CON 237 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
◉ The Director of Training for the installation has a request to
purchase 25
televisions and 25 DVD recorders for the new training facility that
will open next
month. Each television will cost approximately $525, and each DVD
recorder
about $150 Answer: Simplified acquisition procedures can be used
◉ The preferred type of item to satisfy agency needs Answer:
Commercial item
◉ If a commercial item cannot be found to satisfy the Government
requirement, the
Government should, as the next step: Answer: Determine if a non-
developmental Island is available to meet the government
requirement
◉ If market research indicates a commercial or non-developmental
item might not
be available to satisfy agency needs: Answer: Revaluate the need and
determine whether
,◉ You have a requirement for specific telecommunications
components. A single telecommunications manufacturer provides
these components to the general public. The estimated cost of these
components is $145,000. Answer: Simplified acquisition procedures
can be used.
◉ You should use SAP when Answer: The estimated value of the
requirement is equal to or less than the SAT
◉ You have a requirement to purchase military transport vehicles
that can travel over rough terrain. Market research has shown that
there are no commercially developed or Government developed
items that satisfy the terrain requirements. This type of item is a:
Answer: Developmental item
◉ A presolicitation conference is one technique used to conduct
market research Answer: true
◉ The required sources of supplies and services can be found in:
Answer: FAR Part 8
◉ The priority for required sources of supplies is: Agency
inventories, excess from other agencies, Answer: Federal Prison
Industries, Committee for Purchase from People Who are Blind or
, Severely Disabled, governmental wholesale supply sources,
commercial sources.
◉ Micro-purchases are: Answer: Unrestricted
◉ The status information contained in the System for Award
Management (SAM) and additional vendor files maintained by the
contracting office, if any, may be used as the basis to ensure that
small business concerns are provided the maximum practicable
opportunities to respond to solicitations issued using simplified
acquisition procedures. Answer: true
◉ You have a requirement for specific telecommunications
components. A single telecommunications manufacturer provides
these components to the general public. The estimated cost of these
components is $145,000. Answer: Simplified acquisition procedures
can be used.
◉ What is the preferred method of solicitation when conducting
simplified acquisitions over the micro-purchase threshold? Answer:
Electronic Commerce
◉ Fulfilling repetitive needs for supplies may best be satisfied by:
Answer: Establishing blanket purchase agreements
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
◉ The Director of Training for the installation has a request to
purchase 25
televisions and 25 DVD recorders for the new training facility that
will open next
month. Each television will cost approximately $525, and each DVD
recorder
about $150 Answer: Simplified acquisition procedures can be used
◉ The preferred type of item to satisfy agency needs Answer:
Commercial item
◉ If a commercial item cannot be found to satisfy the Government
requirement, the
Government should, as the next step: Answer: Determine if a non-
developmental Island is available to meet the government
requirement
◉ If market research indicates a commercial or non-developmental
item might not
be available to satisfy agency needs: Answer: Revaluate the need and
determine whether
,◉ You have a requirement for specific telecommunications
components. A single telecommunications manufacturer provides
these components to the general public. The estimated cost of these
components is $145,000. Answer: Simplified acquisition procedures
can be used.
◉ You should use SAP when Answer: The estimated value of the
requirement is equal to or less than the SAT
◉ You have a requirement to purchase military transport vehicles
that can travel over rough terrain. Market research has shown that
there are no commercially developed or Government developed
items that satisfy the terrain requirements. This type of item is a:
Answer: Developmental item
◉ A presolicitation conference is one technique used to conduct
market research Answer: true
◉ The required sources of supplies and services can be found in:
Answer: FAR Part 8
◉ The priority for required sources of supplies is: Agency
inventories, excess from other agencies, Answer: Federal Prison
Industries, Committee for Purchase from People Who are Blind or
, Severely Disabled, governmental wholesale supply sources,
commercial sources.
◉ Micro-purchases are: Answer: Unrestricted
◉ The status information contained in the System for Award
Management (SAM) and additional vendor files maintained by the
contracting office, if any, may be used as the basis to ensure that
small business concerns are provided the maximum practicable
opportunities to respond to solicitations issued using simplified
acquisition procedures. Answer: true
◉ You have a requirement for specific telecommunications
components. A single telecommunications manufacturer provides
these components to the general public. The estimated cost of these
components is $145,000. Answer: Simplified acquisition procedures
can be used.
◉ What is the preferred method of solicitation when conducting
simplified acquisitions over the micro-purchase threshold? Answer:
Electronic Commerce
◉ Fulfilling repetitive needs for supplies may best be satisfied by:
Answer: Establishing blanket purchase agreements
