FAR Parts 1-9, 16-18
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| show | FAR Part 1.1
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| Which FAR Part provides a Statement of Guiding Principles for Federal Acquisitions? | show 🗑
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| What is the vision (Guiding Principles) of the Federal Acquisition System? | show 🗑
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| Which FAR Part covers performance standards? | show 🗑
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| What are the four performance standards listed in FAR Part 1.102-2? | show 🗑
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| Which FAR Part covers the Acquisition team? | show 🗑
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| Who does the Acquisition team consist of? | show 🗑
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| Which FAR part covers the role of the acquisition team? | show 🗑
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| What are members of the Acquisition team empowered to do? | show 🗑
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| To what level will authority and accountability be delegated within the Acquisition team? | show 🗑
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| True or False: If a policy, procedure, strategy, or practice is in the best interest of the government and is not specifically addressed in the FAR or prohibited by law, executive order, or regulation, assume it is prohibited | show 🗑
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| show | Absence of direction should be interpreted as permitting the team to innovate and use sound business judgement that is consistent with law and within the limits of their authority.
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| Which FAR part covers the authority to prepare, issue and maintain the FAR? | show 🗑
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| show | The Secretary of Defense
The Administrator of General Services
The Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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| show | FAR Part 1.104
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| To which acquisition does the FAR apply? | show 🗑
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| Which FAR part covers the publication and code arrangement of the FAR? | show 🗑
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| Where is the FAR published? | show 🗑
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| In what manner is the FAR issued? | show 🗑
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| show | The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Staff
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| show | FAR Part 1.105-2
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| Which Act requires federal agencies to obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) before collecting information from 10 or more members of the public? | show 🗑
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| The creation of new forms that offerors or contractors are asked to complete are governed by which requirement? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 1.106
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| Which FAR part covers FAR Conventions? | show 🗑
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| How are definitions in FAR Part 2 applied? | show 🗑
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| Delegation of Authority | show 🗑
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| Which FAR Part covers delegation of authority? | show 🗑
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| show | Unless otherwise specified, the dollar threshold for the purpose of applicability is the final anticipated dollar value of the action, including the dollar value of all options.
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| show | The final anticipated dollar value must be the highest final priced alternative to the government, including the dollar value of all options.
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| True or False: FAR changes apply to all solicitations regardless of when the solicitation was issued. | show 🗑
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| show | FALSE: Contracting Officers may, at their discretion, include the FAR changes in solicitations issued before the effective date, provided award of the resulting contract(s) occurs on or after the effective date
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| show | TRUE: Contracting Officers may, at their discretion, include the changes in any existing contract with appropriate consideration
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| When the FAR cites a statute, executive order, Office of Management and Budget circular, Office of Federal Procurement Policy letter, or relevant portion of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), how are applicable amendments handled? | show 🗑
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| show | The contracting officer is responsible unless another party is expressly cited.
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| Which FAR part covers Statutory Acquisition-Related Dollar Thresholds-Adjustment for Inflation | show 🗑
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| How often are Statutory Acquisition-Related Dollar Thresholds adjusted for inflation? | show 🗑
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| show | The FAR Council
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| show | 1. The Construction Wage Rates Requirements Statute (Davis-Bacon Act)
2. The Service Contract Labor Standards Statute (Service Contract Act of 1965)
3. The US Trade Representative pursuant to the authority of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979
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| Which FAR Part covers the administration of the FAR? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. The Defense Acquisition Regulations (DAR) Council
2. The Civilian Agency Acquisition (CAA) Council
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| Who makes up the Defense Acquisition Regulations (DAR) Council? | show 🗑
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| Who makes up the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council? | show 🗑
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| show | A representative of the Secretary of Defense
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| show | A representative of General Services
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| Who is responsible for printing, publishing, and distributing the FAR? | show 🗑
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| show | the Secretary of Defense
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| Who is responsible for agency compliance with the FAR for civilian agencies other than NASA? | show 🗑
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| show | the Administrator of NASA
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| Which FAR part covers agency acquisition regulations? | show 🗑
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| show | Limited to those necessary to implement FAR policy and procedures within the agency and additional policies, procedures, solicitation provisions, or contract clauses that supplement the FAR to satisfy the needs of the agency
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| show | FAR Part 1.4
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| What are the two types of deviations from the FAR? | show 🗑
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| show | Individual Deviations affect only one contract action
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| show | The Agency Head (Unless FAR Part 1.405(e) is applicable
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| What is a Class Deviation (FAR Part 1.404)? | show 🗑
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| Who may authorize a class deviation for Civilian Agencies other than NASA? | show 🗑
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| show | No. Delegation of this authority shall not be made below the HCA.
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| show | 1. An Agency Official who may authorize a class deviation, before doing so, shall consult with the chairperson of the Civilian Acquisition Agency Council (CAA Council), unless that agency official determines that urgency precludes such consultation.
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| show | Recommended revisions to the FAR shall be transmitted to the FAR Secretariat by agency heads, or their designees, for authorizing class deviations.
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| Who may authorize a class deviation for the Department of Defense (DoD)? | show 🗑
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| show | The Assistant Administrator for Procurement.
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| What FAR Part covers Career Development, Contracting Authority, and Responsibilities? | show 🗑
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| show | In the Agency Head
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| Who may enter into contracts and sign on behalf of the government? | show 🗑
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| True or False: The agency head may establish contracting activities and delegate broad authority to manage the agency's contracting functions to the heads of such agencies | show 🗑
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| How are contracting officers below the head of a contracting activity determined? | show 🗑
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| Which FAR Part covers a Contracting Officers authority? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 1.602-3
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| show | agreements that are not binding solely because the government representative who made it lacked the authority to enter into that agreement on behalf of the government.
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| What is a ratification? | show 🗑
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| What is the first criteria that must be met before an unauthorized commitment may be ratified? | show 🗑
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| show | The resulting contract would otherwise have been proper if made by an appropriate contracting officer
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| What is the third criteria that must be met before an unauthorized commitment may be ratified? | show 🗑
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| show | The contracting officer recommends payment and legal counsel concurs in the recommendation
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| What is the fifth criteria that must be met before an unauthorized commitment may be ratified? | show 🗑
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| show | The ratification is in accordance with any other limitations prescribed under agency procedures
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| What is the seventh criteria that must be met before an unauthorized commitment may be ratified? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 1.603
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| show | Standard Form (SF) 1402 - Certificate of Appointment
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| show | Any limitations on the scope of authority to be exercised, other than limitations contained in applicable law or regulation.
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| Do individuals delegated micro-purchase authority need to be appointed on an SF1402? | show 🗑
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| What FAR Part covers Contracting Officer's Representatives (COR)? | show 🗑
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| show | An acquisition of supplies or services using simplified acquisition procedures, the aggregate amount of which does not exceed the micro-purchase threshold.
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| show | $3,500 except under some circumstances
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| show | $2,000
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| show | $2,500
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| show | $20K inside the US
$30K outside the US
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| show | A nondevelopmental item
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| show | Yes
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| If an item would be considered nondevelopmental except for the fact that it is not yet in use, would it still be considered nondevelopmental? | show 🗑
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| What is an "offer"? | show 🗑
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| Is a response to an invitation for bid an offer? | show 🗑
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| show | Yes, it is called a proposal and does allow for negotiation
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| show | No, it is called a quotation and results in a simplified acquisition.
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| show | Acquisitions structured around the results to be achieved as opposed to the manner by which the work is to be performed
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| show | $150,000 except for acquisition that are to be used to support a contingency operation or to facilitate defense against or recovery from nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack (41 U.S.C. 428a)
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| show | $750K inside the US
$1.5M outside the US
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| show | The Head of Agency
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| show | The definitions clause shall be inserted into any contract that exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold
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| show | FAR Part 3
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| Per FAR Part 3.1, what is a general rule regarding conflict of interest? | show 🗑
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| show | No
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| show | FAR Part 3.2
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| show | The Simplified Acquisition Threshold
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| show | FAR Part 3.3
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| When must a contracting personnel report any potential improper behavior regarding antitrust laws? | show 🗑
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| Which FAR Part covers the policies and procedures restricting the use of contingent fee arrangements to obtain federal contracts? | show 🗑
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| What is a contingent fee? | show 🗑
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| Who can a contingent fee be paid to? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 3.5
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| show | a. Buying-In
b. Kickback
c. Subcontractor Kickbacks
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| What is "Buying-In"? | show 🗑
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| show | Seek a price commitment covering as much of the entire program concerned as is practical by using multiyear contracting.
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| show | Any money, fee, commission, credit, gift, gratuity, thing of value, or compensation of any kind that is provided for the purpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding favorable treatment in regards to a contract.
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| What statute covers Subcontractor Kickbacks? | show 🗑
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| What is the threshold below which Anti-kickback requirements do not apply? | show 🗑
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| Which FAR Part covers Contracts with Government Employees or organizations owned or controlled by them? | show 🗑
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| show | No
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| show | FAR Part 3.7
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| show | When there has been a final conviction for bribery, conflict of interest, disclosure, or receipt of contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information in exchange for a thing of value, or to give anyone a competitive advantage
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| What is a second reason that a contract may be voided or rescinded? | show 🗑
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| Which FAR Part covers Limitations on the payment of funds to influence federal transactions? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 3.9
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| show | False
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| Which FAR Part covers the contractor code of business ethics and conduct? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 3.11
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| show | True
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| show | An individual who performs an acquisition function closely associated with an inherently governmental function and is
a. an employee of the contractor; or
b. A subcontractor that is self-employed and treated as a covered employee of the contractor
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| In regards to conflicts of interest while performing acquisition functions, what are some sources of personal conflicts of interest? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 4
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| show | FAR Part 4.1
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| In regards to the contracting officer, what information must be on the contract? | show 🗑
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| Does the contracting officer normally sign the contract before or after it is signed by the contractor? | show 🗑
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| show | Only a contracting officer
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| What are the four types of corporate entities that effect the type of signatory for the contractor? | show 🗑
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| show | A contract with an individual shall be signed by that individual
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| What type of signatory is required for a contract with a partnership? | show 🗑
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| show | A contract with a corporation shall be signed in the corporate name, followed by the word "by" and the signature and title of the person authorized to sign.
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| In regards to a contract with a corporation, who is required to ensure that the person signing for the corporation has the authority to bind the corporation? | show 🗑
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| What type of signatory is required for a contract with a joint venture? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 4.5
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| When shall the federal government use electronic commerce? | show 🗑
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| show | Ensure that the agency systems are capable of ensuring authentication and confidentiality commensurate with the risk and magnitude of the harm from loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to or modification of the information.
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| Can Agencies accept electronic signatures and records in connection with government contracts? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 4.6
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| show | The Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS-Next Generation)
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| Where do federal agencies report contract data? | show 🗑
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| What office collects, processes, and disseminates official statistical data on federal contracting? | show 🗑
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| show | True
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| Above the micro-purchase threshold, which contract actions must be reported (regardless of the solicitation processed used and dollar value)? | show 🗑
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| show | $0 - All modifications must be reported
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| show | FAR Part 4.7
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| show | Three years from date of final payment
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| show | FAR Part 4.8
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| show | FALSE - The documentation should constitute a complete history of the transaction and provide a complete background as a basis for informed decisions, supporting actions taken during the term of the contract.
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| True or False: The FAR has strict rules for how a government contract file is maintained | show 🗑
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| show | True
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| show | FAR Part 4.10
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| When must government agencies implement line item systems that meet the requirements for the Uniform Use of Line Items? | show 🗑
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| The policies for the Uniform use of line items apply to which acquisition vehicles? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 4.11
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| show | 1. Increase visibility of vendor sources (including their geographical locations) for specific supplies and services
2. establish a common source of vendor data for the government.
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| show | True - specific exceptions and guidance are contained in FAR Part 4.11
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| Which FAR Part covers Representations and Certifications? | show 🗑
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| show | As necessary but at least annually
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| Which FAR Part covers Personal Identity Verification? | show 🗑
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| show | For all affected contractor and subcontractor personnel when contract performance requires contractors to have routine physical access to a federally controlled facility and/or routine access to a federally controlled information system.
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| Which FAR Part covers reporting executive compensation and first-tier subcontract awards? | show 🗑
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| What is the contract value threshold above which contractors are required to report subcontract award data and the total compensation of the five most highly compensated individuals of the contractor and subcontractor? | show 🗑
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| Which FAR Part covers unique procurement instrument identifiers? | show 🗑
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| How long must a Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID), used to identify solicitations and contract actions, remain unique government wide? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 4.19
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| show | When the contractor or a subcontractor at any tier may have federal contract information residing in, or transitioning through, its information system.
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| What is a Covered Contractor Information System? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 5
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| Per FAR Part 5.001, what is the purpose of publicizing contract actions? | show 🗑
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| What is the definition of "Contract Action" per FAR Part 5.001? | show 🗑
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| For any requirement in the FAR, where must the contracting officer publish a notice? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 5.1
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| show | By synopsizing in the Government wide Point of Entry (GPE)
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| For proposed contract actions expected to exceed $15,000 but not $25,000; how must the contracting officer disseminate information? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. that all responsible sources may submit a response
2. that if timely received must be considered by the agency
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| show | The information must be posted no later than the date the solicitation is issued and must remain posted for at least 10 days or until after the quotations have been opened, whichever is later
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| Which FAR Part covers the synopsis of proposed contract actions? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. To improve small business access to acquisition information
2. To enhance competition by identifying contracting and subcontracting opportunities
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| What is the web site for the Government wide Point of Entry (GPE)? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 5.202
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| show | The date of publication
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| In regards to the Government wide Point of Entry (GPE), what is the definition of the "Publication Date" | show 🗑
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| When must a notice be published in the Government wide Point of Entry (GPE)? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 12.603
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| What should contracting officers consider when establishing solicitation response times for either contract actions estimated to be >$25,000 but less than the simplified acquisition threshold, or actions for commercial items >$25,000? | show 🗑
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| Except for the acquisition of commercial items, how long should agencies allow for receipt of bids or proposals from the date of issuance of a solicitation, if the contract action is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold? | show 🗑
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| show | Unless they have evidence to the contrary, one day after transmission
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| show | Yes, A Prime contractor or subcontractor with a contract exceeding $150,000 with the opportunity to subcontract (for subcontractors the next tier contract must exceed $15,000) may publicize
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| What is the value threshold above which Prime contractors may publicize subcontract opportunities in the government wide point of entry (GPE)? | show 🗑
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| What is the value threshold above which Subcontractors may publicize next tier subcontract opportunities in the government wide point of entry (GPE)? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 5.3
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| show | Award exceeding $25,000 that are
1. covered by the World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement or a Free Trade Agreement (Subpart 25.4); or
2. Likely to result in the award of subcontracts
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| show | Yes, when publicizing would be advantageous to industry or the government
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| show | Awards over $4 million
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| show | FAR Part 5.4
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| show | FALSE, To preserve the integrity of the acquisition process, a HIGH degree of business security must be maintained.
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| show | False
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| True or False: Information received in confidence from an offeror IS releasable under FAR 5.4 | show 🗑
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| show | True
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| True or False: Information pertaining to internal agency communications IS NOT releasable under FAR 5.4 | show 🗑
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| Can estimates of unclassified long-range acquisition requirements be publicized? | show 🗑
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| Which FAR Part covers competition requirements? | show 🗑
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| True or False: FAR Part 6 applies to all acquisition including those awarded using the simplified acquisition procedures of FAR Part 13 | show 🗑
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| show | False - FAR Part 6 does NOT apply to contracts awarded using contracting procedures not addressed in FAR Part 6 that are expressly authorized by statute
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| show | True
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| True or False: FAR Part 6 does NOT apply to orders placed under requirements contracts or definite-quantity contracts | show 🗑
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| show | False
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| True or False: FAR Part 6 applies to all contracts, including orders placed under IDIQ cons entered into pursuant to Part 6 when it was awarded under 6.3 & the required justification & approval adequately covers the requirements contained in the order | show 🗑
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| True or False: FAR Part 6 does NOT apply to orders placed against task order and delivery order contracts entered into pursuant to Subpart 16.5 | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 6.1
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| Per FAR Part 6.1, what is the definition of full and open competition? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. Sealed Bids
2. Competitive Proposals
3. A combination of competitive procedures (e.g. two step sealed bidding
4. Other competitive procedures (e.g. selection of sources for architect-engineering contracts)
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| show | FAR Part 6.2
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| What are the circumstances under which an agency may exclude sources from competition? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. Increase/maintain competition & reduce overall costs
2. national defense
3. ensure the continuous availability of a reliable source
4. satisfy projected needs based on historical data
5. critical need for medical, safety, or emergency supplies
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| show | Yes, signed by the head of agency or designee
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| show | No, each case must be determined individually
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| Which FAR Part covers other than full and open competition? | show 🗑
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| show | 41 USC 253(c) nd 10 USC 2304(c)
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| show | 1. Only one responsible source
2. Unusual and compelling urgency
3. Industrial mobilization
4. International agreement
5. Source authorized or required by statute
6. National Security
7. Public Interest
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| show | <$700K - contracting officer
>$700K <$13.5M - Competition Advocate
>$13.5M <$68M ($93M for DOD, NASA, and Coast Guard) - Head of procuring activity or designee
>$68M - Senior procurement executive of the agency
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| For contract exceeding $13.5M but less than $68M ($93M for DoD, NASA, and Coast Guard), who may the head of the procuring activity designate signatory authority to? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 6.4
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| show | 1. Time permits,
2. award will be made on the basis of price and other price related factors,
3. no discussions are required, and
4. there is a reasonable expectation of receiving more than one bid
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| show | When sealed bids are not.
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| Which FAR Part covers Competition Advocate? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. Promoting the acquisition of commercial items
2. promoting full & open competition
3. challenging requirements not stated in terms of functions to be performed
4. Performance required or essential physical characteristics
5. challenging barriers
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| show | 1. Unnecessarily restrictive statements of work (SOW)
2. unnecessarily detailed specifications
3. unnecessarily burdensome contract clauses
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| Which FAR Part covers acquisition planning? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 7.1
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| What is the definition of acquisition planning? | show 🗑
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| show | As soon as the agency need is identified
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| show | To ensure that the government meets its needs in the most effective, economical, and timely manner.
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| show | False, Acquisition planning should begin as soon as the agency need is identified, preferably well in advance of the fiscal year in which contract or award placement is necessary.
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| Who should the acquisition team consist of? | show 🗑
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| Who should the planner consult with early in the acquisition planning process? | show 🗑
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| If other than full and open competition is planned, who should the acquisition planner coordinate with? | show 🗑
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| show | False, acquisition planning performed and market research shall be conducted on ALL acquisitions
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| show | 1. Acquisition of commercial items or non-developmental items
2. Full and open competition, or competition to the maximum extent practicable
3.Selection of appropriate contract type
4. Appropriate consideration of the use of pre-existing contracts
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| show | FALSE - the plan must identify those milestones at which a decision should be made
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| What considerations must the acquisition plan include? | show 🗑
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| show | FALSE specific content of acquisition plans will vary depending on the nature, circumstances, and stage of the acquisition.
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| Which FAR Part covers the content of a written acquisition plan? | show 🗑
|
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| What must acquisition plans for service contracts or orders describe? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. Acquisition Background and Objectives (FAR 7.105(a))
2. Plan of Action (FAR 7.105(b)
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| show | Information on the nature, context, and background of the requirement
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| show | The proposed approach for conducting the acquisition
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|
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| What are the major elements for the Acquisition Background and Objectives (FAR 7.105(a)) portion of the acquisition plan? | show 🗑
|
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| Per FAR 7.105(a) Acquisition Background and Objectives, what is a Statement of Need? | show 🗑
|
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| Per FAR 7.105(a) Acquisition Background and Objectives, what are applicable conditions? | show 🗑
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| show | Cost goals for the acquisition, and may include the following types of analysis: life-cycle cost, design-to-cost, should-cost
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|
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| Per FAR 7.105(a) Acquisition Background and Objectives, what is capability or performance? | show 🗑
|
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| Per FAR 7.105(a) Acquisition Background and Objectives, what are delivery or performance-period requirements? | show 🗑
|
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| show | any potential cost, capability performance, and schedule goal trade-offs
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|
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| Per FAR 7.105(a) Acquisition Background and Objectives, what are risks? | show 🗑
|
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| show | pre-solicitation industry outreach efforts and tailoring of requirements
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|
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| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element SOURCES? | show 🗑
|
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| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element COMPETITION? | show 🗑
|
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| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element CONTRACT TYPE SELECTION? | show 🗑
|
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| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element SOURCE SELECTION PROCEDURES? | show 🗑
|
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| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element ACQUISITION CONSIDERATIONS? Part 1 | show 🗑
|
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| show | equipment lease or purchase (FAR 7.4) and why; & any other contracting considerations. Provide rationale if a performance-based acquisition will not be used or is contemplated for services on other than a firm fixed price basis.
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|
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| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element BUDGETING AND FUNDING? | show 🗑
|
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| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element PRODUCT OR SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS? | show 🗑
|
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| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element PRIORITIES, ALLOCATIONS, AND ALLOTMENTS? | show 🗑
|
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| show | Address the consideration given to OMB Circular No. A-76 (FAR 7.3)
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|
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| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element INHERENTLY GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS? | show 🗑
|
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| show | Discuss, as appropriate, what management system will be used by the government to monitor the contractor's effort. Also discuss the timing and conduct of integrated baseline reviews (whether prior to or post-award)
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|
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| show | Discuss the methodology the government will employ to analyze and use the earned value data to assess an monitor contract performance.
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|
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| show | Discuss how the offeror's/contractor's EVMS will be verified for compliance with the American National Standards Institute/Electronics Industries Alliance (ANSI/EIA) Standard-748 "Earned Value Management Systems"
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|
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| show | Discuss any considerations given to make-or-buy programs (FAR 15.407-2)
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|
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| show | To the extend applicable, describe the test program of the contractor & the government. Describe for each major phase of a major system acquisition. If concurrency is planned, discuss the extent of testing to be accomplished before production release.
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|
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| show | Discuss the assumptions made in determining contractor or agency support, both initially and over the life of the acquisition (FAR 7.3); the reliability, maintainability, and quality assurance requirements, include any planned use of warranties (FAR 46)
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|
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| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY? | show 🗑
|
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| show | Discuss any government information (such as manuals, drawings, and test data) to be provided to prospective offerors and contractors. Indicate which information that requires additional controls to monitor access and distribution.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Applicable environmental & energy conservation objectives (FAR 23), the applicability of environmental asmt or impact statement (40 CFR 1502) proposed resolutions, & any related rqmts to be included in solicitations & contracts (FAR 11.002 and 11.303)
🗑
|
||||
| show | For acquisitions dealing with classified matters, discuss how adequate security will be established, maintained, and monitored.
🗑
|
||||
| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION? | show 🗑
|
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| show | 1. Standardization concept
2. industrial readiness program
3. defense production act
4. occupational safety health act
5. SAFETY ACT (FAR 50.2)
6. foreign sales implications
7. designated operating areas or diplomatic or consular mission
8. other
🗑
|
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| show | Address major milestones outlined from approval of the acquisition plan through contract award.
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|
||||
| show | List the individuals who participated in preparing the acquisition plan, giving contact information for each
🗑
|
||||
| Prior to Bundling contract requirements, what must the head of agency do? | show 🗑
|
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| show | FAR Part 7.2
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|
||||
| What FAR Part covers Contractor VS Government performance? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What FAR Part covers Equipment Lease or Purchase? | show 🗑
|
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| In regards to Lease VS Purchase? When is the purchase method generally appropriate? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What FAR Part covers inherently governmental functions? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | False - Contractors shall NOT be used for inherently governmental functions.
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|
||||
| Who reviews and approves whether a function is inherently governmental or not? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. criminal investigations
2. prosecutions or adjudicatory duties
3. command of military forces
4. conduct of foreign diplomacy
5. development of foreign policy
6. performance of intelligence or counterintelligence
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|
||||
| Per FAR Part 7.5, what are contractors generally precluded from doing? | show 🗑
|
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| show | Yes, contractors may perform a wide range of support to activities that are inherently governmental, but must at all times be on under the direct supervision and control of government employees
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|
||||
| show | FAR Part 8
🗑
|
||||
| What are required sources of supplies and in what order shall they be utilized? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Services on the Procurement List maintained by the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
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|
||||
| show | FAR Part 8.1
🗑
|
||||
| show | Property of any kind, or interest in it, except real property, records of the federal government, and the following categories of naval vessels (battleships, cruisers, aircraft carriers, destroyers, and submarines)
🗑
|
||||
| Who must make positive efforts to satisfy agency requirements by obtaining and using excess personal property before initiating a contract action? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is the first source of supply for agency and cost reimbursement contractor requirements? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | FAR Part 8.4
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|
||||
| What are federal supply schedules that are covered under FAR Part 8.4? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | GSAAdvantage (online shopping service) and e-buy (electronic request for quotation system)
🗑
|
||||
| Can open market items be added to a GSA blanket purchase agreement? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What steps must a contracting officer take to add open market items to a GSA blanket purchase agreement? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | FAR Part 8.404
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|
||||
| What FAR Parts do not apply to orders placed against Schedule contracts? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Are orders placed against a multiple award schedule (MAS) considered to be set aside? | show 🗑
|
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| Should ordering activities seek competition on both multiple award schedules and outside of the schedules? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. Acquisition planning requirements (FAR 7.1 and 39)
2. Requirements for a bundled contract (FAR 2.101(b))
3. The requiring agency's statutory and regulatory requirements that apply to the supply or services
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|
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| show | No, the GSA has already made that determination
🗑
|
||||
| show | No, the ordering agency may ask for further discounts.
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|
||||
| show | FAR Part 8.405
🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. Considering the level of effort & mix of labor proposed to perform the task being ordered
2. Determining the total price is reasonable
3. placing the order, or establishing BPA with the schedule contractor that represents best value (FAR 8.404(d))
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|
||||
| show | FAR Part 8.405-3
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|
||||
| When should ordering activities establish blanket purchase agreements with schedule contract holders? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. The scope and complexity of the requirements
2. The need to periodically compare multiple technical approaches or prices
3. The administrative costs
4. The technical qualifications of the contractors
🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. Provide an RFQ to all BPA holders
2. Afford all BPA holders the opportunity to respond with a quote
3. fairly consider all responses
🗑
|
||||
| What FAR Part covers ordering activity responsibilities when ordering under Federal Supply Schedules? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. Order Placement
2. Inspection & Acceptance
3. Seeing appropriate remedies when the supply or service does not conform to order rqmnts
4. Termin indiv orders for cause or conv
5. Issuing final decisions on disputes due to prfrmce
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|
||||
| True or False: Evaluations of Contractor Performance are not required for orders placed under a schedule contract | show 🗑
|
||||
| Which FAR Part covers the acquisition of helium? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | FAR Part 8.6
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|
||||
| show | FAR Part 8.7
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|
||||
| show | No, though a waiver may be required per FAR 8.605
🗑
|
||||
| What are the two central non-profit agencies that were established under the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The Javits-Wagner O'Day Act (JWOD)
🗑
|
||||
| show | Supplies:
1. Federal Prison Industries (FPI)
2. AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies
3. Commercial sources
Services:
1. AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies
2. FPI or Commercial sources
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|
||||
| show | The AbilityOne Program
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|
||||
| show | FAR Part 8.706
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|
||||
| Which FAR Part covers contractor qualifications? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | FAR Part 9.1
🗑
|
||||
| show | False: Purchases are to be made from, and contracts awarded only to, responsible prospective contractors
🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. Have adequate financial resources to perform, or the ability to obtain them
2. Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or performance schedule, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments
🗑
|
||||
| To be determined responsible, what are second three things a contractor must do? | show 🗑
|
||||
| To be determined responsible, what are last two things a contractor must do? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Are all domestic corporations eligible for consideration of award? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is an inverted domestic corporation? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | False: the contracting officer can determine that the circumstances were properly beyond the contractor's control or that the contractor has taken appropriate corrective action.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Past failure to apply sufficient tenacity and perseverance to perform acceptably
🗑
|
||||
| show | Failure to meet the quality requirements of the contract
🗑
|
||||
| What shall the Contracting Officer consider when making a determination of responsibility? | show 🗑
|
||||
| When it is necessary to develop special standards of responsibility for a particular acquisition or class of acquisitions, who is responsible for developing them? | show 🗑
|
||||
| When would special standards of responsibility be particularly desirable? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | False: Contracting Officers shall award contracts for subsistence only to those prospective contractors that meet the general standards in FAR Part 9.104-1 and are approved in accordance with agency sanitization standards and procedures
🗑
|
||||
| Upon making a determination of responsibility for a small business concern, what must a contracting officer do? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Who is responsible for determining the responsibility of subcontractors? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Can a Contracting Officer determine the responsibility of subcontractors? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | FAR Part 9.2
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|
||||
| What is a qualification requirement? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | False: the activity responsible for establishment of the qualification requirements must periodically furnish through the governmentwide point of entry (GPE) a notice seeking additional sources or products for qualification
🗑
|
||||
| To offer on a potential contract that includes a qualification requirement, do potential offerors need to be on a Qualified Bidders List, Qualified Manufacturers List, or Qualified Products List? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What FAR Part covers first article testing and approval? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is the purpose of first article testing and approval? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What must a contracting officer consider before requiring first article testing and approval? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. ctr has not previously furnished product
2. subsequent changes in processes or specs
3. production has been discont
4. product was found defective
5. product is described by a perform spec
6. Need an approved first article to serve as a mfg std
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|
||||
| show | 1. Research and Development efforts
2. Products requiring qualification before award
3. products normally sold in the commercial market
4. products covered by complete and detailed technical specifications
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|
||||
| show | FAR Part 9.4
🗑
|
||||
| What is the definition of Debarment? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is the maximum length of a normal debarment? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is the definition of suspension? | show 🗑
|
||||
| In regards to Government Contractors, what is the definition of ineligible? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Are debarments and suspensions punishment? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Where are contractors who have been debarred, declared ineligible, or excluded or disqualified listed? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Who is responsible for updating the System for Award Management (SAM) when a contractors status has changed in regards to debarment, suspension, or eligibility? | show 🗑
|
||||
| How soon after an action regarding debarment, suspension, or eligibility becomes effective should the System for Award Management (SAM) be updated? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | after opening of bids or proposals and immediately prior to award
🗑
|
||||
| show | False: The agency head may make a determination that there is a compelling reason for making the award.
🗑
|
||||
| Under what circumstances, other than an agency head determination, may contractors enter into a subcontract with other contractors who have been disbarred, suspended, or proposed for disbarment? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A corporate officer, or designee, is required to notify the contracting officer in writing before entering into such contract
🗑
|
||||
| What FAR clause lists the causes for disbarment? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What FAR clause lists the causes for suspension? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | FAR Part 9.5
🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. a person is unable or potentially unable to render impartial assistance or advice to the government
2. the person's objectivity in performing contract work is, or might be, otherwise impaired
3. a person has an unfair competitive advantage
🗑
|
||||
| When is an organizational or consultant conflict of interest most likely to occur? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Identify, avoid, neutralize, or mitigate such conflicts of interest
🗑
|
||||
| What FAR Part covers contractor team arrangements? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | An arrangement in which two or more companies form a partnership or joint venture to act as a potential prime; or a potential prime agrees with one or more companies to act as its subcontractors under a specified government contract or acquisition program
🗑
|
||||
| Why might contractor team arrangements be desirable from both a government and industry standpoint? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Do contractors who enter into a teaming arrangement have to do it prior to submitting an offer? | show 🗑
|
||||
| For teaming arrangements entered into after submission of an offer, what must the companies do before the arrangement becomes effective? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Will the government normally require or encourage the dissolution of contractor team arrangements? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What FAR Part covers defense production pools and research and development pools? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What are Defense Production Pools and Research and Development Pools? | show 🗑
|
||||
| How should a defense production pool or a research and development pool be treated in regards to offers and contract award? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What should the contracting officer do when a defense production or research and development pool is received? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What are defense production or research and development pools approved by the SBA entitled to? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Can an award be made to a defense production or research and development pool that has not been approved by the SBA? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | require each pool member participating in the contract to furnish a certified copy of a power of attorney identifying the agent authorized to sign the offer or contract on that members behalf
🗑
|
||||
| Can a defense production or research and development pool member submit an offer independent of the pool? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What FAR Part covers types of contracts? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | the degree and timing of the responsibility assumed by the contractor for the costs of performance and the amount and nature of the profit incentive offered to the contractor for achieving or exceeding goals.
🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. Fixed Price
2. Cost Reimbursement
🗑
|
||||
| show | Negotiation
🗑
|
||||
| True or False: Negotiating contract types and negotiating prices should be done independently of each other | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | the objective is to negotiate a contract type and price (or estimated cost and fee) that will result in reasonable contractor risk and provide the contractor with the greatest incentive for efficient and economical performance.
🗑
|
||||
| When should a firm-fixed price contract be used? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What FAR Part covers fixed price contracts? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Firm-fixed price contracts
🗑
|
||||
| show | When the award fee or incentive is based solely on factors other than cost.
🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. adequate price competition
2. price comparisons with prior competitive purchases
3. available cost/pricing data
4. risks identified and priced and contractor is willing to accept them
🗑
|
||||
| show | contract that provides for the adjustment of profit and establishment of the final contract price by a formula based on the relationship of the final negotiated total cost to total target cost.
🗑
|
||||
| show | development and production efforts
🗑
|
||||
| show | contract that provides for upward or downward revision of the stated contract price upon occurrence of specified contingencies.
🗑
|
||||
| What are fixed price with economic adjustment contracts appropriate for? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | a firm fixed price for an initial period with prospective redetermination at a stated time during performance
🗑
|
||||
| show | production or services for which it is possible to negotiate a fair and reasonable price for an initial period but not for subsequent periods of contract performance
🗑
|
||||
| What is a fixed ceiling price with retroactive price redetermination contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is a fixed ceiling price with retroactive price redetermination contract appropriate for? | show 🗑
|
||||
| what is a firm fixed price/level of effort term contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | investigation or study in a specific research and development area
🗑
|
||||
| Are time and materials and labor hour contracts fixed price contracts? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What FAR Part covers cost reimbursement contracts? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. cost
2. cost plus incentive fee
3. cost plus award fee
🗑
|
||||
| show | provides for payment of allowable incurred costs, to the extent prescribed in the contract.
🗑
|
||||
| What are cost reimbursement contracts appropriate for? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | in the written acquisition plan
🗑
|
||||
| Who must approve the written acquisition plan? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is a cost contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is a cost contract appropriate for? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | an initially negotiated fee to be adjusted later by formula based on the relationship of total allowable costs to total target costs
🗑
|
||||
| show | services or development and test programs, as well as others if use of both cost and technical performance incentives is desired and administratively practical
🗑
|
||||
| What is a cost plus award fee contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| When is a cost plus award fee contract appropriate? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Payment of a negotiated fee that is fixed at the inception of the contract and that does not vary with actual costs incurred. It may be adjusted as a result of changes in the work to be performed
🗑
|
||||
| When is a cost plus fixed fee contract appropriate? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is the least preferred contract type? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What FAR part covers incentive contracts? | show 🗑
|
||||
| When are incentive contracts appropriate? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. Fixed Price Incentive
2. Fixed Price Contract with an award fee
3. Cost Plus Incentive Fee
4. Cost Plus Award Fee
🗑
|
||||
| What is a fixed price incentive contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. Firm target
2. successive targets
🗑
|
||||
| show | Firm target cost, target profit, and profit sharing formula negotiated into the basic contract with profits adjusted upon contract completion
🗑
|
||||
| show | initial cost and profit targets negotiated into contract but final cost target (firm) not negotiated until sometime during performance
🗑
|
||||
| show | For development and production
🗑
|
||||
| show | when the government wishes to motivate a contractor and other incentives cannot be used because contractor performance cannot be measured objectively
🗑
|
||||
| show | The fixed price (including normal profit) for the effort. and Award Fee (if any earned) on top of the fixed cost
🗑
|
||||
| When is a fixed price award fee contract appropriate? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | FAR Part 16.5
🗑
|
||||
| show | When the exact times and/or quantities of future deliveries are not known at the time of contract award
🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. Definite Quantity Contract
2. Requirements contract
3. indefinite quantity contract
🗑
|
||||
| What is an Indefinite Delivery Definite Quantity (IDDQ) contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | When it can be determined in advance that a definite quantity of supplies or services will be required during the contract period and the supplies or services will be regularly available or will be available after a short lead time
🗑
|
||||
| show | provides for acquisition of all actual purchase requirements of designated government activities for specific supplies or services during a specified period of time, with deliveries or performance to be scheduled by placing orders.
🗑
|
||||
| When is an Indefinite Delivery Requirements (IDR) contract appropriate? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | limits may be expressed in terms of numbers of units or as dollar values.
🗑
|
||||
| True or False: There is no minimum quantity requirement in an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| True or False: There is no maximum quantity limit in an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| When should a contracting officer use an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| True or False: The Government prefers multiple awards for Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | $3,500
🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. Urgency of need
2. One awardee is capable
3. economy and efficiency as a follow on
4. satisfy a minimum guarantee
5. statute requires a specific source
6. Small Business Set aside
🗑
|
||||
| What FAR Part covers Time and Materials, Labor Hour, and Letter Contracts? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is a Time and Materials contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. wages
2. overhead
3. profit
4. materials (at cost)
🗑
|
||||
| When is a Time and Materials contract appropriate? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A Time and Materials contract where the Materials are not provided by the contractor (often used in conjunction with other contract types)
🗑
|
||||
| show | written, preliminary contractual instruments that authorize the contractor to begin immediately.
🗑
|
||||
| show | A price ceiling ("not to exceed") and milestones for definitization
🗑
|
||||
| show | only when the government's interests demand that the contractor be given a binding commitment so that work can commence immediately and it is not possible to negotiate a definitive contract in sufficient time
🗑
|
||||
| show | False: A letter contract must be superseded by a definitized contract at the earliest possible date.
🗑
|
||||
| show | FAR Part 16.7
🗑
|
||||
| What is a basic agreement? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | No, a basic agreement is not a contract
🗑
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| show | written instruments of understanding that contain terms and conditions that apply to future orders; a description of the supplies and services to be provided; and methods for pricing, issuing, & delivering future orders under the basic ordering agreement
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| show | No, a basic ordering agreement is not a contract
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| show | FAR Part 17
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| show | 1. Multi-year contracting
2. Options
3. Leader company contracting
4. interagency acquisition
5. Management and Operating contracts
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| show | FAR Part 17.1
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| What is multi-year contracting? | show 🗑
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| Do the total funds need to be available for obligation at the time of award of a multi-year contract? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. lower costs
2. enhancing standardization
3. reducing administrative burden
4. continuity of production or performance
5. stabilizing contractor work forces
6. broadening the competitive base
7. incentives for improved productivity
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| show | 1. Annual start up costs
2. preproduction testing costs
3. make-ready expenses
4. phase out costs
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| What is a contract option? | show 🗑
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| What is the maximum amount of total contract time that a contract normally is allowed to run including all options. | show 🗑
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| show | 1. foreseeable requirements involve minimum economic quantities
2. delivery requirements are far enough into the future to permit competitive acquisition, production, & delivery
3. indefinite quantity or requirements contract would be more appropriate
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| How can options for increased quantities of supplies or services be expressed in a contract? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. an amended completion date
2. additional time for performance (e.g. days, weeks, or months)
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| What must occur prior to an option being exercised? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 17.4
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| show | An extraordinary acquisition technique limited to special circumstances & used only when in accordance with agency procedures. A developer or sole producer is designated as a lead company & furnishes assistance & know how to one or more follower companies
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| What are the objectives of Leader Company Contracting? | show 🗑
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| When is Leader Company Contracting to be used? | show 🗑
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| True or False: Subcontractor approval by the CO is not necessary when using Leader Company Contracting. | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 17.5
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| What are the common methods of conducting interagency acquisitions? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. Federal Supply Schedules (FSS)
2. Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWACs)
3. Multi-Agency Contracts (MACs)
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| What are the two methods used to accomplish interagency acquisition? | show 🗑
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| show | Make a determination that the use of an interagency acquisition represents the best procurement approach.
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| Who must concur with an interagency approach determination? | show 🗑
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| What must an interagency determination include, at a minimum? | show 🗑
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| Prior to the issuance of a solicitation, what must both the servicing agency and the requesting agency do? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. roles and responsibilities for acquisition planning
2. contract execution
3. administration and management of the contract(s) or order(s)
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| Along with an interagency agreement, what must the requesting agency provide to the servicing agency prior to the issuance of a solicitation? | show 🗑
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| What must the requesting agency do if there are no agency-unique requirements beyond the FAR? | show 🗑
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| Prior to placing an order against another agency's indefinite-delivery vehicle, what shall the requesting agency do? | show 🗑
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| show | analysis incldng:
1. suitability of the ctrct vhcle
2. value of using the ctrct vhcle, incl admin cost savings frm using existing ctrct, lower prices, grtr nmbr of vndrs, & reasonable fees
3. Expertise of the rqstng agency to place & administer orders
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| What FAR Part covers Management and Operating Contracts? | show 🗑
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| What are Management and Operating Contracts? | show 🗑
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| show | By both its purpose and by the special relationship it creates between the government and contractor.
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| What criteria can be generally applied regarding the facility used in a management and operating contracts? | show 🗑
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| What criteria can be applied in regards to the relationship between the government and the contractor/contractor's personnel, when utilizing a management and operating contract? | show 🗑
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| show | The conduct of the work is wholly, or at least substantially, separate from the contractor's other business, if any.
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| show | The work is closely related to the agency's mission and is of a long-term or continuing nature and there is a need:
1. to ensure continuity
2. For special protection covering the orderly transition or personnel and work in the event contractor change
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| show | High levels of expertise and continuity of operations and personnel.
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| show | 1. contractor has the technical and managerial capacity
2. Organizational Conflicts of Interest are adequately covered
3. the contract will grant the government broad and continuing rights to involve itself in the technical & managerial decision making
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| What FAR Part covers Emergency Acquisitions? | show 🗑
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| show | No
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| What is the definition of the flexibilities that are available under FAR Part 18 - Emergency Acquisitions? | show 🗑
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| show | No, however, only contractors registered with SAM may access the Disaster Response Registry (DRR).
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| What can the contracting officer utilize the Disaster Response Registry (DRR) for? | show 🗑
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| show | False: Contracting Officers do not have to synopsize if there is an unusual and compelling urgency and the government would be seriously injured by complying with the notice time periods. (FAR 5.202(a)(2))
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| True or False: Agencies may limit sources and/or full and open competition when the requirement is urgent | show 🗑
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| show | 1. Pre-existing Federal Supply Schedules
2. Multi-Agency blanket purchase agreements
3. Multi-agency indefinite-delivery contracts
(FAR Part 8.405-3(a)(6) and 16.505(a)(7))
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| Is Federal Prison Industries considered a required source when public exigency requires immediate performance? | show 🗑
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| True or False: Contracting Officers must still comply with the requirement for 90-day advance notification to AbilityOne when changes to specifications of items on the Procurement List are needed to meet an emergency need | show 🗑
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| show | Agencies may relax or not enforce qualification requirements when an emergency exists (FAR 9.206-1)
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| show | True
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| show | Yes, under certain circumstances (FAR Part 13.106-1(b))
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| show | True
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| Can agencies employ interagency acquisitions in an emergency situation? | show 🗑
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| What streamlined small business programs are available to agencies in an emergency situation? | show 🗑
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| True or False: In an emergency situation, contracts may be awarded to economically disadvantaged women owned small businesses or women owned small businesses under the WOSB program only on a competitive basis | show 🗑
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| True or False: Overtime must be approved in advance in an emergency situation | show 🗑
|
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| True or False: All requirements related to trade agreements are waived when emergency contracts are awarded without full and open competition | show 🗑
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| show | True
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| show | The chief of the contracting office. (FAR 28.101-1(c))
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| May advanced payments be authorized in regards to emergency acquisitions? | show 🗑
|
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| What authority may Agencies use to authorize advance payments under emergency acquisitions? | show 🗑
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| show | False: only certain aspects of the assignment of claims policy may be relaxed. (FAR 32.803(d))
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| show | False
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|
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| Who has the authority to override the protest procedures of the Government Accountability Office? | show 🗑
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| show | True
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|
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| show | 1. modification of contracts without consideration
2. correcting or mitigating mistakes in a contract
3. formalizing informal commitments
(FAR 50.1)
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| What FAR Part covers emergency acquisition flexibilities in support of a contingency operation? | show 🗑
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| What is the definition of a contingency operation (FAR 2.101)? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. $20K for contracts awarded and performed, or purchase made, in the US
2. $30K for contracts awarded and performed, or purchase made, outside the US
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| When an agency head determines that supplies or services are being procured in support of a contingency operation, up to what dollar level may simplified acquisition procedures be used? | show 🗑
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| The threshold limits authorized for use of simplified acquisition procedures for certain commercial items may be increased for acquisition to support a contingency operation greater than the simplified acquisition threshold but not exceeding what? | show 🗑
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| In support of contingency operations, what standard form may be used for purchases above the micro-purchase threshold? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 1.701
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| show | Far Part 1.701 - A D&F is a special form of written approval by an authorized official that is required by statute or regulation as a prerequisite to taking certain contract actions.
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| show | A determination is a conclusion or decision supported by the findings.
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| show | A finding is a statement of fact or rationale essential to support the determination and must cover each requirement of the statute or regulation
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| What is a D&F ordinarily for? | show 🗑
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| True or false: D&Fs may not be executed for classes of contract actions | show 🗑
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| show | FAR 1.207(a) FAR 1.703(a) - A class may consist of contract actions for the same or related supplies or services or other contract actions that require essentially identical justification
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| Per FAR Part 1.704, what must a D&F consist of at a minimum? | show 🗑
|
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| Are expiration dates required for all D&Fs? | show 🗑
|
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| show | FAR Part 2
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|
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| Define acquisition | show 🗑
|
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| When does an acquisition begin? | show 🗑
|
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| show | Those services provided under contract by nongovernmental sources to support or improve organizational policy development, decision making, management and administration, program and/or project management and administration, or R&D activities.
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| show | 1. Management and Professional support services
2. Studies
3. Analyses
4. Evaluations
5. Engineering and technical services
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|
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| show | The expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the government’s estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement
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|
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| show | A contract where the requirements have been consolidated by bundling.
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| show | Bundling is the act of consolidating two or more requirements, previously performed under separate smaller contracts, into one solicitation/contract that is likely unsuitable for award to a small business concern due to one of four factors.
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| show | 1. The diversity, size, or specialized nature of the elements of the performance specified
2. The aggregate dollar value of the anticipated award
3. The geographical dispersion of the contract performance sites
4. Any combination of these factors
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| Does bundling apply to a contract that will be performed entirely outside of the United States? | show 🗑
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| show | A written demand, or written assertion, by one of the contracting parties seeking, as a matter of right, the payment of money in a sum certain, the adjustment or interpretation of contract terms, or other relief arising under or relating to the contract.
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| What is the dollar limit above which a claim must be certified as required by the Contracts Disputes Act of 1978? | show 🗑
|
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| show | No, However, it may be converted by written notice to the Contracting Officer if it is disputed either as to liability or amount or is not acted upon in a reasonable time. (Far Part 33.206(a))
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| show | Any item, other than real property, that is of a type customarily used for nongovernmental purposes and that has been sold, leased, or licensed to the general Public; or has been offered for sale, lease, or license to the general public.
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| What is definition (b) commercial item? | show 🗑
|
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| show | Any item that would satisfy paragraph (a) or (b) but for
1. Modifications of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace; or
2. Minor modifications of a type not customarily available in the commercial marketplace for the Fed Government
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| show | Any combination of items meeting the requirements of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), or (e) of this definition that are are of a type customarily combined and sold in combination to the general public
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|
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| What is the micro-purchase threshold? | show 🗑
|
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| show | $2,000
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|
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| show | $2,500
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|
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| For Acquisitions of supplies or services that, as determined by the H of A, are to be used to support a contingency operation or to facilitate defense against, or recovery from, nuclear, biological, chemical, or radiological attack, the micro-purchase t? | show 🗑
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