DAU FE 2010 Exam 3 Facility Engineering Life Cycle
Support questions with accurate answers
A contract for maintaining the installation grounds with a requirement to
"maintain grass in high-use areas, as identified on the instalaltion map,
at a height between four and seven inches." You would find this
requirement is which type work management contract? Ans✓✓✓
Performance Based Service Contract
A mutual support agreement with a local municipality is a viable option
to accomplish a municipal service that current federal regulations
prohibit being competitively sourced. Ans✓✓✓ True
A strong in-house design capability helps maintain core competency and
provides the professional experience and technical capacity to provide
expert engineering solutions to clients and field offices. Ans✓✓✓ True
A synopsis is a short description of the proposed contract action and is
used to ensure small business concerns are awarded a contract.
Ans✓✓✓ False
All project planning projects include the same five steps. Which of the
following shows the five steps in their logical progression? Ans✓✓✓
Develop requirements; evaluate assets; analysis, concepts, and
proposals; initiate action; feedback and quality assurance
Any physical, legal, and administrative mechanism that places
restriction on the use of, or limits access to real property to prevent
,exposure to contaminants above permissible levels is called? Ans✓✓✓
Land Use Controls (LUCs)
As a result of the Project Planning Process, you have developed a project
to convert an existing facility to a new functional purpose due to a new
tenant coming to your installation. What work classification would you
give to this project? Ans✓✓✓ Alteration
As the Construction Manager, the Contracting Officer's Technical
Representative (COTR) has come to you with a disagreement over
contract specifications with the contractor. You recognize this as a
potential constructive change. What advice would you give the COTR?
Ans✓✓✓ -NOT- Get the Contracting Officer to order the contractor to
use your interpretation
As the Design Manager preparing the government estimate for a design
project. When considering profit, which if the following in NOT true?
Ans✓✓✓ -NOT- Profit should consider the nature of the work to be
performed
As the Design Manager you are concerned that planning and design
funds are limited for the project. When discussing procurement strategy,
you might recommend that design-build methodology be used since
once the contract is awarded, the design is funded with construction
funds. Ans✓✓✓ True
As the Design Manager you are working with the Contracting Officer to
develop the evaluation criteria for a two-phase design-build solicitation.
, What would NOT be a first phase evaluation criteria. Ans✓✓✓ Cost
Proposal
As the Project Manager, why might you NOT prefer to use a design-bid-
build methodology for procuring the design and construction of your
project? Ans✓✓✓ Increased potential for misinterpretations and
possible litigation
&
Lack of input from contractors and subcontractors in the design process
As the Project Manager, you only want to consider price and price-
related factors when awarding the contract. Would you recommend the
use of an Invitation for Bids? Ans✓✓✓ Yes
As the Project Manager, you think it is important to have discussions
with offerors before awarding a contract. What solicitation type would
you request from the Contracting Officer. Ans✓✓✓ Request for
Proposal
As the Project Manager, you want to consider non-price related factors
when awarding the contract. Would you recommend the use of an
Invitation for Bids? Ans✓✓✓ No
Base Operating Support contracts include management functions such as
maintenance control, shop overhead, and engineering. Ans✓✓✓ True
Support questions with accurate answers
A contract for maintaining the installation grounds with a requirement to
"maintain grass in high-use areas, as identified on the instalaltion map,
at a height between four and seven inches." You would find this
requirement is which type work management contract? Ans✓✓✓
Performance Based Service Contract
A mutual support agreement with a local municipality is a viable option
to accomplish a municipal service that current federal regulations
prohibit being competitively sourced. Ans✓✓✓ True
A strong in-house design capability helps maintain core competency and
provides the professional experience and technical capacity to provide
expert engineering solutions to clients and field offices. Ans✓✓✓ True
A synopsis is a short description of the proposed contract action and is
used to ensure small business concerns are awarded a contract.
Ans✓✓✓ False
All project planning projects include the same five steps. Which of the
following shows the five steps in their logical progression? Ans✓✓✓
Develop requirements; evaluate assets; analysis, concepts, and
proposals; initiate action; feedback and quality assurance
Any physical, legal, and administrative mechanism that places
restriction on the use of, or limits access to real property to prevent
,exposure to contaminants above permissible levels is called? Ans✓✓✓
Land Use Controls (LUCs)
As a result of the Project Planning Process, you have developed a project
to convert an existing facility to a new functional purpose due to a new
tenant coming to your installation. What work classification would you
give to this project? Ans✓✓✓ Alteration
As the Construction Manager, the Contracting Officer's Technical
Representative (COTR) has come to you with a disagreement over
contract specifications with the contractor. You recognize this as a
potential constructive change. What advice would you give the COTR?
Ans✓✓✓ -NOT- Get the Contracting Officer to order the contractor to
use your interpretation
As the Design Manager preparing the government estimate for a design
project. When considering profit, which if the following in NOT true?
Ans✓✓✓ -NOT- Profit should consider the nature of the work to be
performed
As the Design Manager you are concerned that planning and design
funds are limited for the project. When discussing procurement strategy,
you might recommend that design-build methodology be used since
once the contract is awarded, the design is funded with construction
funds. Ans✓✓✓ True
As the Design Manager you are working with the Contracting Officer to
develop the evaluation criteria for a two-phase design-build solicitation.
, What would NOT be a first phase evaluation criteria. Ans✓✓✓ Cost
Proposal
As the Project Manager, why might you NOT prefer to use a design-bid-
build methodology for procuring the design and construction of your
project? Ans✓✓✓ Increased potential for misinterpretations and
possible litigation
&
Lack of input from contractors and subcontractors in the design process
As the Project Manager, you only want to consider price and price-
related factors when awarding the contract. Would you recommend the
use of an Invitation for Bids? Ans✓✓✓ Yes
As the Project Manager, you think it is important to have discussions
with offerors before awarding a contract. What solicitation type would
you request from the Contracting Officer. Ans✓✓✓ Request for
Proposal
As the Project Manager, you want to consider non-price related factors
when awarding the contract. Would you recommend the use of an
Invitation for Bids? Ans✓✓✓ No
Base Operating Support contracts include management functions such as
maintenance control, shop overhead, and engineering. Ans✓✓✓ True
