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Solutions
Which of the following statements is true regarding the lowest price technically
acceptable (LPTA) source selection approach? - Answer - ✔ All non-price factors are
evaluated on a pass/fail basis
The most successful scoring or rating methods for tradeoffs: - Answer - ✔ Allow
maximum flexibility in making tradeoffs among factors
If an offeror lacks relevant past performance history, how must evaluators rate the lack
of information? - Answer - ✔ Neither favorable or unfavorably based on past
performance
Which statement is correct regarding negotiations? - Answer - ✔ Negotiations are
exchanges in a competitive or sole source environment between the government and
offerors that are undertaken with the intent of allowing the offeror to revise its offer.
What is the ultimate objective of negotiations? - Answer - ✔ To obtain the best value for
the government
What statement is true regarding negotiation styles? - Answer - ✔ Interest-based
negotiation is preferred style and involves obtaining a win/win outcome for both parties.
Communications are exchanges of information with offerors prior to establishment of the
competitive range. What are communications used for? - Answer - ✔ To address
adverse past performance information that an offeror has not had a previous opportunity
to address
What are clarfications? - Answer - ✔ Limited exchanges that occur when the CO
anticipates award without discussions
If discussions are held, who must they be held with? - Answer - ✔ All offerors in the
competitive range
Which offerors are included in the competitive range? - Answer - ✔ Those with the most
highly rated proposals
What activity is appropriate during discussions? - Answer - ✔ Advising the offeror of
deficiencies and significant weaknesses in its proposal
, Which should be used when documenting the outcome of awards for Federal Supply
Schedules? - Answer - ✔ FAR 8.4
When evaluating final proposal revisions, what should evaluators do? - Answer - ✔
Evaluate them against the evaluation factors in the solicitation
When using the tradeoff approach to source selection, which of the following is correct?
- Answer - ✔ Award may be made to a higher-priced, technically superior proposal
The CO has obtained information that a potential offeror does not have adequate
financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain them. What will this
information be used to determine about the offeror? - Answer - ✔ Responsibility
Within how many days after the date of contract award to the successful offeror must
the government notify offerors whose proposals were included in the competitive range
but not selected for award? - Answer - ✔ 3
Which items cannot be discussed in a post-award debriefing? - Answer - ✔ -Names of
individuals providing reference information about an offeror's past performance
-Trade secrets
How many days do offerors have to request a post-award debriefing? - Answer - ✔ 3
What must a notification of award issued to unsuccessful offerors include? - Answer - ✔
Number of proposals received
What can be protested? - Answer - ✔ -Award decision
-Solicitation terms
What is the time limit to file a protest with the Court of Federal Claims? - Answer - ✔
There is no time limit
Through which venues may a firm protest an award decision? - Answer - ✔ -Agency
-Federal Court of Claims
-Government Accountability Office (GAO)
In order for a firm to protest the terms of a solicitation, when must they do so? - Answer
- ✔ After the solicitation is issued but before proposals are received
(verified) Final Quiz with Complete
Solutions
Which of the following statements is true regarding the lowest price technically
acceptable (LPTA) source selection approach? - Answer - ✔ All non-price factors are
evaluated on a pass/fail basis
The most successful scoring or rating methods for tradeoffs: - Answer - ✔ Allow
maximum flexibility in making tradeoffs among factors
If an offeror lacks relevant past performance history, how must evaluators rate the lack
of information? - Answer - ✔ Neither favorable or unfavorably based on past
performance
Which statement is correct regarding negotiations? - Answer - ✔ Negotiations are
exchanges in a competitive or sole source environment between the government and
offerors that are undertaken with the intent of allowing the offeror to revise its offer.
What is the ultimate objective of negotiations? - Answer - ✔ To obtain the best value for
the government
What statement is true regarding negotiation styles? - Answer - ✔ Interest-based
negotiation is preferred style and involves obtaining a win/win outcome for both parties.
Communications are exchanges of information with offerors prior to establishment of the
competitive range. What are communications used for? - Answer - ✔ To address
adverse past performance information that an offeror has not had a previous opportunity
to address
What are clarfications? - Answer - ✔ Limited exchanges that occur when the CO
anticipates award without discussions
If discussions are held, who must they be held with? - Answer - ✔ All offerors in the
competitive range
Which offerors are included in the competitive range? - Answer - ✔ Those with the most
highly rated proposals
What activity is appropriate during discussions? - Answer - ✔ Advising the offeror of
deficiencies and significant weaknesses in its proposal
, Which should be used when documenting the outcome of awards for Federal Supply
Schedules? - Answer - ✔ FAR 8.4
When evaluating final proposal revisions, what should evaluators do? - Answer - ✔
Evaluate them against the evaluation factors in the solicitation
When using the tradeoff approach to source selection, which of the following is correct?
- Answer - ✔ Award may be made to a higher-priced, technically superior proposal
The CO has obtained information that a potential offeror does not have adequate
financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain them. What will this
information be used to determine about the offeror? - Answer - ✔ Responsibility
Within how many days after the date of contract award to the successful offeror must
the government notify offerors whose proposals were included in the competitive range
but not selected for award? - Answer - ✔ 3
Which items cannot be discussed in a post-award debriefing? - Answer - ✔ -Names of
individuals providing reference information about an offeror's past performance
-Trade secrets
How many days do offerors have to request a post-award debriefing? - Answer - ✔ 3
What must a notification of award issued to unsuccessful offerors include? - Answer - ✔
Number of proposals received
What can be protested? - Answer - ✔ -Award decision
-Solicitation terms
What is the time limit to file a protest with the Court of Federal Claims? - Answer - ✔
There is no time limit
Through which venues may a firm protest an award decision? - Answer - ✔ -Agency
-Federal Court of Claims
-Government Accountability Office (GAO)
In order for a firm to protest the terms of a solicitation, when must they do so? - Answer
- ✔ After the solicitation is issued but before proposals are received
