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You breceive ba bcustomer's bprocurement bpackage. bIn bit, bthe bPWS baddresses bkey
bpersonnel brequired. bThe bcustomer bwants bto bevaluate bthe bavailability band
bcommitment bof bthe bproposed bkey bpersonnel bwhen bevaluating boffers. bWhat bwould
byou brecommend bthe bcustomer binclude bin bthe binstructions bto bofferors bfor bproposal
bsubmission brequirements band bevaluation bfactors? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔I bwould
brecommend bthat bthe bcustomer binclude ba brequirement bfor bcommitment bletters bfrom
ball bvendors band bstate bin bthe bsolicitation bthat bkey bpersonnel bwith balso bbe
bevaluated bby bboth btheir bqualifications band bby bevaluating btheir bcommitment bletter.
bSection bL b- bInstructions, bConditions band bNotices bto bBidders, bSection bM b-
bEvaluation bFactors bfor bAward.
Why bis binspection band bacceptance bimportant bto bthe bGovernment? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔FAR b46.5 bRisk bof bloss bof bor bdamage bto bsupplies bshall bremain bwith
bthe bcontractor buntil, band bshall bpass bto bthe bGovernment bupon bDelivery bor
bAcceptance. bAfter b30 bdays bwithout brejection, bit bis bconsidered baccepted bby bthe
bGOV. bThe bKO bwants bto bensure bthe bCOR binspects ball breceived bsupplies band
bservices bto bensure bwe bget bwhat bwe bordered band bare bgood bstewards bof bthe
btaxpayers bmoney. bTo bprevent bfraud, bwaste band babuse. bIt bis bpart bof bthe bquality
bassurance.
Explain bthe bdifference bbetween ban bofferor's bexperience band ban bofferor's bpast
bperformance b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Experience bdetails bwork bthat bthe bcontractor bhas
bdone bin bscale band bscope. bPast bperformance bis ba breport bof bhow bwell bthey bdid.
bPerformance bcan bbe bobtained bby bCPARS, bPast bPerformance bRetrieval bSystem
b(PPIRS), band bsurveys.
How bwould byou bdefine bdepth band bbreadth bof ban bofferor's bexperience bto bbe
bincluded bin ba bsolicitation/evaluation? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Breadth bof bexperience
breflects bthe bOfferor's bexperience bin bperforming bthe bfull brange/all bof bthe befforts
brequired. bDepth bof bexperience breflects bthe bmagnitude, bsignificance, band
bapplicability/relevance bof bthe bOfferor's bexperience bin bperforming beach bof bthe
befforts brequired. bAn bofferor's bpast bperformance bshould bonly bbe bincluded bif bit bis
bsimilar bin bnature bto bthe bnew bsolicitation bthat bis bbeing bevaluated. bIt bcould bbe bthe
bqualifications/certification bthat bthe bofferor bhas bor bprevious/relevant bwork bthat bthe
bofferor bhad bcompleted.
,A blegally bbinding bcontract bmust bcontain bwhat belements? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔An
boffer band ban bacceptance. b1. bComponent bParties b(capacity, bcompetence, band
bAuthority) b2. bMutual bAssent b(binding boffer, bvalid bacceptance, band bmeeting bof bthe
bminds) b3. bConsideration b(the bbargained bfor blegal bvalue bof bthe bdeal) b4. bCertainty
bof bterms b(the bcontract bmust bbe bunambiguous) b5. bLawful bpurpose b(Violations bof
bthe blaw bwill bnot bbe benforced)
Explain bthe b"Bona bFide bNeeds" brule. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔It bis ba brule bof
bappropriations blaw. bIt bmandates bthat ba bfiscal byear's bappropriations bonly bbe
bobligated bto bmeet ba blegitimate—or bbona bfide—need barising bin b(or bsometimes
bbefore) bthe bfiscal byear bfor bwhich bthe bappropriation bwas bmade. bPenalty bis bJob, b2
byears bin bJail band b$5K bfine bor bboth.
What bis bthe border bof bprecedence bfor ba bsolicitation bor bcontract bin baccordance bwith
bFAR b52.215-8? bFor bexample, bthe bspecifications brequire ba bdifferent bitem bthan bis
bstated bin bthe bSchedule b(Section bB). bWhat bdoes bthe bcontractor buse? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Order bof bprecedence bRule: bUCF: ba btiebreaker bbased bon bwhere bthe
bargument bis bin bthe bcontract band bnot bin bthe bcontract bitself. b
(a) bThe bSchedule b(excluding bthe bspecifications).
(b) bRepresentations band bother binstructions.
(c) bContract bclauses.
(d) bOther bdocuments, bexhibits, band battachments.
(e) bThe bspecifications.
Once ball breceivables bhave bbeen bdelivered/completed band bverified bby bthe
bcustomer/COR, bthe bACO bor bKO breviews bthe bcontract bfiles bfor bremaining bcloseout
bactions. bWhy bis bcontract bcloseout bso bimportant? bWhat bactions bneed bto bbe btaken
bin bcloseout? bCloseouts bis brequired bper bFAR b4.804, bit bis bnecessary bto bensure ball
bactions bunder bcontract bare bcomplete, bfinal bpayment bis bprocessed, band bleft-over
bfunds bare bdeobligated. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔1. bRequired bdeliveries bcompleted band
baccepted bby bthe bGOV. b
2. bAll bservices bperformed band baccepted bby bGOV. b
3. bAll boption bprovisions bif bany bexpired. b
4. bGOV bgives bthe bcontractor bnotice. bPast bperformance bevaluation b(if brequired).
bCompletion bsettlement band bfinal bvoucher bsubmitted. bSecond, brelease bof bclaims
bsigned. bDD b1594 bContract bCompletion bStatement band b1597.
On ba bfull band bopen bcompetitive bnegotiated bacquisition, byou bhave breceived bfive
bproposals band bdetermined bthat bdiscussions bare bneeded, bwhat bis bthe bprocess bof
bdetermining bwhich bofferors bare bin bthe bcompetitive brange bfor bthese bdiscussions? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔If bthe bContracting bOfficer bdecides bthat ban bofferor's bproposal
bshould bno blonger bbe bincluded bin bthe bcompetitive brange, bthe bproposal bwill bbe
beliminated bfrom bfurther bconsideration bfor baward. bThe bContracting bOfficer bmust
bprovide bwritten bnotice bof bthis bdecision bto bunsuccessful bofferors bin baccordance
bwith bFAR bPart b15.503(a). bThe bnotice bto beach bofferor bmust bstate b(1) bthe bbasis
, bfor bexcluding/eliminating bits boffer, b(2) bthe bbasis bfor bthe bdetermination, band b(3)
bthat ba brevision bof bits bproposal bwill bnot bbe bconsidered.
The bContracting bOfficer bmust bprepare ba bwritten bcompetitive brange bdetermination
bbased bon ball bevaluation bfactors, bincluding ba bcomplete brationale bfor bdecisions bto
binclude bor bexclude bspecific bproposals bfrom bthe bcompetitive brange. bThis bdocument
bis bthe bCompetitive bRange bDetermination bmemorandum.
If byou bhave ba bcompetitive brequirement, bhow bwill byou bdetermine bthe bBest bValue
bApproach bto buse bin bregards bto bchoosing bLPTA bor bTradeoff? bAlso, bgive bat bleast
bone bexample bwhen beach bis bappropriate. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔LPTA bis bwhen
bprice bis bthe bmost bimportant bfactor. bLowest bprice, bno btradeoff. bTradeoff bis bwhen
bother bfactors boutweigh bcost. bIt bis bthe bmost bflexible. bWe balways bconsider bcost.
bEvaluation bof bfactors bin bmandatory bon bcontracts bexceeding b$1MIL. b(Price, bquality
bor btechnical, bPast bPerformance). bTradeoff bwould busually bbe bused bin bmore
bcomplicated brequirements bwhere bcertain bqualities bare bmore bimportant bto bthe
bcustomer bthan bothers. bLPTA bwould bbe bused bfor bsimpler bsupply bbuys.
How bwould byou bmentor ba bnew bContract bSpecialist b(recent bintern bgraduate) bthat
bhas bbeen bassigned bto byour bteam? bWhat btools bwould byou bprovide bto byour
bspecialist bin baccomplishing btheir bduties? bWhat btools bdo byou buse bin baccomplishing
byour bduties? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Conduct ban bInitial bcounseling bthat bcovers
bduties band bexpectations. bSet bgoals band bpriorities. bReview band bapprove btheir
bIndividual bDevelopment bPlan b(IDP), bAssign ba bcoach band bmentor. bI bwould bmentor
ba bnew bCS bassigned bto bmy bteam bby bhelping bthem bthrough ba bcommon bSAT
bpurchase, bexplaining bthe bsteps band bprocedures binvolved. bI bwould bshow bthem
blocal bSOPs, bPolicy bLetters, bPCF, bSAM, bFARsite, band bWAWF.
What bis ban bunauthorized bcommitment? bWhat bsteps bdo byou btake bin bevaluating,
bprocessing band bapproving ban bunauthorized bcommitment? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔An
bunauthorized bcommitment bis b$$ bcommitted bby ban bindividual bwho bdid bnot bhave
bthe bauthority bto bobligate bthe b$$. bTo bapprove ba bUC, byou bwill bneed bto bgo bthrough
bthe bratification bprocess. b
Unauthorized bcommitments bviolate bfederal blaw, bfederal bregulations, band bthe
bGovernment-wide bStandards bof bConduct bfor bFederal bEmployees, band bthe bDFARS.
bRatification. bCases bthat bcannot bbe bratified bunder bFAR b1.602-3 bmay bbe bsubject bto
bresolution bas bauthorized bby bFAR bSubpart b33.2, bDisputes band bAppeals.
What bdo byou benvision bis bthe brole bof byour bCORs? bWhen bare byou brequired bto
bappoint bone? bWhat bauthorities bare byou ballowed bto bdelegate bto byour bCOR? bWhat
bauthorities bare bnot bdelegable bto bthe bCOR? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bKO busually
bdelegates bsurveillance band bstatus breporting bunder bFAR bPART b42. bThe bCOR bis
bthe beyes band bears bof bthe bContracting bOfficer. bShall bbe bcertified band bmaintain
bcertification. bCORs bare bnot bauthorized bto bmake bcommitments. bCORs bmust bbe ba
bgovernment bemployees. bCORs bduties bare bto bpromptly binspect bservices, bID bif bthey
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You breceive ba bcustomer's bprocurement bpackage. bIn bit, bthe bPWS baddresses bkey
bpersonnel brequired. bThe bcustomer bwants bto bevaluate bthe bavailability band
bcommitment bof bthe bproposed bkey bpersonnel bwhen bevaluating boffers. bWhat bwould
byou brecommend bthe bcustomer binclude bin bthe binstructions bto bofferors bfor bproposal
bsubmission brequirements band bevaluation bfactors? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔I bwould
brecommend bthat bthe bcustomer binclude ba brequirement bfor bcommitment bletters bfrom
ball bvendors band bstate bin bthe bsolicitation bthat bkey bpersonnel bwith balso bbe
bevaluated bby bboth btheir bqualifications band bby bevaluating btheir bcommitment bletter.
bSection bL b- bInstructions, bConditions band bNotices bto bBidders, bSection bM b-
bEvaluation bFactors bfor bAward.
Why bis binspection band bacceptance bimportant bto bthe bGovernment? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔FAR b46.5 bRisk bof bloss bof bor bdamage bto bsupplies bshall bremain bwith
bthe bcontractor buntil, band bshall bpass bto bthe bGovernment bupon bDelivery bor
bAcceptance. bAfter b30 bdays bwithout brejection, bit bis bconsidered baccepted bby bthe
bGOV. bThe bKO bwants bto bensure bthe bCOR binspects ball breceived bsupplies band
bservices bto bensure bwe bget bwhat bwe bordered band bare bgood bstewards bof bthe
btaxpayers bmoney. bTo bprevent bfraud, bwaste band babuse. bIt bis bpart bof bthe bquality
bassurance.
Explain bthe bdifference bbetween ban bofferor's bexperience band ban bofferor's bpast
bperformance b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Experience bdetails bwork bthat bthe bcontractor bhas
bdone bin bscale band bscope. bPast bperformance bis ba breport bof bhow bwell bthey bdid.
bPerformance bcan bbe bobtained bby bCPARS, bPast bPerformance bRetrieval bSystem
b(PPIRS), band bsurveys.
How bwould byou bdefine bdepth band bbreadth bof ban bofferor's bexperience bto bbe
bincluded bin ba bsolicitation/evaluation? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Breadth bof bexperience
breflects bthe bOfferor's bexperience bin bperforming bthe bfull brange/all bof bthe befforts
brequired. bDepth bof bexperience breflects bthe bmagnitude, bsignificance, band
bapplicability/relevance bof bthe bOfferor's bexperience bin bperforming beach bof bthe
befforts brequired. bAn bofferor's bpast bperformance bshould bonly bbe bincluded bif bit bis
bsimilar bin bnature bto bthe bnew bsolicitation bthat bis bbeing bevaluated. bIt bcould bbe bthe
bqualifications/certification bthat bthe bofferor bhas bor bprevious/relevant bwork bthat bthe
bofferor bhad bcompleted.
,A blegally bbinding bcontract bmust bcontain bwhat belements? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔An
boffer band ban bacceptance. b1. bComponent bParties b(capacity, bcompetence, band
bAuthority) b2. bMutual bAssent b(binding boffer, bvalid bacceptance, band bmeeting bof bthe
bminds) b3. bConsideration b(the bbargained bfor blegal bvalue bof bthe bdeal) b4. bCertainty
bof bterms b(the bcontract bmust bbe bunambiguous) b5. bLawful bpurpose b(Violations bof
bthe blaw bwill bnot bbe benforced)
Explain bthe b"Bona bFide bNeeds" brule. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔It bis ba brule bof
bappropriations blaw. bIt bmandates bthat ba bfiscal byear's bappropriations bonly bbe
bobligated bto bmeet ba blegitimate—or bbona bfide—need barising bin b(or bsometimes
bbefore) bthe bfiscal byear bfor bwhich bthe bappropriation bwas bmade. bPenalty bis bJob, b2
byears bin bJail band b$5K bfine bor bboth.
What bis bthe border bof bprecedence bfor ba bsolicitation bor bcontract bin baccordance bwith
bFAR b52.215-8? bFor bexample, bthe bspecifications brequire ba bdifferent bitem bthan bis
bstated bin bthe bSchedule b(Section bB). bWhat bdoes bthe bcontractor buse? b- bcorrect
banswers✔✔Order bof bprecedence bRule: bUCF: ba btiebreaker bbased bon bwhere bthe
bargument bis bin bthe bcontract band bnot bin bthe bcontract bitself. b
(a) bThe bSchedule b(excluding bthe bspecifications).
(b) bRepresentations band bother binstructions.
(c) bContract bclauses.
(d) bOther bdocuments, bexhibits, band battachments.
(e) bThe bspecifications.
Once ball breceivables bhave bbeen bdelivered/completed band bverified bby bthe
bcustomer/COR, bthe bACO bor bKO breviews bthe bcontract bfiles bfor bremaining bcloseout
bactions. bWhy bis bcontract bcloseout bso bimportant? bWhat bactions bneed bto bbe btaken
bin bcloseout? bCloseouts bis brequired bper bFAR b4.804, bit bis bnecessary bto bensure ball
bactions bunder bcontract bare bcomplete, bfinal bpayment bis bprocessed, band bleft-over
bfunds bare bdeobligated. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔1. bRequired bdeliveries bcompleted band
baccepted bby bthe bGOV. b
2. bAll bservices bperformed band baccepted bby bGOV. b
3. bAll boption bprovisions bif bany bexpired. b
4. bGOV bgives bthe bcontractor bnotice. bPast bperformance bevaluation b(if brequired).
bCompletion bsettlement band bfinal bvoucher bsubmitted. bSecond, brelease bof bclaims
bsigned. bDD b1594 bContract bCompletion bStatement band b1597.
On ba bfull band bopen bcompetitive bnegotiated bacquisition, byou bhave breceived bfive
bproposals band bdetermined bthat bdiscussions bare bneeded, bwhat bis bthe bprocess bof
bdetermining bwhich bofferors bare bin bthe bcompetitive brange bfor bthese bdiscussions? b-
bcorrect banswers✔✔If bthe bContracting bOfficer bdecides bthat ban bofferor's bproposal
bshould bno blonger bbe bincluded bin bthe bcompetitive brange, bthe bproposal bwill bbe
beliminated bfrom bfurther bconsideration bfor baward. bThe bContracting bOfficer bmust
bprovide bwritten bnotice bof bthis bdecision bto bunsuccessful bofferors bin baccordance
bwith bFAR bPart b15.503(a). bThe bnotice bto beach bofferor bmust bstate b(1) bthe bbasis
, bfor bexcluding/eliminating bits boffer, b(2) bthe bbasis bfor bthe bdetermination, band b(3)
bthat ba brevision bof bits bproposal bwill bnot bbe bconsidered.
The bContracting bOfficer bmust bprepare ba bwritten bcompetitive brange bdetermination
bbased bon ball bevaluation bfactors, bincluding ba bcomplete brationale bfor bdecisions bto
binclude bor bexclude bspecific bproposals bfrom bthe bcompetitive brange. bThis bdocument
bis bthe bCompetitive bRange bDetermination bmemorandum.
If byou bhave ba bcompetitive brequirement, bhow bwill byou bdetermine bthe bBest bValue
bApproach bto buse bin bregards bto bchoosing bLPTA bor bTradeoff? bAlso, bgive bat bleast
bone bexample bwhen beach bis bappropriate. b- bcorrect banswers✔✔LPTA bis bwhen
bprice bis bthe bmost bimportant bfactor. bLowest bprice, bno btradeoff. bTradeoff bis bwhen
bother bfactors boutweigh bcost. bIt bis bthe bmost bflexible. bWe balways bconsider bcost.
bEvaluation bof bfactors bin bmandatory bon bcontracts bexceeding b$1MIL. b(Price, bquality
bor btechnical, bPast bPerformance). bTradeoff bwould busually bbe bused bin bmore
bcomplicated brequirements bwhere bcertain bqualities bare bmore bimportant bto bthe
bcustomer bthan bothers. bLPTA bwould bbe bused bfor bsimpler bsupply bbuys.
How bwould byou bmentor ba bnew bContract bSpecialist b(recent bintern bgraduate) bthat
bhas bbeen bassigned bto byour bteam? bWhat btools bwould byou bprovide bto byour
bspecialist bin baccomplishing btheir bduties? bWhat btools bdo byou buse bin baccomplishing
byour bduties? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔Conduct ban bInitial bcounseling bthat bcovers
bduties band bexpectations. bSet bgoals band bpriorities. bReview band bapprove btheir
bIndividual bDevelopment bPlan b(IDP), bAssign ba bcoach band bmentor. bI bwould bmentor
ba bnew bCS bassigned bto bmy bteam bby bhelping bthem bthrough ba bcommon bSAT
bpurchase, bexplaining bthe bsteps band bprocedures binvolved. bI bwould bshow bthem
blocal bSOPs, bPolicy bLetters, bPCF, bSAM, bFARsite, band bWAWF.
What bis ban bunauthorized bcommitment? bWhat bsteps bdo byou btake bin bevaluating,
bprocessing band bapproving ban bunauthorized bcommitment? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔An
bunauthorized bcommitment bis b$$ bcommitted bby ban bindividual bwho bdid bnot bhave
bthe bauthority bto bobligate bthe b$$. bTo bapprove ba bUC, byou bwill bneed bto bgo bthrough
bthe bratification bprocess. b
Unauthorized bcommitments bviolate bfederal blaw, bfederal bregulations, band bthe
bGovernment-wide bStandards bof bConduct bfor bFederal bEmployees, band bthe bDFARS.
bRatification. bCases bthat bcannot bbe bratified bunder bFAR b1.602-3 bmay bbe bsubject bto
bresolution bas bauthorized bby bFAR bSubpart b33.2, bDisputes band bAppeals.
What bdo byou benvision bis bthe brole bof byour bCORs? bWhen bare byou brequired bto
bappoint bone? bWhat bauthorities bare byou ballowed bto bdelegate bto byour bCOR? bWhat
bauthorities bare bnot bdelegable bto bthe bCOR? b- bcorrect banswers✔✔The bKO busually
bdelegates bsurveillance band bstatus breporting bunder bFAR bPART b42. bThe bCOR bis
bthe beyes band bears bof bthe bContracting bOfficer. bShall bbe bcertified band bmaintain
bcertification. bCORs bare bnot bauthorized bto bmake bcommitments. bCORs bmust bbe ba
bgovernment bemployees. bCORs bduties bare bto bpromptly binspect bservices, bID bif bthey
