CLM 023 QS AND ANS
(Relationshipsbfbetweenbfthebffederalbfagencies,bfthebfUSbfabilityonebfcommission,bfandbft
wobfCNAs;bfanfbfthebfnetworkbfofbfparticipatingbfnonprofitbfagencies)bfAbilityOnebfparticipa
tingbfNPA'sbfarebfcommunitybfbasedbf501(c)
(3)bforganizations.bfTheybfworkbfdirectlybfwithbfcontractingbfactivitiesbfandbfthebfCNA's,bfan
dbfmustbfensurebfthebfrequiredbf60%bfdirectbflaborbfratiobfforbfpeoplebfwhobfarebfblindbforbfsig
nificantlybfdisabledbfarebfmetbfonbfeachbfprojectbfand,bfthebf75%bflaborbfratiobfisbfmetbfoveral
l.bf-bfanswer--Truebf(Correct)
Pricesbfforbfsuppliesbfarebfnormallybfadjustedbfsemi-
annuallybfandbfservicesbfarebfnormallybfadjustedbfannually,bfandbfunlessbfotherwisebfagre
ed.bf-bfanswer--Truebf(Correct)
(ThebfcompositionbfandbfresponsibilitiesbfofbfthebfAbilityOnebfcommission)bfJWODbfActbfe
stablishedbfthebfAbilityOnebfProgram,bfandbfitbfisbfimplementedbfviabfthebfcodebfofbffederalbf
regulationbf(CFR),bfcommitteebfforbfpurchasebffrombfpeoplebfwhobfarebfblindbforbfseverelybf
disabledbfandbfFARbfsubpartbf8.7,bfacquisitionsbffrombfnonprofitbfagenciesbfemployingbfpe
oplebfwhobfarebfblindbforbfseverelybfdisabled.bf-bfanswer--True
ThebfUSbfAbilityOnebfcommissionbf(thebfcommission)bfisbfanbfindependentbffederalbfagenc
ybfresponsiblebfforbfrecommendingbfthebffairbfmarketbfpricebf(FMP)bftobfthebfappropriatebfce
ntralbfnonprofitbfagency,bfnationalbfindustriesbfforbfthebfblindbf(NIB),bforbfSourceAmericabffo
rbfnegotiationsbfwithbfthebfcontractingbfactivity.bf-bfanswer--False
(Identityingbfthebffederalbfcontractbfspecialist'sbfrolebfinbfsupportingbfJWODbfActbfisbfimple
mented)bfFederalbfagenciesbf(programbfmanagers,bfcontractingbfofficers,bfcontractbfspeci
alists,bfpurchasebfcardbfholdersbfetc.)bfthroughbftheirbfdecisionsbftobfaddbfsuppliesbfandbfser
vicesbftobfthebfprocurementbflistbfandbfbikebfsuppliesbffrombfservicesbfonbfprocurementbflistbf
providebfparticipatingbfnonbfprofitbfagenciesbfthebfmeansbftobfcreatebfemploymentbfopportu
nitiesbfforbfpeoplebfwhobfarebfblindbforbfhavebfsignificantbfdisabilities.bf-bfanswer--
Truebf(Correct)
Contractbfspecialistsbfmustbfreviewbfthebf_________bfwhenbfconductingbfmarketbfresearc
hbftobfensurebfrequiredbfsourcesbfofbfsuppliesbfandbfservicesbfarebfconsidered.bf-bfanswer--
(Describebfpolicybfandbfproceduresbfthatbfsupportbfusebfofbfthebfabilityonebfprogram)bfproc
urementbflistbfcanbfbebfsearchedbfbybfallbfofbfthebffollowingbfaccept.bf-bfanswer--
IfbfthebfsamebfservicebfisbfonbfbothbfFPIbfschedulebfandbfthebfabilitybfwon'tbfprocurebfatbfleast
bfthebfproductbfonbfthebfprocurementbflistbfshouldbfbebfpurchased.bf(ServicebfthroughbfPL,bf
ProductbfthroughbfFPI)bf-bfanswer--false
(Identifybfthebfstatutorybfrequirementsbfthatbfmandatebfthebfusebfofbfthebfprocurementbflist)bf
IfbfthebfsamebfservicebfcanbfbebfpurchasedbfthroughbfthebffederalbfprisonbfindustriesbfFPIbfa
(Relationshipsbfbetweenbfthebffederalbfagencies,bfthebfUSbfabilityonebfcommission,bfandbft
wobfCNAs;bfanfbfthebfnetworkbfofbfparticipatingbfnonprofitbfagencies)bfAbilityOnebfparticipa
tingbfNPA'sbfarebfcommunitybfbasedbf501(c)
(3)bforganizations.bfTheybfworkbfdirectlybfwithbfcontractingbfactivitiesbfandbfthebfCNA's,bfan
dbfmustbfensurebfthebfrequiredbf60%bfdirectbflaborbfratiobfforbfpeoplebfwhobfarebfblindbforbfsig
nificantlybfdisabledbfarebfmetbfonbfeachbfprojectbfand,bfthebf75%bflaborbfratiobfisbfmetbfoveral
l.bf-bfanswer--Truebf(Correct)
Pricesbfforbfsuppliesbfarebfnormallybfadjustedbfsemi-
annuallybfandbfservicesbfarebfnormallybfadjustedbfannually,bfandbfunlessbfotherwisebfagre
ed.bf-bfanswer--Truebf(Correct)
(ThebfcompositionbfandbfresponsibilitiesbfofbfthebfAbilityOnebfcommission)bfJWODbfActbfe
stablishedbfthebfAbilityOnebfProgram,bfandbfitbfisbfimplementedbfviabfthebfcodebfofbffederalbf
regulationbf(CFR),bfcommitteebfforbfpurchasebffrombfpeoplebfwhobfarebfblindbforbfseverelybf
disabledbfandbfFARbfsubpartbf8.7,bfacquisitionsbffrombfnonprofitbfagenciesbfemployingbfpe
oplebfwhobfarebfblindbforbfseverelybfdisabled.bf-bfanswer--True
ThebfUSbfAbilityOnebfcommissionbf(thebfcommission)bfisbfanbfindependentbffederalbfagenc
ybfresponsiblebfforbfrecommendingbfthebffairbfmarketbfpricebf(FMP)bftobfthebfappropriatebfce
ntralbfnonprofitbfagency,bfnationalbfindustriesbfforbfthebfblindbf(NIB),bforbfSourceAmericabffo
rbfnegotiationsbfwithbfthebfcontractingbfactivity.bf-bfanswer--False
(Identityingbfthebffederalbfcontractbfspecialist'sbfrolebfinbfsupportingbfJWODbfActbfisbfimple
mented)bfFederalbfagenciesbf(programbfmanagers,bfcontractingbfofficers,bfcontractbfspeci
alists,bfpurchasebfcardbfholdersbfetc.)bfthroughbftheirbfdecisionsbftobfaddbfsuppliesbfandbfser
vicesbftobfthebfprocurementbflistbfandbfbikebfsuppliesbffrombfservicesbfonbfprocurementbflistbf
providebfparticipatingbfnonbfprofitbfagenciesbfthebfmeansbftobfcreatebfemploymentbfopportu
nitiesbfforbfpeoplebfwhobfarebfblindbforbfhavebfsignificantbfdisabilities.bf-bfanswer--
Truebf(Correct)
Contractbfspecialistsbfmustbfreviewbfthebf_________bfwhenbfconductingbfmarketbfresearc
hbftobfensurebfrequiredbfsourcesbfofbfsuppliesbfandbfservicesbfarebfconsidered.bf-bfanswer--
(Describebfpolicybfandbfproceduresbfthatbfsupportbfusebfofbfthebfabilityonebfprogram)bfproc
urementbflistbfcanbfbebfsearchedbfbybfallbfofbfthebffollowingbfaccept.bf-bfanswer--
IfbfthebfsamebfservicebfisbfonbfbothbfFPIbfschedulebfandbfthebfabilitybfwon'tbfprocurebfatbfleast
bfthebfproductbfonbfthebfprocurementbflistbfshouldbfbebfpurchased.bf(ServicebfthroughbfPL,bf
ProductbfthroughbfFPI)bf-bfanswer--false
(Identifybfthebfstatutorybfrequirementsbfthatbfmandatebfthebfusebfofbfthebfprocurementbflist)bf
IfbfthebfsamebfservicebfcanbfbebfpurchasedbfthroughbfthebffederalbfprisonbfindustriesbfFPIbfa
