CON 3990 Exam 2026/2027 UPDATED MOST TESTED QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ ASSURED SUCCESS
Section 1: Thresholds and Commercial Items
1. A contracting officer needs to buy office supplies using a government
purchase card. Below what dollar value does this purchase qualify as a
micro-purchase?
Answer: $10,000
2. A warranted KO is placing an order for desktop computers priced at
$9,500. No competition is required. Which threshold makes this
permissible?
Answer: The micro-purchase threshold
3. Which dollar figure represents the micro-purchase threshold for
most supplies?
,Answer: $10,000
4. A purchase of $8,200 in janitorial supplies is made without seeking
competitive quotes. What authority allows this?
Answer: The micro-purchase threshold
5. A KO splits a requirement into two orders of $6,000 each to stay
under a threshold. What rule does this violate?
Answer: The bona fide needs rule / prohibition on split purchases
6. What term describes a service that includes installation,
maintenance, repair, or training when bought to support a commercial
product or offered to the general public?
Answer: A commercial service
7. A contractor offers to train agency staff on software that is also sold
to the public. How is this classified?
, Answer: A commercial service
8. Which characteristic makes a service "commercial" under the FAR?
Answer: It is of a type offered and sold competitively in substantial
quantities in the commercial marketplace, or it supports a commercial
product
9. What is a COTS item?
Answer: A commercial product sold in substantial quantities to the
general public and offered to the government without modification
10. A vendor sells a standard printer to the government exactly as sold
to retail customers. What is this called?
Answer: A commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item
11. A product requires minor modifications before government use.
Does it still qualify as COTS?
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ ASSURED SUCCESS
Section 1: Thresholds and Commercial Items
1. A contracting officer needs to buy office supplies using a government
purchase card. Below what dollar value does this purchase qualify as a
micro-purchase?
Answer: $10,000
2. A warranted KO is placing an order for desktop computers priced at
$9,500. No competition is required. Which threshold makes this
permissible?
Answer: The micro-purchase threshold
3. Which dollar figure represents the micro-purchase threshold for
most supplies?
,Answer: $10,000
4. A purchase of $8,200 in janitorial supplies is made without seeking
competitive quotes. What authority allows this?
Answer: The micro-purchase threshold
5. A KO splits a requirement into two orders of $6,000 each to stay
under a threshold. What rule does this violate?
Answer: The bona fide needs rule / prohibition on split purchases
6. What term describes a service that includes installation,
maintenance, repair, or training when bought to support a commercial
product or offered to the general public?
Answer: A commercial service
7. A contractor offers to train agency staff on software that is also sold
to the public. How is this classified?
, Answer: A commercial service
8. Which characteristic makes a service "commercial" under the FAR?
Answer: It is of a type offered and sold competitively in substantial
quantities in the commercial marketplace, or it supports a commercial
product
9. What is a COTS item?
Answer: A commercial product sold in substantial quantities to the
general public and offered to the government without modification
10. A vendor sells a standard printer to the government exactly as sold
to retail customers. What is this called?
Answer: A commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item
11. A product requires minor modifications before government use.
Does it still qualify as COTS?
