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Whatvarevthev3vphasesvofvcontractvlifevcycle?vgPre-Award,vAward,vandvPostAward



ThevPre-awardvphasevconsistsvofv2vprimaryvactivities,vwhatvarevthey?v-
gDevelopvSolicitationvandvDevelopvOffer



Whatvonevactivityvisvinvthevawardvphase?vgFormvthevContract



Thevpost-awardvphasevisvcomprisedvofv2vprimaryvactivities,vwhatvarevthey?v-
gPerformvContractvandvClosevContract



Whovdevelopsvavsolitication?vgThevGovernmentvandvthevbuyer



Whovpreparesvanvoffer?vgThevContractorvandvthevseller

,Duringvthevpostawardvphasevwhilevthevcontractvisvbeingvperformed,vwhovhasvthevresponsibilityvfo
rvquality?vg-Thevseller
Whatvisvthevmeansvbyvacquiringvbyvcontractvwithvappropriatedvfundsvofvsuppliesvorvservicesvbyva
n dvforvthevusevofvthevFederalvGovernmentvthroughvpurchasevorvlease?v-gAcquisition



WhatvFARvpartvcoversvpersonalvconflictvofvinterest?vgFARvPartv3



WhatvFARvpartvcoversvorganizationalvconflictvofvinterest?vgFARvPartv9



Whovhasvthevauthorityvtovthevmaximumvextentvpracticablevandvconsistentvwithvlaw,vtovdetermine
v thevapplicationvofvrules,vregulations,vandvpolicies,vonvavspecificvcontract?v-
gThevContractingvOfficer



Opennessvforvthevcontractingvofficervappliesvprimarilyvto?v-
gThevAcquisitionvTeam,vContractor,vOfferors,vandvThevContractingvTeam



WhatvisvavDeterminationvandvFindingsv(D&F)?v-
gDeterminationvisvavconclusionvorvdecisionvsupportedvbyvthevfindings.



Whatvisvavspecialvformvofvwrittenvapprovalvbyvanvauthorizedvofficialvthatvisvrequiredvbyvstatutevo
rvr egulationvasvavprerequisitevtovtakingvcertainvcontractvactions.v-
gAvDeterminationvandvFindingsv(D&F)



Whatvisvitvcalledvwhenvavpracticevofvconductingvacquisitionvactionsvofvanyvkindvatvanyvstagevofvt
hev acquisitionvprocessvthatvisvinconsistentvwithvthevFAR?vgDeviation



Whatvisvavsummaryvofvthevcontractor'svproposal,vanyvfieldvpricingvassistancevrecommendations,vin
cludingvthevreasonsvforvanyvpertinentvvariancesvfromvthem,vthevGovernment'svnegotiationvobjecti
ve,vandvthevnegotiatedvposition.vWherevthevdeterminationvofvavfairvandvreasonablevpricevisvbased
v
onvcostvanalysis,vthevsummaryvshallvaddressveachvmajorvcostvelement.vWhenvdeterminationvofvav
f

,airvandvreasonablevpricevisvbasedvonvpricevanalysis,vthevsummaryvshallvincludevthevsourcevandvty
p evofvdatavusedvtovsupportvthevdetermination.vgNegotiation



Youvneedvtovdocumentvavbusinessvdecision,vsuchvasvthevusevofvavspecificvcontractvtype.vWhatvdo
cu mentvwillvyouvcreate?vgAvDeterminationvandvFindingsv(D&F)



Atvthevconclusionvofvnegotiations,vthevcontractingvofficervwillvcompletevavwhat?v-
gPricevNegotiationvMemorandumv(PNM)



Priorvtovnegotiationvavsolevsourcevcontract,vthevcontractingvofficervmustvcompletevavwhat?vg-
JustificationvandvApprovalv(J&A)



Thisvformvisvusedvtovawardvnegotiatedvcontractsvinvwhichvsignaturesvofvbothvpartiesvonvavsinglev
do cumentvisvappropriate.vgSFv26v-vAward/Contract



Thisvformvisvusedvtovamendvanyvsolicitationvorvmodifyvanyvcontract.vgSFv30vvAmendmentvofvSolic
itation/ModificationvofvContract



Thisvformvmayvbevusedvtovawardveithervnegotiatedvcontractsvorvcontractsvutilizingvsealedvbidding.
v gSFv33v-vSolicitation,vOffer,vandvAward



Thisvformvisvusedvforvsolicitingvoffersvandvawardingvcontractsvexpectedvtovexceedvthevsimplifiedva
c
quisitionvthreshold.vThesevacquisitionsvmustvbevfor:v(1)vconstruction,valterationvorvrepair;vORv(2)v
d ismantling,vdemolition,vorvremovalvofvimprovements.vgSFv1442vvSolicitation,vOfferv&vAward



Thisvformvisvrequiredvforvsolicitationsvforvcommercialvitemsvifvthevacquisitionvwillvexceedvthevsimp
li
fiedvacquisitionvthreshold.vItvisvencouragedvforvcommercialvacquisitionsvnotvexceedingvthevsimplifi
edvacquisitionvthreshold.vgSFv1449vvSolicitation/Contract/OrdervforvCommercialvItems
ThisvformvisvusedvforvplacingvordersvundervindefinitedeliveryvcontractsvorvifvthevSFv1449visvnotvus
edvundervsimplifiedvacquisitionvprocedures.vg-DDv1155v-vOrdervforvSuppliesvorvServices

, Thisvformvisvusedvtovfacilitatevavstructuredvapproachvtovprofit/feevanalysis.v-gDDv1547v-
vRecordvofvWeightedvGuidelinesvApplication



WhatvaidsvbothvthevGovernmentvandvcontractorvpersonnelvtov(1)vachievevavclearvandvmutualvund
e rstandingvofvallvcontractvrequirements,vandv(2)videntifyvandvresolvevpotentialvproblems.vg-
PostawardvOrientation



Whatvisvthevgeneralvrulevforvethicalvbehavior?vg
Thevgeneralvrulevisvtovavoidvstrictlyvanyvconflictvofvinterestvorvevenvthevappearancevofvavconflictv
ofvi nterestvinvGovernment-contractorvrelationships.



Whatvwasvpassedvtovdetervsubcontractorsvfromvmakingvpaymentsvandvcontractorsvfromvaccepting
vpaymentsvforvthevpurposevofvimproperlyvobtainingvorvrewardingvfavorablevtreatmentvinvconnecti
onvwithvavprimevcontractvorvavsubcontractvrelatingvtovavprimevcontract?v-gThevAnti-
KickbackvActvofv1986



AnyvcontractorvbidvorvproposalvinformationvdeliveredvtovthevGovernmentvwithvrestrictionsvonvitsv
u
se,vmodification,vreproduction,vrelease,vperformance,vorvdisplayvmayvnotvbevprovidedvtovthirdvpar
tiesvunlessvthevintendedvrecipientvcompletesvandvsignsvavwhat?vgAvNonDisclosurevAgreement



Avwhatvisvavsituationvinvwhichvavcoveredvemployeevhasvavfinancialvinterest,vpersonalvactivity,vorvr
el
ationshipvthatvcouldvimpairvthevemployee'svabilityvtovactvimpartiallyvandvinvthevbestvinterestvofvt
he vGovernmentvwhenvperformingvundervthevcontract.vgPersonalvConflictvofvInterest
AvcontractingvofficervshallvnotvknowinglyvawardvavcontractvtovWHOvorvtovavbusinessvconcernvorv
oth ervorganizationvownedvorvsubstantiallyvownedvbyvthisvpersonv(FARv3.601).v-
gavGovernmentvemployee



WhatvdoesvOCIvstandvfor?vgOrganizationalvConflictsvofvInterest