CFCM UPDATED EVALUATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Contractor's arrangements to pay contingent fees for soliciting government contracts
have long been considered contrary to public policy because:
(a) They discourage competition
(b) Such arrangements may lead to attempted or actual exercise of improper influence
(c) They result in excessive overhead costs
(d) Accountability of costs is difficult to track - ✔✔(b) Such arrangements may lead to
attempted or actual exercise of improper influence
(FAR 3.402)
✔✔A contract with a corporation shall be signed:
(a) By the chief financial officer
(b) By the head of the contracts department
(c) In the corporate name, followed by the word "by" and the signature and title of the
person authorized to sign
(d) By the chief executive officer - ✔✔(c) In the corporate name, followed by the word
"by" and the signature and title of the person authorized to sign
(FAR 4.102)
✔✔What is the dollar threshold for public announcement of contract awards?
(a) $500,000
(b) $4,000,000
(c) $5,000,000
(d) $10,000,000 - ✔✔(b) $4,000,000
(FAR 5.303)
✔✔Acceptable methods for disseminating information on proposed contract actions
include:
(a) Assisting local trade associations in disseminating information to their members,
announcements in magazines at no cost, and phone calls
(b) Synopsis in the governmentwide point of entry, phone calls, and paid
advertisements
(c) Assisting local trade associations in disseminating information to their members,
announcements in magazines at no cost, and synopsis in the governmentwide point of
entry
(d) Paid advertisements in newspapers published and printed in the District of Columbia
when supplies and services will not be supplied/furnished in or around the District of
Columbia - ✔✔(c) Assisting local trade associations in disseminating information to their
members, announcements in magazines at no cost, and synopsis in the
governmentwide point of entry
,(FAR 5.101(a) & (b))
✔✔The contracting officer may use competitive proposals in lieu of sealed bids if:
(a) Time permits the solicitation, submission, and evaluation of sealed bids
(b) Award will be made on the basis of price and other price related factors
(c) It is necessary to conduct discussions
(d) The resulting contract will be with a small business - ✔✔(c) It is necessary to
conduct discussions
(FAR 6.401(b))
✔✔The contracting officer's certification can serve as approval of the justification for
other than full and open competition for a proposed contract NOT exceeding:
(a) $25,000
(b) $650,000
(c) $1,500,000
(d) $5,500,000 - ✔✔(b) $650,000
(FAR 6.304(a)(1))
✔✔FAR Part 6, Competition Requirements, applies to which of the following?
(a) A $1 million contract for construction
(b) A contract awarded using the simplified acquisition procedures of Part 13
(c) A contract modification for $1 million that is within the scope and under the terms of
an existing contract
(d) A $1 million task order placed against a task order contract entered into pursuant to
Subpart 16.5 - ✔✔(a) A $1 million contract for construction
(FAR 6.001(a), (c), (f))
✔✔If other than full and open competition is anticipated, the acquisition plan must be
coordinated with the cognizant:
(a) Competition advocate
(b) Head of the contracting activity
(c) Small business office
(d) Contract administrator - ✔✔(a) Competition advocate
(FAR 7.104(c))
✔✔Acquisition planning should begin:
(a) When a purchase request is received
(b) When a statement of work is received
(c) As soon as the agency need is identified
,(d) Within 30 days of receipt of the purchase request - ✔✔(c) As soon as the agency
need is identified
(FAR 7.104(a))
✔✔The Federal Supply program provides federal agencies with a simplified process for
obtaining commonly used commercial supplies and services at prices associated with
volume buying. It is directed and managed by the:
(a) Commerce Department
(b) Executive Department
(c) General Services Administration
(d) Defense Logistics Agency - ✔✔(c) General Services Administration
(FAR 8.402(a))
✔✔Which of the following is the name of GSA's electronic system that allows ordering
activities to post requirements, obtain quotes, and issue orders electronically?
(a) GSAAdvantage!
(b) GSA Stock
(c) e-Buy
(d) Customer Supply Center - ✔✔(c) e-Buy
(FAR 8.402(d))
✔✔In the event that the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) and nonprofit agencies
participating in the AbilityOne Program produce identical supplies, the ordering offices
shall purchase supplies from the following sources based on priority. Identify the source
that has first priority:
(a) AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies
(b) Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
(c) Commercial sources
(d) Federal Supply Schedules - ✔✔(b) Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
(FAR 8.603)
✔✔Normally, testing and approval is appropriate in contracts for:
(a) Research and development
(b) Products requiring qualifications before award
(c) Products normally sold in the commercial market
(d) Products requiring an approved first article to serve as a manufacturing standard -
✔✔(d) Products requiring an approved first article to serve as a manufacturing standard
(FAR 9.303)
✔✔A qualification requirement is a government requirement for:
, (a) Testing or other quality assurance demonstration that must be completed before
award
(b) Testing that must be completed before the first item is delivered under the contract
(c) Testing or other quality assurance demonstration that is always at the contractor's
expense
(d) Approving a contractor's quality system - ✔✔(a) Testing or other quality assurance
demonstration that must be completed before award
(FAR 9.202(a))
✔✔Agencies are required to use the results of market research to determine:
(a) If detailed government specifications exist
(b) A fair and reasonable price
(c) The government's requirements
(d) The extent to which commercial items or nondevelopmental items could satisfy the
need - ✔✔(d) The extent to which commercial items or nondevelopmental items could
satisfy the need
(FAR 10.001(a)(3))
✔✔If market research indicates that neither commercial items or nondevelopmental
items are available to satisfy agency needs, agencies:
(a) Must reevaluate the needs and determine whether it can be restated to permit
commercial or nondevelopmental items to satisfy them
(b) May set-aside the procurement
(c) Are authorized to pursue the acquisition as a restricted procurement
(d) Shall solicit and award any resultant contract using FAR Part 12 policies and
procedures - ✔✔(a) Must reevaluate the needs and determine whether it can be
restated to permit commercial or nondevelopmental items to satisfy them
(FAR 10.002(c),(d))
✔✔Contract delivery or performance schedules may be expressed by:
(a) The means determined by the requiring activity
(b) Specific number of days from the date of the contract
(c) Specific time for delivery after receipt by the buyer of each order under the contract
(d) Any means the contractor specified in its bid or proposal - ✔✔(b) Specific number of
days from the date of the contract
(FAR 11.403(a))
✔✔To the maximum extent practicable, acquisition officials should state all the following
requirements with respect to an acquisition of supplies or services, with the exception
of:
(a) Functions to be performed
SOLUTIONS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔Contractor's arrangements to pay contingent fees for soliciting government contracts
have long been considered contrary to public policy because:
(a) They discourage competition
(b) Such arrangements may lead to attempted or actual exercise of improper influence
(c) They result in excessive overhead costs
(d) Accountability of costs is difficult to track - ✔✔(b) Such arrangements may lead to
attempted or actual exercise of improper influence
(FAR 3.402)
✔✔A contract with a corporation shall be signed:
(a) By the chief financial officer
(b) By the head of the contracts department
(c) In the corporate name, followed by the word "by" and the signature and title of the
person authorized to sign
(d) By the chief executive officer - ✔✔(c) In the corporate name, followed by the word
"by" and the signature and title of the person authorized to sign
(FAR 4.102)
✔✔What is the dollar threshold for public announcement of contract awards?
(a) $500,000
(b) $4,000,000
(c) $5,000,000
(d) $10,000,000 - ✔✔(b) $4,000,000
(FAR 5.303)
✔✔Acceptable methods for disseminating information on proposed contract actions
include:
(a) Assisting local trade associations in disseminating information to their members,
announcements in magazines at no cost, and phone calls
(b) Synopsis in the governmentwide point of entry, phone calls, and paid
advertisements
(c) Assisting local trade associations in disseminating information to their members,
announcements in magazines at no cost, and synopsis in the governmentwide point of
entry
(d) Paid advertisements in newspapers published and printed in the District of Columbia
when supplies and services will not be supplied/furnished in or around the District of
Columbia - ✔✔(c) Assisting local trade associations in disseminating information to their
members, announcements in magazines at no cost, and synopsis in the
governmentwide point of entry
,(FAR 5.101(a) & (b))
✔✔The contracting officer may use competitive proposals in lieu of sealed bids if:
(a) Time permits the solicitation, submission, and evaluation of sealed bids
(b) Award will be made on the basis of price and other price related factors
(c) It is necessary to conduct discussions
(d) The resulting contract will be with a small business - ✔✔(c) It is necessary to
conduct discussions
(FAR 6.401(b))
✔✔The contracting officer's certification can serve as approval of the justification for
other than full and open competition for a proposed contract NOT exceeding:
(a) $25,000
(b) $650,000
(c) $1,500,000
(d) $5,500,000 - ✔✔(b) $650,000
(FAR 6.304(a)(1))
✔✔FAR Part 6, Competition Requirements, applies to which of the following?
(a) A $1 million contract for construction
(b) A contract awarded using the simplified acquisition procedures of Part 13
(c) A contract modification for $1 million that is within the scope and under the terms of
an existing contract
(d) A $1 million task order placed against a task order contract entered into pursuant to
Subpart 16.5 - ✔✔(a) A $1 million contract for construction
(FAR 6.001(a), (c), (f))
✔✔If other than full and open competition is anticipated, the acquisition plan must be
coordinated with the cognizant:
(a) Competition advocate
(b) Head of the contracting activity
(c) Small business office
(d) Contract administrator - ✔✔(a) Competition advocate
(FAR 7.104(c))
✔✔Acquisition planning should begin:
(a) When a purchase request is received
(b) When a statement of work is received
(c) As soon as the agency need is identified
,(d) Within 30 days of receipt of the purchase request - ✔✔(c) As soon as the agency
need is identified
(FAR 7.104(a))
✔✔The Federal Supply program provides federal agencies with a simplified process for
obtaining commonly used commercial supplies and services at prices associated with
volume buying. It is directed and managed by the:
(a) Commerce Department
(b) Executive Department
(c) General Services Administration
(d) Defense Logistics Agency - ✔✔(c) General Services Administration
(FAR 8.402(a))
✔✔Which of the following is the name of GSA's electronic system that allows ordering
activities to post requirements, obtain quotes, and issue orders electronically?
(a) GSAAdvantage!
(b) GSA Stock
(c) e-Buy
(d) Customer Supply Center - ✔✔(c) e-Buy
(FAR 8.402(d))
✔✔In the event that the Federal Prison Industries (FPI) and nonprofit agencies
participating in the AbilityOne Program produce identical supplies, the ordering offices
shall purchase supplies from the following sources based on priority. Identify the source
that has first priority:
(a) AbilityOne participating nonprofit agencies
(b) Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
(c) Commercial sources
(d) Federal Supply Schedules - ✔✔(b) Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
(FAR 8.603)
✔✔Normally, testing and approval is appropriate in contracts for:
(a) Research and development
(b) Products requiring qualifications before award
(c) Products normally sold in the commercial market
(d) Products requiring an approved first article to serve as a manufacturing standard -
✔✔(d) Products requiring an approved first article to serve as a manufacturing standard
(FAR 9.303)
✔✔A qualification requirement is a government requirement for:
, (a) Testing or other quality assurance demonstration that must be completed before
award
(b) Testing that must be completed before the first item is delivered under the contract
(c) Testing or other quality assurance demonstration that is always at the contractor's
expense
(d) Approving a contractor's quality system - ✔✔(a) Testing or other quality assurance
demonstration that must be completed before award
(FAR 9.202(a))
✔✔Agencies are required to use the results of market research to determine:
(a) If detailed government specifications exist
(b) A fair and reasonable price
(c) The government's requirements
(d) The extent to which commercial items or nondevelopmental items could satisfy the
need - ✔✔(d) The extent to which commercial items or nondevelopmental items could
satisfy the need
(FAR 10.001(a)(3))
✔✔If market research indicates that neither commercial items or nondevelopmental
items are available to satisfy agency needs, agencies:
(a) Must reevaluate the needs and determine whether it can be restated to permit
commercial or nondevelopmental items to satisfy them
(b) May set-aside the procurement
(c) Are authorized to pursue the acquisition as a restricted procurement
(d) Shall solicit and award any resultant contract using FAR Part 12 policies and
procedures - ✔✔(a) Must reevaluate the needs and determine whether it can be
restated to permit commercial or nondevelopmental items to satisfy them
(FAR 10.002(c),(d))
✔✔Contract delivery or performance schedules may be expressed by:
(a) The means determined by the requiring activity
(b) Specific number of days from the date of the contract
(c) Specific time for delivery after receipt by the buyer of each order under the contract
(d) Any means the contractor specified in its bid or proposal - ✔✔(b) Specific number of
days from the date of the contract
(FAR 11.403(a))
✔✔To the maximum extent practicable, acquisition officials should state all the following
requirements with respect to an acquisition of supplies or services, with the exception
of:
(a) Functions to be performed
