CON 3990 CONTRACTING CERTIFICATION
BUNDLED EXAM 2026 VERIFIED STUDY
MATERIAL
⫸ When late in paying an otherwise acceptable invoice, the
Government will? Answer: Pay an interest penalty
⫸ When acquiring commercial items, quality assurance is primarily the
responsibility of? Answer: The contractor
⫸ You have a requirement for an online subscription to Engineering
News Record. The site owner requires payment before they will provide
the license code number to activate the annual subscription. Which
payment form is required? Answer: An advance payment
⫸ What agency does DoD typically delegate contract administrative
functions for supply contracts? Answer: Defense Contract Management
Agency
⫸ A purpose of a postaward orientation is to? Answer: Achieve a clear
and mutual understanding of all contract requirements
⫸ A contractor employee accidentally broke a test fixture that belongs
to the Government and is accountable to a Government contract.
Generally speaking? Answer: Contractors are not held liable for loss of
Government property
, ⫸ According to the FAR, the acquisition team? Answer: Includes the
contractor
⫸ With limited exceptions, a Contractor Performance Assessment
Reporting System (CPARS) report is required? Answer: When the
contract dollar value exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold
⫸ To be determined responsible by a contracting officer, a prospective
contractor must? Answer: Have adequate financial resources to perform
the contract, or the ability to obtain them
⫸ In ensuring overall quality of items and services received under a
contract, which of the following is the responsibility of the Government?
Answer: Quality assurance surveillance
⫸ The Government's preferred remedy to nonconforming goods or
services is? Answer: Allow the contractor to repair or replace the
nonconforming items, as long as there is still time left within the
required delivery schedule
⫸ Quality assurance policies and procedures found in FAR part 46?
Answer: Apply to both the Government and contractor
⫸ Contractors are responsible for Answer: Tendering to the
Government for acceptance only those supplies or services that conform
to contract quality requirements
BUNDLED EXAM 2026 VERIFIED STUDY
MATERIAL
⫸ When late in paying an otherwise acceptable invoice, the
Government will? Answer: Pay an interest penalty
⫸ When acquiring commercial items, quality assurance is primarily the
responsibility of? Answer: The contractor
⫸ You have a requirement for an online subscription to Engineering
News Record. The site owner requires payment before they will provide
the license code number to activate the annual subscription. Which
payment form is required? Answer: An advance payment
⫸ What agency does DoD typically delegate contract administrative
functions for supply contracts? Answer: Defense Contract Management
Agency
⫸ A purpose of a postaward orientation is to? Answer: Achieve a clear
and mutual understanding of all contract requirements
⫸ A contractor employee accidentally broke a test fixture that belongs
to the Government and is accountable to a Government contract.
Generally speaking? Answer: Contractors are not held liable for loss of
Government property
, ⫸ According to the FAR, the acquisition team? Answer: Includes the
contractor
⫸ With limited exceptions, a Contractor Performance Assessment
Reporting System (CPARS) report is required? Answer: When the
contract dollar value exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold
⫸ To be determined responsible by a contracting officer, a prospective
contractor must? Answer: Have adequate financial resources to perform
the contract, or the ability to obtain them
⫸ In ensuring overall quality of items and services received under a
contract, which of the following is the responsibility of the Government?
Answer: Quality assurance surveillance
⫸ The Government's preferred remedy to nonconforming goods or
services is? Answer: Allow the contractor to repair or replace the
nonconforming items, as long as there is still time left within the
required delivery schedule
⫸ Quality assurance policies and procedures found in FAR part 46?
Answer: Apply to both the Government and contractor
⫸ Contractors are responsible for Answer: Tendering to the
Government for acceptance only those supplies or services that conform
to contract quality requirements
