Your team has implemented a commodity strategy and issued contracts to vendors.
Your agency's accountable sourcing official has asked that you manage sourcing
performance for your commodity. Which of the following steps would NOT be
applicable? - Correct Answer-Identify data sources that can provide information about
the organization's purchasing history and patterns.
Which of the following is true regarding strategic sourcing? - Correct Answer-It is
relevant to sole sourced commodities as well as those with multiple sources
Which of the following is NOT an integral step in gaining leadership support? - Correct
Answer-Ensure that all supervisors are included
Conducting a commodity spend analysis, assessing customer requirements, and
developing a total cost of ownership model all occur in which process step of the DoD
Strategic Sourcing framework? - Correct Answer-Current Strategy Review
Strategic sourcing is a structured, collaborative process that is intended to provide what
types of benefits? - Correct Answer-Reduce the total cost of ownership of the supplies
and services purchased
Which of the following is NOT a primary focus area of Better Buying Power Initiatives? -
Correct Answer-Fixed price contracts are the preferred method of contracting.
You have just awarded a maintenance service contract for your organization that
includes a number of option years. Since you may be working with this contractor for a
long time, you want to get the business relationship off to a good start. Which action
would demonstrate your commitment to this relationship? - Correct Answer-Identify
common goals that the government and contractor can accomplish through successful
completion of the contract
You just got a call from a personnel manager of a national corporation. He is interested
in talking to you about a position within his company. What a coincidence. You are also
in the process of evaluating contractor Request for Proposal (RFP) responses, one of
which is from this corporation. What should you do? - Correct Answer-Inform your
supervisor that you have been contacted about a job with a contractor that you are
currently evaluating.