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