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A Written acquisition plan must be reviewed and revised
no less than annualy
Unless waived, an acquisition strategy panel is normally appropriate for
acquisitions that have a written acquisition plan
Who delegates responsibility to the Acquisition Strategy Panel chairperson?
SAF/AQ
Who is responsible for all actions regarding government furnished property provided to
Property Administrator
Contract Files are generally considered
for official use only
The purpose of a Presolicitation notice is to..
identify or develop interested sources
An economic order quantity is best defined as the
quantity that represents the best balance of acquisition and storage cost
If the requirement document does not describe a commercial item, the next step you should take is to
conduct market research
If you complete extensive market research without finding a suitable commercial item that will meet the need, you should
provide offerors of commercial and nondevelopmental items an opportunity to compete in any acquisition to fill such requirements
You may include restrictive provisions or inclusions into specifications only
to the extent necessary to satisfy the minimum needs of the agency or as authorized by law
What limits competition and increases overall price when describing requirements?
listing non-essential characteristics
Which of the following data is not required when describing the requirement?
How the functions are to be performed
To determine how well the documents within the Defense Standardization Program Policies and Procedures reflect their needs, you communicate with customers
as part of your market research
When reviewing construction specifications, you should ensure that the
specification are clear, free of conflicting requirements, and free of unnecessarily restrictive provisions or conditions
Before accepting a proposed progress schedule from Civil Engineering Squadron, you must consider
the availability of materials and equipment
The responsibility for informing contractors of the name, duties, and limitations for all quality assurance personnel assigned to a contract rests with the
Contracting Officer
Customer-Focused multifunctional teams are established to plan and manage service contracts
throughout the life of the contract
When developing statements of work, use methods that are open, flexible and geared to
commercial practices
The Davis-Bacon Act applies to which of the following contracts?
Construction contract of $2,500
The Buy American Act would not apply when the
cost would be unreasonable
Which law applies to commercial acquisitions?
Truth in Negotiations Act
Agencies may exclude particular sources from a contract action if the agency head determines that to do so would
ensure the continuous availability of a reliable source of supplies or services
As a contracting officer, you are authorized to set-aside solicitation to allow only small businesses to compete when
the set-aside fulfills the statutory requirements relating to small business concerns
Which statutory authority allows you to prepare the required justification and approval after contract award?
Unusual or compelling urgency, 10 USC 2304 (c) (2)
Which Statutory authority permits contracting without providing for full-and-open competition?
Public Interest
The "Findings" in determination and findings means that
a statement of fact or rationale essential to support the determination
A determination and finding does not include
a specific contract type and contract amount
The contracting officer's determination for competition is supported by a determination and finding and
Justification and Approval
Designating a competition advocate for each contracting activity is a requirement of the
Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act
The Contractor has the least incentive to control costs in a
cost-plus-fixed-fee contract
When acquiring commercial items the contracting officer uses a
firm-fixed-price or fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract
Which Contract type may be used when it is impossible to negotiate a fair and reasonable firm-fixed-price after the initial contract performance period?
Fixed-price with prospective price redeterminaiton
When a contractor receives no fee and is reimbursed only for an agreed upon portion of his or her allowable cost, the contractor is operating under which type of cost-reimbursement contract?
Cost-Sharing
Incentive contracts are appropriate when the
firm-fixed-price contract is not apporpriate
What factor ensures the proper treatment of the target profit or fee on a cost-incentive contract?
If actual cost exceeds the target, the results is a downward adjustment of the target profit or fee
What three types of predetermined, formula-type incentives may be used?
Cost, Delivery, and performance.
Which Incentive arrangement should motivate contractors to strive for outstanding results in all incentive areas?
Multiple-Incentive arrangement
When the Govt cannot use incentives in fixed-price contracts because it cannot objectively measure contractor performance, it motivates the contractor by using
award-fee provisions
Requirements and indefinite-quantity contracts are also known as
delivery order or task order contracts
Which indefinite-delivery contract requires that the government order and the contractor furnish a stated minimum quantity of supplies or services?
Indefinite-quantity
When a contractor will acquire materials and services based on direct labor hours at specified fixed hourly rates, the appropriate contract is
time and materials
What Contractual instrument may be used only after the head of the contracting activity or a designated representative determines in writing that no other is suitable
letter contract
A basic ordering agreement includes all of the following information except
applicable FAR data indicating that no further competition is needed for individual orders if competition was the basis for the original agreement
Competition advocates are responsible for
promoting the acquisition of commercial items