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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| show | All participants in government acquisition, including not only representatives of the technical, supply, and procurement communities, but also the customers they serve and the contractors who provide the products and services.
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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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| show | The lowest level allowed by law
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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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| show | FAR Part 1.103
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| Who prescribes the authority to prepare, issue, and maintain the FAR? | show 🗑
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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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| show | FAR Part 1.105-1
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| show | 1. The daily issue of the Federal Register
2. Cumulated form in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
3. A separate loose leaf edition
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| show | The FAR is issued as Chapter 1 of Title 48, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Subsequent chapters are reserved for agency acquisition regulations that implement or supplement the FAR (See Subpart 1.3)
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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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| show | The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980
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| show | FAR Part 1.106
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| show | FAR Part 1.108
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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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| show | FAR Part 1.102-4(b)
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| What is the dollar threshold for the purpose of applicability? | show 🗑
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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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| Who is responsible for an action when the FAR states that action using an imperative sentence (containing verbs such as shall, must, or will) | show 🗑
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| Which FAR part covers Statutory Acquisition-Related Dollar Thresholds-Adjustment for Inflation | show 🗑
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| show | Every five years (beginning in 2005) using the Consumer Price Index (CPI)
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| Who is responsible for adjusting the Statutory Acquisition-Related Dollar Thresholds for inflation? | show 🗑
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| Which Statutory Acquisition-Related Dollar Thresholds are not subject to the statute regarding escalation | show 🗑
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| Which FAR Part covers the administration of the FAR? | show 🗑
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| Who coordinates revisions to the FAR? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. Representatives of all military departments
2. the Defense Logistics Agency
3. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
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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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| show | The General Services Administration shall establish a FAR Secretariat and shall provide centralized administrative services and support for both councils (CAA and DAR)
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| show | the Secretary of Defense
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| show | the Administrator of General Services
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| Who is responsible for agency compliance with the FAR for NASA? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 1.3
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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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| Which FAR part covers deviations from the FAR? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. Individual Deviations
2. Class Deviations
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| What is an Individual Deviation (FAR Part 1.403)? | show 🗑
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| Who my authorize an Individual Deviation? | show 🗑
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| show | Class Deviations affect more than one contract action
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| Who may authorize a class deviation for Civilian Agencies other than NASA? | show 🗑
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| Can Delegation of the authority to authorize a class deviation for Civilian Agencies other than NASA be made below the Head of Contracting Activity (HCA)? | show 🗑
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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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| Who may authorize a class deviation for NASA? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 1.6
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| Unless specifically by another provision of the law, where are the authority and responsibility to contract for authorized supplies and services vested? | show 🗑
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| show | Only Contracting Officers
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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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| show | FAR Part 1.602-1 and 1.602-2
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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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| show | The act of approving an unauthorized commitment.
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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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| What is the second criteria that must be met before an unauthorized commitment may be ratified? | show 🗑
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| show | The contracting officer determines the price to be fair and reasonable
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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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| What is the sixth criteria that must be met before an unauthorized commitment may be ratified? | show 🗑
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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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| What is a micro-purchase? | show 🗑
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| What is the micro-purchase threshold? | show 🗑
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| show | $2,000
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| What is the micro-purchase threshold for acquisitions of services subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards Statute (Service Contract Act)? | show 🗑
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| What is the micro-purchase threshold for acquisitions of supplies or services that are to be used to support a contingency operation regarding a nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological attack, except for construction subject to the Davis-Bacon Act? | show 🗑
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| What is any previously developed item of supply used exclusively for governmental purposes by a federal agency, a state or local government, or a foreign government with which the US has a mutual defense cooperation agreement? | show 🗑
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| If a nondevelopmental item requires minor modifications of a type customarily available in the commercial marketplace in order to meet the requirements of the procuring department or agency, would it still be considered nondevelopmental? | show 🗑
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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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| Is a response to a request for proposals an offer? | show 🗑
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| Is a response to a request for quotation an offer? | show 🗑
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| What are performance-based acquisitions? | show 🗑
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| What is the simplified acquisition threshold? | show 🗑
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| What is the simplified acquisition threshold 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)? | show 🗑
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| show | The Head of Agency
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| What is the threshold above which the definitions clause shall be inserted into a contract? | show 🗑
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| Which FAR Part covers Improper Business Practices and Personal Conflicts of Interest? | show 🗑
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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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| Which FAR Part covers Contractor Gratuities to Government Personnel? | show 🗑
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| What is the threshold above which the Contractor Gratuities to Government Personnel clause shall be inserted into a contract? | show 🗑
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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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| show | FAR Part 3.4
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| show | A contingent fee is any commission, percentage, brokerage, or other fee that is contingent upon the success that a person or concern has in securing a government contract. And does not apply below the simplified acquisition threshold
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| show | bona fide employees or bona fide agencies
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| Which FAR Part covers "Other Improper Business Practices"? | show 🗑
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| show | a. Buying-In
b. Kickback
c. Subcontractor Kickbacks
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| show | Submitting an offer below anticipated costs, expecting to
a. Increase the contract amount after award
b. Receive follow-on contracts at artificially high prices to recover losses incurred on the buy-on contract.
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| How should the government minimize the opportunity for "buying-in" | show 🗑
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| What is a Kickback? | show 🗑
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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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| show | FAR Part 3.6
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| Is it acceptable for a contracting officer to knowingly award a contract to a government employee or any organization owned or controlled by them? | show 🗑
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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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| show | There has been an agency head determination that contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information has been disclosed or received in exchange for a thing of value, or to give anyone a competitive advantage
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| show | FAR Part 3.8
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| show | FAR Part 3.9
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| True or False: An employee or subcontractor can be required to sign an internal confidentiality agreement that restricts them from lawfully reporting waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated government representative | show 🗑
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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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| True or False: Contractors are required to both identify and prevent personal conflicts of interest of their covered employees; and prohibit covered employees who have access to non-public information from using such information for personal gain. | show 🗑
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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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| show | a. Compensation
b. Consulting relationships
c. honorariums or travel expense
d. Research funding
e. Stock or bond ownership or partnership interst
f. Real estate investing
g. Patents, copyrights, etc.
h. Business Ownership or investment interests
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| Which FAR Part covers Administrative Matters? | show 🗑
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| Which FAR Part covers Contract Execution? | show 🗑
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| show | The contracting officer's name and official title
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| show | After
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| show | Only a contracting officer
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| show | 1. Individuals
2. Partnerships
3. Corporations
4. Joint Ventures
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| What type of signatory is required for a contract with an individual? | show 🗑
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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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| show | A contract with a joint venture may involve any combination of individuals, partnerships, or corporations.
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| What FAR Part covers electronic commerce in contracting? | show 🗑
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| show | Whenever practicable or cost-effective
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| Before using electronic commerce, what does the agency head have to do? | show 🗑
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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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| What system provides a comprehensive web-based tool for assembling, organizing, and presenting contract placement data for the federal government? | show 🗑
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| Where do federal agencies report contract data? | show 🗑
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| show | The Federal Procurement Data Center (FPDC)
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| show | True
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| show | 1. Definitive Contract Actions
2. Indefinite delivery vehicles (task and delivery orders, GSA FSS, BPAs, BOAs)
3. Calls and orders awarded under indefinite delivery vehicles
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| show | $0 - All modifications must be reported
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| Which FAR Part covers contractor record retention? | show 🗑
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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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| True or False: documentation in a government contract file should constitute the highlights of the transaction - at a bare minimum the key milestones and persons involved. | show 🗑
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| show | FALSE - Government contract files can be maintained by various agencies in the manner that best achieves their purpose
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| True or False: FAR 4.8 contains a complete list of the materials to be retained in a government file? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 4.10
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| show | October 1, 2019
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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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| show | FAR Part 4.13
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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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| show | FAR Part 4.1601
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| show | at least 20 years from the date of contract award
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| Which FAR Part covers basic safeguarding of covered contractor information systems? | show 🗑
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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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| Which FAR Part covers publicizing contract actions? | show 🗑
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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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| show | The government wide point of Entry (GPE)
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| Which FAR Part covers methods of disseminating information? | show 🗑
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| For proposed contract actions expected to exceed $25,000, how must the contracting officer disseminate the information? | show 🗑
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| show | By displaying in a public place, or by any appropriate electronic means, an unclassified notice of the solicitation or a copy of the solicitation satisfying the requirements of 5.207(c)
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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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| show | FAR Part 5.2
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| What is the primary purposes of the Government wide Point of Entry (GPE) notice of contract actions? | show 🗑
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| show | www.fedbizopps.gov
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| Which FAR Part covers exceptions to the synopsis of contract action requirement? | show 🗑
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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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| show | The circumstances of the individual acquisition, such as the complexity, commerciality, availability, and urgency
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| show | At least 30 days
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| When should contracting officers presume the notice was published following transmission to the government wide point of entry (GPE)? | show 🗑
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| Can contractors publicize subcontracting opportunities to the government wide point of entry (GPE)? | show 🗑
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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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| show | $150,000 - However the next tier opportunity must exceed $15,000
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| show | FAR Part 5.3
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| When must contracting officers synopsize, through the government wide point of entry (GPR) contract awards? | show 🗑
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| show | Yes, when publicizing would be advantageous to industry or the government
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| At what dollar threshold shall contracting officers release to the public and make information available on awards? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 5.4
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| True or False: To preserve the integrity of the acquisition process, a moderate degree of business security must be maintained. | show 🗑
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| True or False: Information relating to plans that would provide undue or discriminatory advantage to private or personal interests IS releasable under FAR 5.4 | show 🗑
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| show | False
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| True or False: Information requiring protection under the Freedom of Information Act or Privacy Act IS NOT releasable | show 🗑
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| show | True
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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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| show | False - FAR Part 6 does NOT apply to contracts awarded using the simplified acquisition procedures of FAR Part 13
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| True or False: FAR Part 6 applies to all acquisitions including contracting procedures not addressed in FAR part 6 that are expressly authorized by statute | show 🗑
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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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| show | False
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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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| When may an agency exclude sources to establish or maintain alternative sources? | show 🗑
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| show | Yes, signed by the head of agency or designee
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| Can a D&F for the exclusion of sources to establish or maintain alternative sources be made at a class level? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 6.3
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| Which statutes authorize other than full and open competition? | show 🗑
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| What are the seven exceptions to full and open competition? | show 🗑
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| Who is authorized to provide written approval for other than full and open competition and at what values? | show 🗑
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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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| Which FAR Part covers sealed bidding and competitive proposals? | show 🗑
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| When are sealed bids appropriate? | show 🗑
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| When are competitive proposals appropriate? | show 🗑
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| Which FAR Part covers Competition Advocate? | show 🗑
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| What is an agency and procuring activity competition advocate responsible for? | show 🗑
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| What are some examples of barriers to full and open competition that the competition advocate would challenge? | show 🗑
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| show | FAR Part 7
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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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| When should acquisition planning begin? | show 🗑
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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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| show | All those who will be responsible for significant aspects of the acquisition, such as contracting, fiscal, legal, and technical personnel.
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| Who should the planner consult with early in the acquisition planning process? | show 🗑
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| show | The cognizant competition advocate
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| True or False: Agencies shall perform acquisition planning and market research for all acquisitions except for those that utilize federal supply schedules | show 🗑
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| What should acquisition planning and market research promote and provide for? | show 🗑
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| True or False: To facilitate the acquisition objectives, the plan must identify all milestones whether a decision should be made or not. | show 🗑
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| What considerations must the acquisition plan include? | show 🗑
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| True or False: The acquisition plan shall contain specific content which shall not vary from one acquisition to the next | show 🗑
|
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| Which FAR Part covers the content of a written acquisition plan? | show 🗑
|
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| show | The strategies for implementing performance-based acquisition methods or must provide rationale for not using those methods
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|
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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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|
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| What does the Acquisition Background and Objectives (FAR 7.105(a) portion of the acquisition plan provide? | show 🗑
|
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| show | The proposed approach for conducting the acquisition
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|
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| show | 1. Statement of Need
2. Applicable Conditions
3. Cost
4. Capability or Performance
5. Delivery or Performance Period
6. Trade-Offs
7. Risks
8. Acquisition Streamlining
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|
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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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| Per FAR 7.105(a) Acquisition Background and Objectives, what is cost? | show 🗑
|
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| Per FAR 7.105(a) Acquisition Background and Objectives, what is capability or performance? | show 🗑
|
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| show | delivery requirements, including the rationale for any urgency that may result in a non-competitive acquisition
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|
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| Per FAR 7.105(a) Acquisition Background and Objectives, what are trade-offs? | show 🗑
|
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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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| show | Potential sources for the need, including consideration of mandatory sources of supply, small business concerns, and interagency contracting vehicles
🗑
|
||||
| show | How competition will be sought, promoted, and sustained throughout the course of the acquisition or, if the acquisition will be non-competitive, discuss which authority from FAR 6.302 applies and why.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Explain the selection of the contract type, including any additional documentation required for use of other than a firm-fixed-price contract
🗑
|
||||
| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element SOURCE SELECTION PROCEDURES? | show 🗑
|
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| show | Discuss multiyear contracting, options, or other special contracting methods (FAR Part 17); any special clauses, special solicitation provisions, or FAR deviations required (FAR 1.4); Sealed Bidding or negotiation and why;
🗑
|
||||
| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element ACQUISITION CONSIDERATIONS? Part 2 | show 🗑
|
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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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| show | Explain the choice of product or service description types (including performance-based acquisition descriptions) to be used in the acquisition.
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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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| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element CONTRACTOR VS GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE? | show 🗑
|
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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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| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element MANAGEMENT INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS? | show 🗑
|
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| If an Earned Value Management System (EVMS) is to be used to monitor the contractor's effort, what should be included in the MANAGEMENT INFORMATION section of the Plan of Action (FAR 7.105(b)) | show 🗑
|
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| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, Compliance with what standard should be discussed as it applies to Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) when one is used to monitor the contractor's effort? | show 🗑
|
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| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element MAKE OR BUY? | show 🗑
|
||||
| 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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|
||||
| 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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| show | Indicate any government property to be furnished to contactors, and discuss any associated considerations, such as its availability or the schedule for its acquisition (FAR 45.102)
🗑
|
||||
| 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)
🗑
|
||||
| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS? | show 🗑
|
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| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element OTHER CONSIDERATIONS? | show 🗑
|
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| show | Address major milestones outlined from approval of the acquisition plan through contract award.
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|
||||
| Per FAR 7.105(b) Plan of Action, what should be addressed under the major element INDICATION OF PARTICIPANTS IN ACQUISITION PLAN PREPARATION? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Prior to Bundling contract requirements, what must the head of agency do? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What FAR Part covers the planning for the purchase of supplies in economic quantities? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | FAR Part 7.3
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|
||||
| show | FAR Part 7.4
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|
||||
| In regards to Lease VS Purchase? When is the purchase method generally appropriate? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | FAR Part 7.5
🗑
|
||||
| True or False: Contractors can be used for inherently governmental functions with the contracting officers approval | show 🗑
|
||||
| Who reviews and approves whether a function is inherently governmental or not? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What are some examples of inherently governmental functions per FAR Part 7.5? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. federal acquisition work
2. develop agency budget priorities
3. handle treasury funds
4. distribute government property
5. make any determination relating to security clearances or eligibility for federal programs
🗑
|
||||
| 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
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|
||||
| What is the definition of excess personal property? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Agency personnel
🗑
|
||||
| What is the first source of supply for agency and cost reimbursement contractor requirements? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What FAR Part covers the use of federal supply schedules? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Also known as the GSA Schedules program or the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Program
🗑
|
||||
| show | GSAAdvantage (online shopping service) and e-buy (electronic request for quotation system)
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|
||||
| Can open market items be added to a GSA blanket purchase agreement? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. Follow all applicable acquisition regulations pertaining to the purchase of the items
2. determine the price for the items is fair and reasonable
3. clearly label the items as not on the schedule
4. include all applicable contract clauses
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|
||||
| What FAR Part covers using Federal Supply Schedules? | show 🗑
|
||||
| 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 🗑
|
||||
| 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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|
||||
| show | No, the GSA has already made that determination
🗑
|
||||
| Are the prices in a federal supply schedule contract fixed prices? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | FAR Part 8.405
🗑
|
||||
| In regards to offer evaluation, what is the ordering activity responsible for? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What FAR Part covers blanket purchase agreements with federal supply schedules? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | When supplies or services will be ordered on a repetitive basis
🗑
|
||||
| What should be considered when establishing Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs)? | show 🗑
|
||||
| If the ordering activity establishes multiple BPAs, before placing an order exceeding the micro purchase threshold, what must the agency do? | show 🗑
|
||||
| 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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|
||||
| show | False: Ordering Activities must prepare an evaluation of contractor performance for each order that exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold (FAR 42.1502(c))
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|
||||
| 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
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|
||||
| 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 🗑
|
||||
| What act created the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled? | show 🗑
|
||||
| When multiple nonprofit agencies, participating in the AbilityOne Program, produce identical supplies or services, what is the order of priorities for placing orders? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | The AbilityOne Program
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|
||||
| show | FAR Part 8.706
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|
||||
| show | FAR Part 9
🗑
|
||||
| Which FAR Part covers responsible prospective contractors? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | False: Purchases are to be made from, and contracts awarded only to, responsible prospective contractors
🗑
|
||||
| To be determined responsible, what are the first two things a contractor must do? | show 🗑
|
||||
| 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 🗑
|
||||
| show | a foreign incorporated entity treated as an inverted domestic corporation (a corporation that used to be incorporated, or a partnership, in the US but is now incorporated in a foreign country or is a subsidiary of a foreign company
🗑
|
||||
| True or False: A prospective contractor that is, or recently has been, seriously deficient in contract performance must always be considered nonresponsible | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is considered strong evidence of nonresponsibility? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Failure to meet the quality requirements of the contract
🗑
|
||||
| show | 1. the number of contracts involved
2. the extent of deficient performance in each contract
3. the contractor's compliance with subcontracting plans (if one is required for the pending contract)
🗑
|
||||
| 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 🗑
|
||||
| show | When experience has demonstrated that unusual expertise or specialized facilities are needed for adequate contract performance
🗑
|
||||
| True or False: Contracting Officers may award contracts for subsistence to any prospective contractor | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | refer the matter to the Small Business Administration, which will decide whether to issue a certificate of competency per FAR 9.104-3(d)
🗑
|
||||
| Who is responsible for determining the responsibility of subcontractors? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Can a Contracting Officer determine the responsibility of subcontractors? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What FAR Part covers qualification requirements? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A qualification requirement is a government requirement for testing or other quality assurance demonstration that must be completed before award of a contract.
🗑
|
||||
| True or False: Once a qualification requirement is published in the governmentwide point of entry (GPE), the requirement to seek sources is complete. | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | No, they can demonstrate that they can meet the requirements before the specified award date
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|
||||
| show | FAR Part 9.3
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|
||||
| 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
🗑
|
||||
| What contracts are testing and approval normally not required for? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What FAR Part covers Debarment, Suspension, and Ineligibility? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is the definition of Debarment? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is the maximum length of a normal debarment? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | action taken by a suspending official to disqualify a contractor temporarily from government contracting and subcontracting
🗑
|
||||
| In regards to Government Contractors, what is the definition of ineligible? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | No, debarment and suspensions are discretionary actions that are taken in the public interest
🗑
|
||||
| show | The System for Award Management (SAM)
🗑
|
||||
| show | Each agency is responsible
🗑
|
||||
| show | within 5 days
🗑
|
||||
| show | after opening of bids or proposals and immediately prior to award
🗑
|
||||
| True or False: Agencies shall not solicit offers from, award contracts to, or consent to subcontracts with contractors who have been disbarred, suspended, or proposed for disbarment without exception. | show 🗑
|
||||
| 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
🗑
|
||||
| show | FAR Part 9.406-2
🗑
|
||||
| show | FAR Part 9.407-2
🗑
|
||||
| What FAR part covers organizational and consultant conflicts of interest? | show 🗑
|
||||
| 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 🗑
|
||||
| What must contracting officers do in regards to organizational or consultant conflicts of interest? | show 🗑
|
||||
| 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
🗑
|
||||
| show | To enable the companies involved to complement each other's unique capabilities and offer the government the best combination of performance, cost, and delivery for the system or product being acquired.
🗑
|
||||
| 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 🗑
|
||||
| show | No
🗑
|
||||
| show | FAR Part 9.7
🗑
|
||||
| show | group that
(1) Assoc tgthr to obtain & perform, jointly or in conj w each other, dfns prod or R&D cons
(2) Entered into agmt gvng their org, rlship, & proc
(3) Obtained approval of the agrmt by either SBA or a desig off under Part V of Exec Ord 10480
🗑
|
||||
| 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 🗑
|
||||
| show | Yes
🗑
|
||||
| What must a contracting officer do when awarding a contract to a defense production or research and development pool that has not been approved by the SBA? | show 🗑
|
||||
| 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 🗑
|
||||
| What are the factors that cause contract types to vary? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What are the two categories of contract types? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | Negotiation
🗑
|
||||
| True or False: Negotiating contract types and negotiating prices should be done independently of each other | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is the objective for negotiation? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | When the risk involved is minimal or can be predicted with an acceptable degree of certainty
🗑
|
||||
| What FAR Part covers fixed price contracts? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Which contract type places the maximum risk and full responsibility for all costs and resulting profit or loss on the contractor? | show 🗑
|
||||
| When may a contracting officer utilize a firm fixed price contract in conjunction with an award fee incentive or performance or delivery incentive contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| 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.
🗑
|
||||
| What are fixed price incentive contracts appropriate for? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | contract that provides for upward or downward revision of the stated contract price upon occurrence of specified contingencies.
🗑
|
||||
| show | when there is serious doubt concerning the future stability of market or labor conditions over an extended period of contract performance and when contingencies that would otherwise be included in the contract price can be identified & covered separately
🗑
|
||||
| What is a fixed price with prospective price redetermination contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| 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
🗑
|
||||
| show | a fixed ceiling price and a price redetermination within the ceiling after contractor completion.
🗑
|
||||
| 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 🗑
|
||||
| What are the types of cost reimbursement contracts? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is a cost reimbursement contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | when uncertainties involved in contract performance do not permit costs to be estimated with sufficient accuracy to use any type of fixed-price contract.
🗑
|
||||
| show | in the written acquisition plan
🗑
|
||||
| Who must approve the written acquisition plan? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | a cost reimbursement contract is a contract in which the contractor receives no fee.
🗑
|
||||
| show | research and development work, particularly with nonprofit educational institutions or other nonprofit organizations
🗑
|
||||
| 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 🗑
|
||||
| show | level of effort services that can only be objectively measured
🗑
|
||||
| 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
🗑
|
||||
| show | research and development
🗑
|
||||
| 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
🗑
|
||||
| show | provides for the adjustment of profit and establishment of the final contract price by applying a formula based on the relationship of total final negotiated cost to total target cost.
🗑
|
||||
| What are the two forms of fixed price incentive contracts? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is a firm target fixed price incentive contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is a successive target fixed price incentive contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| When is a fixed price incentive contract appropriate? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | when the government wishes to motivate a contractor and other incentives cannot be used because contractor performance cannot be measured objectively
🗑
|
||||
| What is included in a fixed price award fee contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| When is a fixed price award fee contract appropriate? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | FAR Part 16.5
🗑
|
||||
| When is an indefinite delivery contract appropriate? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What are the three types of indefinite delivery contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | delivery of a definite quantity of specific supplies or services for a fixed period, with deliveries or performance to be scheduled at designated locations upon order.
🗑
|
||||
| When is an Indefinite Delivery Definite Quantity (IDDQ) contract appropriate? | show 🗑
|
||||
| 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 🗑
|
||||
| How are quantity limits stated on an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| True or False: There is no minimum quantity requirement in an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | False: The contract shall state a maximum limit.
🗑
|
||||
| show | Only when a recurring need is anticipated.
🗑
|
||||
| True or False: The Government prefers multiple awards for Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts | show 🗑
|
||||
| In regards to Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contracts, what is the dollar threshold above which a contracting officer must provide each awardee a fair opportunity to be considered? | show 🗑
|
||||
| In regards to Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts, what are the exceptions by which a contracting officer does not have to provide each awardee the opportunity to be considered for award even though the dollar value exceeds $3,500? | show 🗑
|
||||
| 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)
🗑
|
||||
| show | Engineering and Design services
🗑
|
||||
| show | A Time and Materials contract where the Materials are not provided by the contractor (often used in conjunction with other contract types)
🗑
|
||||
| What is a letter contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | A price ceiling ("not to exceed") and milestones for definitization
🗑
|
||||
| When is a letter contract appropriate? | show 🗑
|
||||
| True or False: A letter contract allows the contractor to complete all necessary work | show 🗑
|
||||
| What FAR Part covers agreements? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is a basic agreement? | show 🗑
|
||||
| Is a basic agreement a contract? | show 🗑
|
||||
| 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
🗑
|
||||
| show | No, a basic ordering agreement is not a contract
🗑
|
||||
| What FAR Part covers special contracting methods? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What are some special contracting methods? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What FAR Part covers Multi-year contracting? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is multi-year contracting? | show 🗑
|
||||
| show | No
🗑
|
||||
| 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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| show | Five years
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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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| show | 1. a percentage of specific line items
2. an increase in specific line items
3. additional numbered line items identified as the option
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| How can extensions of the term of the contract be expressed? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. determine funds are available
2. Contractor is not debarred or otherwise excluded per SAM
3. a government need exists for the option
4. it is advantageous to the government
5. the option was synopsized
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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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| show | False: The government shall reserve the right to approve subcontracts between the leader company and the follower(s)
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| What FAR Part covers interagency acquisition? | show 🗑
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| What are the common methods of conducting interagency acquisitions? | show 🗑
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| Which Indefinite Delivery contract is used most frequently to support interagency acquisitions? | show 🗑
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| show | 1. Assisted Acquisitions
2. Direct Acquisitions
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| What must an agency do prior to requesting that another agency conduct an acquisition on its behalf? | show 🗑
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| show | The requesting agency's responsible contracting office.
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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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| What general terms and conditions must be included in a written interagency agreement? | show 🗑
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| show | Any unique terms, conditions, and applicable agency-specific statutes, regulations, directives, and other applicable requirements for incorporation into the order or contract.
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| show | Inform the servicing agency in writing
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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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| show | Agreements under which the government contracts for the operation, mntce, or support on its behalf of a government-owned or controlled research, dev, special production, or testing establishment wholly or principally devoted to 1 or more major programs
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| How is a management and operating contract characterized? | show 🗑
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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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| What criteria applies to the contractors other work when performing under a management and operating contract? | show 🗑
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| What criteria regarding the agency's mission applies when utilizing a management and operating contract? | show 🗑
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| What does effective work performance under a management and operating contract usually involve? | show 🗑
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| What extra-ordinary steps should a contracting officer take prior to awarding a management and operating contract? | show 🗑
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| What FAR Part covers Emergency Acquisitions? | show 🗑
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| show | No
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| show | Specific techniques or procedures that may be used to streamline the standard acquisition process and include generally available flexibilities and emergency acquisition flexibilities that are available only under prescribed conditions
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| Is System for Award Management registration required for contractors for an emergency acquisition? | show 🗑
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| show | Contracting officers may consult the DRR to determine the availability of contractors for debris removal, supply distribution, reconstruction, and other disaster or emergency relief activities.
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| True or False: The contracting officer must synopsize emergency acquisitions, however the time for publication is greatly reduced. | show 🗑
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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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| What contract vehicles can a contracting officer take advantage of when dealing with emergency acquisitions? | show 🗑
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| show | No
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| show | False
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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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| True or False: In an emergency situation, Agencies may make use of the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS), as appropriate | show 🗑
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| show | Yes, under certain circumstances (FAR Part 13.106-1(b))
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| True or False: Contracting Officers may utilize both oral requests for proposals and letter contracts in an emergency situation | show 🗑
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| show | Yes
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| show | 1. 8(a) awards
2. Sole source awards to historically underutilized business zones (HUBZone)
3. service disabled small business concerns
(FAR 19.8, 19.1306, 19.1406, and 19.15)
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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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| show | False, only certain requirements related to trade agreements are waived in an emergency situation (FAR 25.401(a)(5))
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| show | True
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| Who may waive the requirement for obtaining bid guarantees when performance and/or payment bonds are required for an emergency acquisition? | show 🗑
|
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| show | Yes
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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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| True or False: Under certain programs approved by FEMA, the use of government property by contractors free of rent may be approved in certain circumstances | show 🗑
|
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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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| show | FAR Part 18.2
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|
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| What is the definition of a contingency operation (FAR 2.101)? | show 🗑
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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 micro-purchase procedures be used? | show 🗑
|
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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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|
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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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|
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| show | A determination is a conclusion or decision supported by the findings.
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|
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| What is a finding? | show 🗑
|
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| What is a D&F ordinarily for? | show 🗑
|
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| show | False, unless otherwise prohibited, class D&F’s maybe executed for classes of contract actions.
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|
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| What does a class, in regards to a class D&F, consist of? | show 🗑
|
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| show | 1. Identity of agency & contracting activity
2. Specific identification is a D&F
3. Nature/description of action being approved
4. Cite statute/regulation D&F basis
5. Detailed findings/facts
6. Determination
7. Expire date
8. Signature & date
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| show | No, expiration dates are required for class D&F’s but optional for individual D&Fs
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|
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| Which FAR part covers definitions of words and terms? | show 🗑
|
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| Define acquisition | show 🗑
|
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| show | Acquisition begins at the point when agency needs are established and includes all activities to include technical and management functions directly related to the process of fulfilling agency needs by contract.
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|
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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
🗑
|
||||
| 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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| Bundled Contract | show 🗑
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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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|
||||
| What are the four factors that a contract is likely to be unsuitable for award to a small business concern? | show 🗑
|
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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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|
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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 🗑
|
||||
| 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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|
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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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|
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| What is definition (b) commercial item? | show 🗑
|
||||
| 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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| What is the micro-purchase threshold under the Davis-Bacon Act (Construction Wage Rates Requirements Statute)? | show 🗑
|
||||
| What is the micro-purchase threshold under the Service Contract Act (Service Contract Labor Standards Statute)? | show 🗑
|
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| show | 1. $20,000 inside the US
2. $30,000 outside the US
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