Fair and Reasonable Pricing, Responsible Sources, Sole-Source and Competitive
Negotiated Acquisitions, Source Selection Best Value, Proposal Analysis, Fixed-
Price Contracts, Certified Cost or Pricing Data, Commercial Item Acquisitions,
Competitive vs. Noncompetitive Quotations, Proposal Submission and
Timeliness, Clarifications, Price and Cost Analysis, Price Negotiation
Memorandum, FAR Part 15 Contracting by Negotiation, Discussions,
Prenegotiation Objectives, Competitive Range Determination, Tradeoff Source
Selection Process, Preaward Debriefings, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable
(LPTA) Evaluation, Micro-Purchase Threshold, Small Business Set-Asides, Final
Proposal Revisions, Uniform Contract Format, Protest Filing and Venues, U.S.
Court of Federal Claims, Government Accountability Office (GAO), Alternative
Dispute Resolution (ADR), Contracting Officer Conflict Resolution Exam
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It is the Government's pricing policy to purchase supplies and services at fair and reasonable
prices from?
Responsible sources
What are the two types of negotiated acquisitions?
Sole source and competitive
What is the objective of a source selection?
To select the proposal that represents the best value
, Which contract type shifts cost risk from the Government to the contractor?
Fixed-price
Which of the following best describes the purpose of proposal analysis?
To ensure the price is fair and reasonable
Which type of solicitation may require the submission of certified cost or pricing data?
Request for proposals
A contracting officer has the broadest discretion in fashioning suitable evaluation procedures
when considering?
Quotations
Which acquisition situation would warrant an exception to the requirement for certified cost or
pricing data?
Commercial item acquisition
A proposal submission time and date of 2 p.m. on February 3, 2020, appeared on the cover
page of a Government solicitation. Based on the information provided at FAR 52.215-1,
Instructions to Offerors - Competitive Acquisitions, which of the following proposals is late?
The contractor provided its proposal at 2:15 p.m. on February 3, 2020