Back to Basic Certification Contracting Exam correct answers 2025>2026

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Exam correct answers 2025>2026



Whatvarevthev3vphasesvofvcontractvlifevcycle?v-vcorrectvanswers-Pre-Award,vAward,vandvPost-
Award



ThevPre-awardvphasevconsistsvofv2vprimaryvactivities,vwhatvarevthey?v-vcorrectvanswers-
DevelopvSolicitationvandvDevelopvOffer



Whatvonevactivityvisvinvthevawardvphase?v-vcorrectvanswers-FormvthevContract



Thevpost-awardvphasevisvcomprisedvofv2vprimaryvactivities,vwhatvarevthey?v-vcorrectvanswers-
PerformvContractvandvClosevContract



Whovdevelopsvavsolitication?v-vcorrectvanswers-ThevGovernmentvandvthevbuyer



Whovpreparesvanvoffer?v-vcorrectvanswers-ThevContractorvandvthevseller



Duringvthevpost-
awardvphasevwhilevthevcontractvisvbeingvperformed,vwhovhasvthevresponsibilityvforvquality?v-
vcorrectvanswers-Thevseller

,Whatvisvthevmeansvbyvacquiringvbyvcontractvwithvappropriatedvfundsvofvsuppliesvorvservicesvbyvan
dvforvthevusevofvthevFederalvGovernmentvthroughvpurchasevorvlease?v-vcorrectvanswers-
Acquisition



WhatvFARvpartvcoversvpersonalvconflictvofvinterest?v-vcorrectvanswers-FARvPartv3



WhatvFARvpartvcoversvorganizationalvconflictvofvinterest?v-vcorrectvanswers-FARvPartv9



Whovhasvthevauthorityvtovthevmaximumvextentvpracticablevandvconsistentvwithvlaw,vtovdeterminev
thevapplicationvofvrules,vregulations,vandvpolicies,vonvavspecificvcontract?v-vcorrectvanswers-
ThevContractingvOfficer



Opennessvforvthevcontractingvofficervappliesvprimarilyvto?v-vcorrectvanswers-
ThevAcquisitionvTeam,vContractor,vOfferors,vandvThevContractingvTeam



WhatvisvavDeterminationvandvFindingsv(D&F)?v-vcorrectvanswers-
Determinationvisvavconclusionvorvdecisionvsupportedvbyvthevfindings.



Whatvisvavspecialvformvofvwrittenvapprovalvbyvanvauthorizedvofficialvthatvisvrequiredvbyvstatutevorvr
egulationvasvavprerequisitevtovtakingvcertainvcontractvactions.v-vcorrectvanswers-
AvDeterminationvandvFindingsv(D&F)



Whatvisvitvcalledvwhenvavpracticevofvconductingvacquisitionvactionsvofvanyvkindvatvanyvstagevofvthev
acquisitionvprocessvthatvisvinconsistentvwithvthevFAR?v-vcorrectvanswers-Deviation



Whatvisvavsummaryvofvthevcontractor'svproposal,vanyvfieldvpricingvassistancevrecommendations,vin
cludingvthevreasonsvforvanyvpertinentvvariancesvfromvthem,vthevGovernment'svnegotiationvobjecti
ve,vandvthevnegotiatedvposition.vWherevthevdeterminationvofvavfairvandvreasonablevpricevisvbasedv
onvcostvanalysis,vthevsummaryvshallvaddressveachvmajorvcostvelement.vWhenvdeterminationvofvavf

,airvandvreasonablevpricevisvbasedvonvpricevanalysis,vthevsummaryvshallvincludevthevsourcevandvtyp
evofvdatavusedvtovsupportvthevdetermination.v-vcorrectvanswers-Negotiation



Youvneedvtovdocumentvavbusinessvdecision,vsuchvasvthevusevofvavspecificvcontractvtype.vWhatvdocu
mentvwillvyouvcreate?v-vcorrectvanswers-AvDeterminationvandvFindingsv(D&F)



Atvthevconclusionvofvnegotiations,vthevcontractingvofficervwillvcompletevavwhat?v-vcorrectvanswers-
PricevNegotiationvMemorandumv(PNM)



Priorvtovnegotiationvavsolevsourcevcontract,vthevcontractingvofficervmustvcompletevavwhat?v-
vcorrectvanswers-Justification vandvApprovalv(J&A)




Thisvformvisvusedvtovawardvnegotiatedvcontractsvinvwhichvsignaturesvofvbothvpartiesvonvavsinglevdo
cumentvisvappropriate.v-vcorrectvanswers-SFv26v-vAward/Contract



Thisvformvisvusedvtovamendvanyvsolicitationvorvmodifyvanyvcontract.v-vcorrectvanswers-SFv30v-
vAmendmentvofvSolicitation/Modification vofvContract




Thisvformvmayvbevusedvtovawardveithervnegotiatedvcontractsvorvcontractsvutilizingvsealedvbidding.v
-vcorrectvanswers-SFv33v-vSolicitation,vOffer,vandvAward



Thisvformvisvusedvforvsolicitingvoffersvandvawardingvcontractsvexpectedvtovexceedvthevsimplifiedvac
quisitionvthreshold.vThesevacquisitionsvmustvbevfor:v(1)vconstruction,valterationvorvrepair;vORv(2)vd
ismantling,vdemolition,vorvremovalvofvimprovements.v-vcorrectvanswers-SFv1442v-
vSolicitation,vOfferv&vAward




Thisvformvisvrequiredvforvsolicitationsvforvcommercialvitemsvifvthevacquisitionvwillvexceedvthevsimpli
fiedvacquisitionvthreshold.vItvisvencouragedvforvcommercialvacquisitionsvnotvexceedingvthevsimplifi
edvacquisitionvthreshold.v-vcorrectvanswers-SFv1449v-
vSolicitation/Contract/OrdervforvCommercialvItems

, Thisvformvisvusedvforvplacingvordersvundervindefinite-
deliveryvcontractsvorvifvthevSFv1449visvnotvusedvundervsimplifiedvacquisitionvprocedures.v-
vcorrectvanswers-DDv1155v-vOrdervforvSuppliesvorvServices




Thisvformvisvusedvtovfacilitatevavstructuredvapproachvtovprofit/feevanalysis.v-vcorrectvanswers-
DDv1547v-vRecordvofvWeightedvGuidelinesvApplication



WhatvaidsvbothvthevGovernmentvandvcontractorvpersonnelvtov(1)vachievevavclearvandvmutualvunde
rstandingvofvallvcontractvrequirements,vandv(2)videntifyvandvresolvevpotentialvproblems.v-
vcorrectvanswers-PostawardvOrientation




Whatvisvthevgeneralvrulevforvethicalvbehavior?v-vcorrectvanswers-
Thevgeneralvrulevisvtovavoidvstrictlyvanyvconflictvofvinterestvorvevenvthevappearancevofvavconflictvofvi
nterestvinvGovernment-contractorvrelationships.



Whatvwasvpassedvtovdetervsubcontractorsvfromvmakingvpaymentsvandvcontractorsvfromvaccepting
vpaymentsvforvthevpurposevofvimproperlyvobtainingvorvrewardingvfavorablevtreatmentvinvconnecti


onvwithvavprimevcontractvorvavsubcontractvrelatingvtovavprimevcontract?v-vcorrectvanswers-
ThevAnti-KickbackvActvofv1986



AnyvcontractorvbidvorvproposalvinformationvdeliveredvtovthevGovernmentvwithvrestrictionsvonvitsvu
se,vmodification,vreproduction,vrelease,vperformance,vorvdisplayvmayvnotvbevprovidedvtovthirdvpar
tiesvunlessvthevintendedvrecipientvcompletesvandvsignsvavwhat?v-vcorrectvanswers-AvNon-
DisclosurevAgreement



Avwhatvisvavsituationvinvwhichvavcoveredvemployeevhasvavfinancialvinterest,vpersonalvactivity,vorvrel
ationshipvthatvcouldvimpairvthevemployee'svabilityvtovactvimpartiallyvandvinvthevbestvinterestvofvthe
vGovernmentvwhenvperformingvundervthevcontract.v-vcorrectvanswers-PersonalvConflictvofvInterest