request the debriefing by written request to the contracting officer within 3 days after receipt of the notice of exclusion from the competition. See FAR 15. ✔✔The Government has a requirement for computer equipment. The program office indicates that its users will have no need for performance capabilities beyond the minimum technical specifications stated in the purchase request. Which source selection process would be most appropriate in this situation? - ✔✔Lowest price technically acceptable See FAR 15. ✔✔What is the preferred method to make a purchase at or below the micro-purchase threshold? - ✔✔Governmentwide commercial purchase card See FAR 13.201(b ✔✔Josh, a Government contract specialist, received several offers on a request for proposal (RFP) that was set aside for a small business. In order to avoid unnecessary work, what should be the first thing Josh should ensure when he reviews each proposal? - ✔✔The proposal is from a small business. See FAR 19.501(a)(1) ✔✔The Government team is ready to request final proposal revisions. As a result, we know that: - ✔✔Discussions have concluded ✔✔Unless an exception exists, and in accordance with FAR part 15-Contracting by Negotiations, noncommercial contracts and solicitations will be awarded utilizing what contract format? - ✔✔The uniform contract format See FAR 15. ✔✔A protest can be filed for which of the following? - ✔✔Solicitation ✔✔Of the following, which is an acceptable venue to file a protest? - ✔✔The agency See FAR 33. ✔✔Contractors are required to certify that a claim is made in good faith when submitting any claim exceeding: - ✔✔$100,
✔✔You have a requirement for an online subscription to Engineering News Record. The site owner requires payment before they will provide the license code number to activate the annual subscription. Which payment form is required? - ✔✔An advance payment ✔✔What agency does DoD typically delegate contract administrative responsibilities for supply contracts? - ✔✔Defense Contract Management Agency ✔✔A purpose of a postaward orientation is to: - ✔✔Achieve a clear and mutual understanding of all contract requirements See FAR 42.501(a) ✔✔A contractor employee accidentally broke a test fixture that belongs to the Government and is accountable to a Government contract. Generally speaking: - ✔✔Contractors are not held liable for loss of Government property ✔✔According to the FAR, the acquisition team: - ✔✔Includes the contractor ✔✔With limited exceptions, a Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) report is required: - ✔✔When the contract dollar value exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold See FAR 42.1502(b) ✔✔To be determined responsible by a contracting officer, a prospective contractor must: - ✔✔Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to obtain them See FAR 9.104-1(a) ✔✔In ensuring overall quality of items and services received under a contract, which of the following is the responsibility of the Government? - ✔✔Quality assurance surveillance See FAR subpart 46. ✔✔The Government's preferred remedy to nonconforming goods or services is: - ✔✔Allow the contractor to repair or replace the nonconforming items, as long as there is still time left within the required delivery schedule. See FAR 46. ✔✔Quality assurance policies and procedures found in FAR part 46: - ✔✔Apply to both the Government and contractor See FAR 46. ✔✔Contractors are responsible for: - ✔✔Tendering to the Government for acceptance only those supplies or services that conform to contract quality requirements
See FAR 46. ✔✔Does the Government have the right to inspect a product before it is accepted? - ✔✔Yes, always ✔✔When does title for a completed product transfer to the Government, assuming the product meets all contract requirements? - ✔✔Upon formal acceptance by the Government See FAR 46.505(a) ✔✔In commercial contracting, what quality system is utilized? - ✔✔The contractor's See FAR 12. ✔✔According to the FAR, acceptance of supplies or services is the responsibility of whom? - ✔✔The contracting officer ✔✔When preparing a solicitation, the quality requirements essential to ensure the integrity of the supplies or services is developed by whom? - ✔✔The activity responsible for technical requirements See FAR 46.103(a) ✔✔Quality assurance on contract actions valued below the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) is: - ✔✔Minimal, unless a special circumstance exists ✔✔Which of the following statements regarding Small Business Subcontracting Plans is accurate? - ✔✔Not required for contracts with large businesses performed overseas ✔✔Does the Government's policy to require prime contractors to incorporate, to the maximum extent practicable, commercial items or nondevelopmental items as components of items supplied to the agency, apply to subcontractors at all levels? - ✔✔Yes. ✔✔Which of the following entities has privity with a first-tier subcontractor? - ✔✔The prime contractor ✔✔Which FAR part is titled "Subcontracting Policies and Procedures"? - ✔✔FAR part 44 ✔✔Change orders issued under the changes clause of the contract use which form? - ✔✔SF 30 ✔✔Which of the following contract modifications must be signed by both the contractor and the contracting officer? - ✔✔An agreement definitizing a letter contract
✔✔A contract is considered physically complete when the contractor has completed all the required deliveries and: - ✔✔The Government has accepted all the items. ✔✔
