CONTRACTING APPRENTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Lawful Purpose - ✔✔A contract that violates a statute is unlawful and void and will
not be enforced
✔✔Certainty of Terms - ✔✔Terms must be sufficiently clear to permit the courts to
conclude that a contractual agreement was intended
✔✔3 forms generally accepted by law that allow for the formation of a contract - ✔✔-
Written
- Oral
- Implied
✔✔ In simple terms what do we do ? - ✔✔Provide supplies and services to satisfy our
customers requirement
✔✔What do we promote ? - ✔✔Competition, minimizing administrative costs, and
conducting business with integrity, fairness and openness while fulfilling public policy
objectives
✔✔Air Force Mission - ✔✔To fly, fight, and win in air, space and cyberspace. We
develop, train and integrate the elements of air and space
✔✔Air Force Contracting Mission - ✔✔Develop and execute innovative business
strategies and cost effective Contracting solutions to enable the global AF mission
✔✔Contracting Guiding Principles - ✔✔-Stand up and do the right thing to ensure
integrity and fairness of the procurement system
-Never award a contract at the expense of integrity
-Know the fundamentals, think innovatively, and remain focused on the details
-Care for one another by sharing our knowledge and experiences
, -Passionately protect the image of our Nation, our Air Force and our contracting
profession
✔✔We only buy _______________? - ✔✔Commercial items
✔✔The AF operates on 3 distinct levels - ✔✔- Strategic
- Operational
- Tactical
✔✔3 Areas of Contracting your career may lead - ✔✔- Operational Contracting
- Strategic Sourcing
- Systems Contracting
✔✔Operational Contracting - ✔✔Effective and efficient cradle-to-grave (start to finish)
contract support to meet the needs of the installation commanders, deployed
commanders and resident/tenant/support units
✔✔Which AFI is Operational Contracting outlined in? - ✔✔AFI 64-102
✔✔Strategic Sourcing - ✔✔Responsible for purchasing commonly used items on a
large scale thereby leveraging the agency's buying power efficiently (buy in bulk,
commonly used items on a repeated basis)
✔✔Systems Contracing - ✔✔Acquires items of particular interest to public safety and
national defense (GPS, weapons systems etc.) very high dollar, highly competitive and
extremely rewarding
✔✔Federal Acquisition System (FAS) - ✔✔The entire machine dedicated to ensuring
the government is able to purchase the items and services necessary to accomplish its
mission.
✔✔FAS vision - ✔✔to deliver on a timely basis the best value product or service to the
customer, while maintaining the public's trust and fulfilling public policy objectives (best
value for required item)
✔✔Does best value mean the lowest price ? - ✔✔Best value does not mean the lowest
price, best value has a much broader definition
✔✔A well organized FAS results in ? - ✔✔A system which works better and cost less
✔✔FAS common objectives - ✔✔- Govern proceedings within the contracting mission
- Satisfy the customer in terms of cost, quality, and timeliness
- Conduct business with integrity, fairness, and openness
- Minimize administrative operating cost
- Fulfill public policy objectives
ANSWERS SET A+
✔✔Lawful Purpose - ✔✔A contract that violates a statute is unlawful and void and will
not be enforced
✔✔Certainty of Terms - ✔✔Terms must be sufficiently clear to permit the courts to
conclude that a contractual agreement was intended
✔✔3 forms generally accepted by law that allow for the formation of a contract - ✔✔-
Written
- Oral
- Implied
✔✔ In simple terms what do we do ? - ✔✔Provide supplies and services to satisfy our
customers requirement
✔✔What do we promote ? - ✔✔Competition, minimizing administrative costs, and
conducting business with integrity, fairness and openness while fulfilling public policy
objectives
✔✔Air Force Mission - ✔✔To fly, fight, and win in air, space and cyberspace. We
develop, train and integrate the elements of air and space
✔✔Air Force Contracting Mission - ✔✔Develop and execute innovative business
strategies and cost effective Contracting solutions to enable the global AF mission
✔✔Contracting Guiding Principles - ✔✔-Stand up and do the right thing to ensure
integrity and fairness of the procurement system
-Never award a contract at the expense of integrity
-Know the fundamentals, think innovatively, and remain focused on the details
-Care for one another by sharing our knowledge and experiences
, -Passionately protect the image of our Nation, our Air Force and our contracting
profession
✔✔We only buy _______________? - ✔✔Commercial items
✔✔The AF operates on 3 distinct levels - ✔✔- Strategic
- Operational
- Tactical
✔✔3 Areas of Contracting your career may lead - ✔✔- Operational Contracting
- Strategic Sourcing
- Systems Contracting
✔✔Operational Contracting - ✔✔Effective and efficient cradle-to-grave (start to finish)
contract support to meet the needs of the installation commanders, deployed
commanders and resident/tenant/support units
✔✔Which AFI is Operational Contracting outlined in? - ✔✔AFI 64-102
✔✔Strategic Sourcing - ✔✔Responsible for purchasing commonly used items on a
large scale thereby leveraging the agency's buying power efficiently (buy in bulk,
commonly used items on a repeated basis)
✔✔Systems Contracing - ✔✔Acquires items of particular interest to public safety and
national defense (GPS, weapons systems etc.) very high dollar, highly competitive and
extremely rewarding
✔✔Federal Acquisition System (FAS) - ✔✔The entire machine dedicated to ensuring
the government is able to purchase the items and services necessary to accomplish its
mission.
✔✔FAS vision - ✔✔to deliver on a timely basis the best value product or service to the
customer, while maintaining the public's trust and fulfilling public policy objectives (best
value for required item)
✔✔Does best value mean the lowest price ? - ✔✔Best value does not mean the lowest
price, best value has a much broader definition
✔✔A well organized FAS results in ? - ✔✔A system which works better and cost less
✔✔FAS common objectives - ✔✔- Govern proceedings within the contracting mission
- Satisfy the customer in terms of cost, quality, and timeliness
- Conduct business with integrity, fairness, and openness
- Minimize administrative operating cost
- Fulfill public policy objectives
