FAC-C (PROFESSIONAL) PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
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CORRECT ANSWERS EXAM
FAC-C (Professional) Practice Questions and Correct Answers
Exam Preparation Material
The contracting lifecycle consists of three phases:
Preaward, award, & postaward
The preaward phase involves:
All the work performed by both the buyer (Government or prime contractor) and seller (contractor or
subcontractor in communicating the buyer's requirements and providing a solution to those
requirements.
Typically start befor the contracting process:
Requirements definition, budgeting/funding process, and acquisition planning.
Preaward phase consists of two primary activities:
Develop solicitation (Government) and develop offer (Contractor).
In planning the solicitation, the buying activity must:
Assess the need, analyze the requirement, ensure contract outcomes will be measurable and properly
incentivized, and verify the availability of funds.
What two FAR parts are key resources in developing the solicitation?
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FAR Part 7 Acquisition Planning; FAR Part 11 Describing Agency Needs
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, FAC-C (PROFESSIONAL) PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
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CORRECT ANSWERS EXAM
Buying activities must conduct ___ to identify potential suppliers, evaluate if the requirement is
achievable, and perform any pre-offer conferences or communication.
Market Research
What FAR part is a key resource for conducting Market Research?
FAR Part 10 Market Research
How do buying activities analyze risk?
Performing make or buy decisions; conducting a supply or services determination; and understanding
the required schedule or needs of the customer including the need for property (including intellectual
property).
What FAR/DFARS resources can assist in analyzing risks?
FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-Buy Programs; FAR Subpart 11.4 Delivery or Performance Schedules; FAR Part
45 Government Property; DFARS Part 227 Patents, Data, & Copyrights.
Primary FAR resource for information about contract types:
FAR Part 16 Types of Contracts
Which FAR Part addresses publicizing contract actions?
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FAR Part 5
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, FAC-C (PROFESSIONAL) PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
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CORRECT ANSWERS EXAM
What is the second phase of the contract lifecycle?
Contract Award
What is the one activity in the award phase?
Form contract
When it receives offers, the buying activity (Government) must:
Analyze proposals in terms of risk, review for price reasonableness, and document results of the
analysis.
FAR Part ___, ___ ___ gives guidance that can be generalized for contract methods beyond those
covered by the rest of FAR Part 15.
15.404, Proposal Analysis
To plan for negotiations, the buying activity may ask for ___ from offerors and then develop ___ ___.
Clarification, negotiation objectives.
In all cases, ___ must explain the process that arrived at an offeror being awarded a contract.
Documentation
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What FAR/DFARS Parts discuss the protest processes?
FAR Subpart 33.1; DFARS Subpart 233.1.
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, FAC-C (PROFESSIONAL) PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
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CORRECT ANSWERS EXAM
The third contract lifecycle phase is ___.
Postaward
The postaward phase involves:
All the work performed by both the buyer and seller during contract performance, to include changes
to the contract, contract closeout, and sometimes termination of a contract.
The postaward phase (sometimes referred to as contract administration) consists of two primary
activities:
Perform contract and close contract.
Perform contract involves monitoring risk and assessing its impact on contract performance, ensuring
compliance with:
Contractual terms and conditions; contract technical requirements during contract performance up to
contract closeout or termination.
What two parties must administer the contract?
Buyer and seller.
Contract administration requires:
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Continuous documentation throughout the life of the contract and depends on good communication,
funds management, and assessing seller performance.
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04/17/2026
CORRECT ANSWERS EXAM
FAC-C (Professional) Practice Questions and Correct Answers
Exam Preparation Material
The contracting lifecycle consists of three phases:
Preaward, award, & postaward
The preaward phase involves:
All the work performed by both the buyer (Government or prime contractor) and seller (contractor or
subcontractor in communicating the buyer's requirements and providing a solution to those
requirements.
Typically start befor the contracting process:
Requirements definition, budgeting/funding process, and acquisition planning.
Preaward phase consists of two primary activities:
Develop solicitation (Government) and develop offer (Contractor).
In planning the solicitation, the buying activity must:
Assess the need, analyze the requirement, ensure contract outcomes will be measurable and properly
incentivized, and verify the availability of funds.
What two FAR parts are key resources in developing the solicitation?
4/17/2026
FAR Part 7 Acquisition Planning; FAR Part 11 Describing Agency Needs
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, FAC-C (PROFESSIONAL) PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
04/17/2026
CORRECT ANSWERS EXAM
Buying activities must conduct ___ to identify potential suppliers, evaluate if the requirement is
achievable, and perform any pre-offer conferences or communication.
Market Research
What FAR part is a key resource for conducting Market Research?
FAR Part 10 Market Research
How do buying activities analyze risk?
Performing make or buy decisions; conducting a supply or services determination; and understanding
the required schedule or needs of the customer including the need for property (including intellectual
property).
What FAR/DFARS resources can assist in analyzing risks?
FAR 15.407-2 Make-or-Buy Programs; FAR Subpart 11.4 Delivery or Performance Schedules; FAR Part
45 Government Property; DFARS Part 227 Patents, Data, & Copyrights.
Primary FAR resource for information about contract types:
FAR Part 16 Types of Contracts
Which FAR Part addresses publicizing contract actions?
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FAR Part 5
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, FAC-C (PROFESSIONAL) PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
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CORRECT ANSWERS EXAM
What is the second phase of the contract lifecycle?
Contract Award
What is the one activity in the award phase?
Form contract
When it receives offers, the buying activity (Government) must:
Analyze proposals in terms of risk, review for price reasonableness, and document results of the
analysis.
FAR Part ___, ___ ___ gives guidance that can be generalized for contract methods beyond those
covered by the rest of FAR Part 15.
15.404, Proposal Analysis
To plan for negotiations, the buying activity may ask for ___ from offerors and then develop ___ ___.
Clarification, negotiation objectives.
In all cases, ___ must explain the process that arrived at an offeror being awarded a contract.
Documentation
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What FAR/DFARS Parts discuss the protest processes?
FAR Subpart 33.1; DFARS Subpart 233.1.
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, FAC-C (PROFESSIONAL) PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
04/17/2026
CORRECT ANSWERS EXAM
The third contract lifecycle phase is ___.
Postaward
The postaward phase involves:
All the work performed by both the buyer and seller during contract performance, to include changes
to the contract, contract closeout, and sometimes termination of a contract.
The postaward phase (sometimes referred to as contract administration) consists of two primary
activities:
Perform contract and close contract.
Perform contract involves monitoring risk and assessing its impact on contract performance, ensuring
compliance with:
Contractual terms and conditions; contract technical requirements during contract performance up to
contract closeout or termination.
What two parties must administer the contract?
Buyer and seller.
Contract administration requires:
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Continuous documentation throughout the life of the contract and depends on good communication,
funds management, and assessing seller performance.
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