CON 1400V QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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award orientation conference to the administrative
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contracting officer (ACO). vc vc
a) True
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b) False - ans-a
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3. Generally, government contracts do not hold contractors liable for loss of government property if the
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property is
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provided under which type of contract?
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a) Contracts for commercial products and commercial services
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b) Contracts with educational institutions
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c) Cost-reimbursement contracts
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d) Contracts that do not exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) - ans-c
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5. What part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) identifies the required contract file document
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ation?
a) FAR 4.804
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b) FAR 4.803
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c) FAR 4.7
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d) FAR 4.6 - ans-b
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6. When must a contractor maintain an approved property management system and be monitored by a
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government
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property representative? vc
a) Never
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b) Always
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c) If the contractor has failed an audit
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d) If the contractor has been provided government furnished property - ans-d
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7. What process is described in the following statement?
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Using the technical specifications, COR, or in plant QAS
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inspects to ensure supplies/services meet contract requirements.
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a) Government quality assurance
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b) Contract performance
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c) Government acceptance
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d) Contractor invoice review - ans-a
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8. What contractor system includes expediting delivery of materials?
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a) Purchasing system
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b) Material management and accounting system
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c) Accounting system
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d) Delivery management system - ans-a
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, 9. A contractor is allowed to rebut any part of their performance report in the Contractor Performance A
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ssessment
Reporting System (CPARS) report once the government has finalized and submitted the report.
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a) True
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b) False - ans-b
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10. Which statement is accurate regarding contractor submission of cost data?
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a) It is required when modifying a contract or subcontract for commercial products or commercial servi
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ces
b) It is required when a waiver has been granted
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c) it is required for a modification or negotiated or sealed-
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bid contract involving a price adjustment or more than two
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million dollars vc
d) It is required if the contracting officer determines that prices agreed upon are based on adequate pri
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ce competition - ans-c
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11. What is considered government-furnished property?
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a) Intellectual property
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b) Items considered incidental to the place of performance
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c) Material, equipment, and special tooling
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d) Software - ans-c
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12. What term is defined by this statement?
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The technical requirements in the contract relating to the quality of the
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product or service and those contract clauses prescribing inspection, and other quality controls incumb
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ent on the vc vc
contractor, to assure that the product or service conforms to the contractual requirements.
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a) Contractor performance
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b) Inspection
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c) Contract quality requirements
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d) Risk mitigation - ans-c
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13. What must be managed to ensure successful contract completion?
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a) Cost, schedule, and performance
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b) Surveillance of quantity contract requirements
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c) Prevention of defects
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d) Surveillance of how a process is performed or how a product is made - ans-a
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14. According to FAR part 46, acceptance means the act of an authorized representative of the govern
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ment by which vc vc
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approves specific services rendered as partial or complete performance of the contract.
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a) True
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b) False - ans-a
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15. What part of the FAR is critical in managing contract quality?
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a) FAR part 33 prescribes policies and procedures for filing protests and for processing contract disput
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2. A contracting officer may delegate conducting a post-
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award orientation conference to the administrative
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contracting officer (ACO). vc vc
a) True
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b) False - ans-a
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3. Generally, government contracts do not hold contractors liable for loss of government property if the
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property is
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provided under which type of contract?
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a) Contracts for commercial products and commercial services
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b) Contracts with educational institutions
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c) Cost-reimbursement contracts
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d) Contracts that do not exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) - ans-c
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5. What part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) identifies the required contract file document
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ation?
a) FAR 4.804
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b) FAR 4.803
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c) FAR 4.7
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d) FAR 4.6 - ans-b
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6. When must a contractor maintain an approved property management system and be monitored by a
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government
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property representative? vc
a) Never
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b) Always
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c) If the contractor has failed an audit
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d) If the contractor has been provided government furnished property - ans-d
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7. What process is described in the following statement?
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Using the technical specifications, COR, or in plant QAS
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inspects to ensure supplies/services meet contract requirements.
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a) Government quality assurance
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b) Contract performance
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c) Government acceptance
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d) Contractor invoice review - ans-a
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8. What contractor system includes expediting delivery of materials?
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a) Purchasing system
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b) Material management and accounting system
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c) Accounting system
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d) Delivery management system - ans-a
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, 9. A contractor is allowed to rebut any part of their performance report in the Contractor Performance A
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Reporting System (CPARS) report once the government has finalized and submitted the report.
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a) True
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b) False - ans-b
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10. Which statement is accurate regarding contractor submission of cost data?
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a) It is required when modifying a contract or subcontract for commercial products or commercial servi
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b) It is required when a waiver has been granted
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c) it is required for a modification or negotiated or sealed-
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bid contract involving a price adjustment or more than two
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million dollars vc
d) It is required if the contracting officer determines that prices agreed upon are based on adequate pri
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ce competition - ans-c
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11. What is considered government-furnished property?
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a) Intellectual property
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b) Items considered incidental to the place of performance
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c) Material, equipment, and special tooling
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d) Software - ans-c
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12. What term is defined by this statement?
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The technical requirements in the contract relating to the quality of the
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ent on the vc vc
contractor, to assure that the product or service conforms to the contractual requirements.
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a) Contractor performance
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b) Inspection
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c) Contract quality requirements
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d) Risk mitigation - ans-c
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13. What must be managed to ensure successful contract completion?
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a) Cost, schedule, and performance
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b) Surveillance of quantity contract requirements
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c) Prevention of defects
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d) Surveillance of how a process is performed or how a product is made - ans-a
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14. According to FAR part 46, acceptance means the act of an authorized representative of the govern
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ment by which vc vc
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a) True
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b) False - ans-a
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15. What part of the FAR is critical in managing contract quality?
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a) FAR part 33 prescribes policies and procedures for filing protests and for processing contract disput
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