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65 Cards in this Set
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Which standards are used to determine contractor responsibility before making an award to a
contractor? |
Resources, performance record, and eligibility
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A contractor excluded from government contracting for a reasonable, specified period of
time because of conviction on a criminal offense in connection with obtaining a public contract is |
debarred.
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What action should be taken if legal proceedings are not initiated within 12 months after the
date of a suspension notice? |
Terminate the suspension.
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Which of the following systems is not used in making a determination of contractor
responsibility? |
Dun and Bradstreet System (D&B).
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What action must a contracting officer (CO) take in the absence of information clearly
indicating that a prospective contractor is responsible? |
Make a determination of nonresponsibility.
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What does the Small Business Administration issue as assurance that a small business has
been determined responsible for the purpose of receiving and performing a specific government contract? |
Certificate of Competency (COC).
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(402) When an offeror proposes more than one product that will meet the government’s need, how
are the offers evaluated? |
Evaluate each product as a separate offer
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Prepare the award of commercial items on the
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SF 1449.
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To the maximum extent possible, purchase orders for commercial items should include only
those clauses required to implement provisions of law, or executive order, and |
those clauses that are determined to be consistent with prevailing commercial practice.
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The simplified acquisition procedures of FAR Part 13 may be combined with FAR Part 12,
Commercial Procedures, for |
acquisitions up to the simplified acquisition threshold.
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Requirements solicited using simplified acquisition procedures (SAP) are typically
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price alone.
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Options are evaluated by
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adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement.
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What may be used in lieu of obtaining individual quotations each time a purchase for the
same item is contemplated? |
Standing price quotation.
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A purchase order must
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provide for inspection terms
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When only one reply is received in response to a solicitation estimated at less than the
simplified acquisition threshold (SAT), what action must the contracting officer take before making the award? |
Include a statement in the contract file giving the basis of the determination of fair and
reasonable price |
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What clause must be included in an unpriced purchase order?
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Notice to Supplier
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Which section of a blanket purchase agreement contains accounting and appropriation data?
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d. Accounting and appropriation data are not cited.
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In order to cancel a blanket purchasing agreement a contractor must give how many days
written notice to the government? |
30 days.
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Calls placed against a prepriced blanket purchase agreement
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must be placed by an authorized caller.
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The cover page and each page containing source selection information must be marked
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Source Selection Information—See FAR 2.101 and 3.104.
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All personnel involved in source selections must
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sign a non-disclosure agreement
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What action must a contracting officer (CO) take when a late proposal is received?
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Provide a notice of late receipt and indicate whether or not the offer will be considered.
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Can a proposal be withdrawn at any time before award?
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Yes, by written notice at any time before award
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One indicator of an offeror’s ability to perform the contract is
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by evaluating past performance
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Relevancy may be used in a past performance evaluation to
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measure similarities in contract efforts.
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When determining which offerors to include in the competitive range, the contracting
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includes all of the most highly rated proposals.
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What action is appropriate when the contracting officer decides that a proposal should not
be included in the competitive range? |
Eliminate it from award consideration and notify the offeror.
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When may an offeror be permitted to revise its proposal?
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At the conclusion of discussions.
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Price analysis is preferred over cost analysis because it
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is less time-consuming
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When analyzing price which of the following is not a condition for using previously
proposed prices? |
The reasonableness of the price is not uncertain.
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Which price analysis technique makes comparisons based on factors such as price per
square foot? |
Cost estimating affiliation.
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When using an independent government estimate (IGE) to conduct price analysis, the IGE
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include a basis for the estimate using validated data
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Cost analysis provides the basis for
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negotiating contract pricing arrangements.
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What factors are considered in determining whether a cost is allowable?
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Standards established by Cost Accounting Standard Board.
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Which is a direct cost?
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The cost of doors for the building being constructed.
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An example of overhead costs is
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payroll insurance
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What type of indirect cost is over and above allowable costs
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Profit.
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An offeror is required to submit and certify cost or pricing data for a
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$750,000 non-commercial item acquisition.
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Certified cost or pricing data is required
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for termination settlements exceeding the Truth In Negotiations Act (TINA) threshold.
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When requesting price information other than cost or pricing data
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use the data for cost realism analysis
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Which of the following regarding other than cost or pricing data is true?
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It may only be used to the extent necessary to determine price reasonableness
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Which of the following exchanges allow for negotiating with offerors and allows for
revising proposals? |
Discussions.
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A contracting officer must use discussions to
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allow offerors to respond to adverse past performance information
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What helps the contracting officer negotiate a fair and reasonable price when information at
the buying office is inadequate? |
Field pricing support.
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When developing prenegotiation positions in noncompetitive acquisitions
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establish minimum, objective, and maximum price positions.
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How should the physical environment enhance win/win outcomes?
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Gives other side the perception of being treated fairly.
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Many negotiators are unable to make material concessions because
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their opening position is too close to their expectation level.
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How should you handle weaknesses in your negotiation position during negotiations?
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Do not volunteer weaknesses
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Deadlocks in negotiations
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are not always avoidable
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What is the best sequence for negotiating areas of disagreement
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No one approach is better than another
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A certificate of current cost or pricing data must be submitted
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using the exact wording prescribed by the FAR.
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When using lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA), the Source Selection Decision
Document (SSDD) must contain all of the following elements except |
a comparative analysis of factors.
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What contract award form is used for construction, alterations, or repair?
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SF 1442.
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The contracting officer provides written notice of award to the unsuccessful offerors within
how many days? |
3.
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Post-award debriefings should be conducted
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within 5 days after the request is received.
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Which of the following regarding post award debriefings is true?
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Must be requested by unsuccessful offerors within 5 days after notification of award.
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Who can postpone a bid opening (even after the time scheduled) when there is reason to believve that causes beyond the bidders' control and without their fault or negligence caused a delay?
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Contracting officer
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A bidder may modify or withdraw its bid
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not later than the exact time set for the opening of bids
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To be considered for award, a bid
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must comply witht the instructions of the invitation
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which is not an example of an apparent clerical mistake?
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rerepresentation error with repect to Affirmative Action Programs
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In order to get an advanced decision before award determination, queries concerning doubtful cases of mistakes in bids are submitted to the
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Comptroller General
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If two or more bidders still remain equally eligible after ranking in order of priority, the award is made by
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drawing lots with only the equal bidders participating.
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The contracting officer examines the situation to determine why there was a small number of responses to the invitation for bids when
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three of fewer bids are received
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Contract awards resulting from sealed bidding are generally made using
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SF 26, SF 33 or SF 1447
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A government action may be protested by
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an interested party
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