PAPER ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED A+
ANSWERS 2026
▶ Procedure inconsistent with the FAR. Answer: Deviation.
▶ Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). Answer: Promote
competition to the maximum extent practicable.
▶ Tool used by DoD for structured profit/fee. Answer: DD Form 1547,
Weighted Guidelines Method.
▶ Contracts for acquiring commercial items. Answer: Firm fixed price
or fixed price contracts with economic price adjustment
▶ Contracts awarded using invitations for bids (IFBs). Answer: Only
firm fixed price or fixed price with economic price adjustment
▶ DFARS Procedures Guidance and Information (PGI). Answer: The
DFARS PGI is a companion resource to the DFARS.
,▶ Government's policy on contract modifications. Answer: Only
contracting officers acting within the scope of their authority are
authorized to execute contract modifications on behalf of the
government.
▶ Unilateral modifications. Answer: They are only signed by a
government contracting officer, not the contractor.
▶ Government contract requirement. Answer: It must be in writing.
▶ Not a type of contracting officer. Answer: Executive contracting
officer is NOT a type.
▶ Deviation. Answer: A procedure that is inconsistent with the FAR.
▶ If working on selecting solicitation provisions what is true about the
contract?. Answer: It has not been awarded.
▶ . Answer: A procedure that is inconsistent with the FAR.
▶ Contracting officer. Answer: Authorized to execute contract
modifications on behalf of the government.
,▶ Contract specialist. Answer: Can direct a contractor to perform work
before the execution of the contract modification.
▶ Firm-fixed-price contracts. Answer: Only awarded when acquiring
commercial items of supply.
▶ Fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment. Answer: Only
awarded when acquiring commercial items of supply.
▶ Contract modifications. Answer: Only contracting officers acting
with the scope of their authority are authorized to complete
▶ Contracting officer types. Answer: Contracting officer,
Administrative contracting officer, Terminating contracting officer.
▶ Weighted Guidelines Method. Answer: Tool used by DoD to apply a
structured profit/fee.
▶ Structured Analogy Method. Answer: DD Form 1701.
▶ Weighted Profit Analogy. Answer: DD Form 1861.
▶ Guidelines for Profit Method. Answer: DD Form 1202.
, ▶ Contracting officer authority. Answer: Only contracting officers
acting within the scope of their authority are authorized to execute
contract modifications.
▶ Contracting Officer Responsibilities. Answer: Prior to signing a
contract, a contracting officer must ensure that all statutory requirements
have been met and try to ensure all regulations or applicable procedures
have been followed.
▶ Contract Status. Answer: If a contractor is working on selecting
solicitation provisions, the contract has not been awarded.
▶ Contract Clause Application. Answer: A contract clause is a term or
condition used in contracts and solicitations unless the resulting contract
is for a commercial item.
▶ Termination for Default. Answer: If a contractor failed to deliver a
commercial item within the time specified by the contract, the
government contracting officer would proceed with termination for
default.
▶ FAR Part 1. Answer: FAR part 1 sets forth the basic policies and
general information about the Federal Acquisition Regulations System.