RELATIVITY CERTIFIED ADMINISTRATOR
RCA PRACTICE ASSESSMENT PREP 2026
DETAILED QUESTIONS WITH VERY
ELABORATED ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
WELL ARRANGED GRADED A+
⩥ Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (1931). Answer: Apply to contractors
and subcontractors performing on federally funded or assisted contracts
in excess of $2,000 for the construction, alteration, or repair (including
painting and decorating) of public buildings or public works. Davis-
Bacon Act and Related Act CONTRACTORS/SUBCONTRACTORS
must pay their laborers and mechanics employed under the contract no
less than the LOCALLY PREVAILING WAGES AND FRINGE
BENEFITS for corresponding work on similar projects in the area.
⩥ McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act. Answer: Requires
contractors and subcontractors performing services on prime contracts in
excess of $2,500 to pay service employees in various classes no less than
the wage rates and fringe benefits
⩥ Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act. Answer: As amended, establishes
MIMUMUM WAGE, MAX HOURS, AND SAFETY FOR WORK ON
CONTRACTS in excess of $15,000 for the manufacturing or furnishing
of materials, supplies, articles, or equipment
,⩥ Copeland Anti-Kickback Act (1934). Answer: Supplement to Davis-
Bacon. Prohibits a FEDERAL BUILDING
CONTRACT/SUBCONTRACTOR from inducing an employee into
GIVING UP ANY PART OF THE COMPENSATION that he or she is
entitled to under the terms of his or her employment contract.
⩥ Fair Labor Standards Act (1938). Answer: Establishes minimum
wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards
affecting employees in the private sector and in FEDERAL, STATE &
LOCAL GOVERNMENT. It requires employers to pay covered
employees who are not otherwise exempt at least the federal minimum
wage and overtime pay of one-and-one-half-times the regular rate of pay
⩥ eBRAP. Answer: Dept of Defense system for proposal submissions
⩥ SF 272 Federal Cash Transactions Report. Answer: Contains a
quarterly breakdown of cash transactions on a grant record basis that is
used by the federal agency to review cash requirements and to ensure
that funds advanced to grantees are not idle. ONE GRANT
⩥ Yellow Book. Answer: A Yellow Book audit (Generally Accepted
Government Auditing Standards-GAGAS) is an independent assessment
that examines an organization's financial statements, internal controls,
and processes. It also looks for compliance with generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP) and other requirements related to
funding.
,⩥ Bayh-Dole Act. Answer: 1980; Meant to:
1) Encourage utilization of inventions arising from federal funding
2) Promote licensing and marketing to domestic small businesses
3) Promote the commercialization and public availability of inventions
made by US industry and labor
4) Support research partnership
⩥ Budget and Accounting Act. Answer: 1921
⩥ Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act. Answer:
1999
⩥ Byrd Amendment (2000). Answer: Restricts lobbying by recipients of
the federal funding; Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to influence
the executive or legislative branch in connection with certain actions,
such as awarding a federal contract, making a federal grant or entering
into a cooperative agreement.
⩥ Shelby Amendment. Answer: Enacted to permit members of the
public to gain access, through the Freedom of Information Act, to
research data generated through the use of public funds
⩥ Federal Technology Transfer Act. Answer: 1986
, ⩥ Technology Transfer Orders. Answer: 1968
⩥ Federal Laboratory Consortium. Answer:
⩥ Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act. Answer: 1980
⩥ NIH restricts IDC for foreign entities to:. Answer: 8% excluding
expenditures for equipment, capital expenditures, patient care costs,
tuition remission, rental costs of off-site facilities and subawards in
excess of $25,000.
⩥ STAR Metrics. Answer: A partnership between United States federal
science agencies and research institutions to document the return on
investment, research impact, and social outcomes of federally funded
research and development.
⩥ Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT). Answer: $250,000
⩥ Deemed Export. Answer: The sharing or release of controlled
technology or source code to a foreign person within the United States.
⩥ Fedconnect.net. Answer: Gateway to government opportunities,
acquisitions and grants
RCA PRACTICE ASSESSMENT PREP 2026
DETAILED QUESTIONS WITH VERY
ELABORATED ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
WELL ARRANGED GRADED A+
⩥ Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (1931). Answer: Apply to contractors
and subcontractors performing on federally funded or assisted contracts
in excess of $2,000 for the construction, alteration, or repair (including
painting and decorating) of public buildings or public works. Davis-
Bacon Act and Related Act CONTRACTORS/SUBCONTRACTORS
must pay their laborers and mechanics employed under the contract no
less than the LOCALLY PREVAILING WAGES AND FRINGE
BENEFITS for corresponding work on similar projects in the area.
⩥ McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act. Answer: Requires
contractors and subcontractors performing services on prime contracts in
excess of $2,500 to pay service employees in various classes no less than
the wage rates and fringe benefits
⩥ Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act. Answer: As amended, establishes
MIMUMUM WAGE, MAX HOURS, AND SAFETY FOR WORK ON
CONTRACTS in excess of $15,000 for the manufacturing or furnishing
of materials, supplies, articles, or equipment
,⩥ Copeland Anti-Kickback Act (1934). Answer: Supplement to Davis-
Bacon. Prohibits a FEDERAL BUILDING
CONTRACT/SUBCONTRACTOR from inducing an employee into
GIVING UP ANY PART OF THE COMPENSATION that he or she is
entitled to under the terms of his or her employment contract.
⩥ Fair Labor Standards Act (1938). Answer: Establishes minimum
wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards
affecting employees in the private sector and in FEDERAL, STATE &
LOCAL GOVERNMENT. It requires employers to pay covered
employees who are not otherwise exempt at least the federal minimum
wage and overtime pay of one-and-one-half-times the regular rate of pay
⩥ eBRAP. Answer: Dept of Defense system for proposal submissions
⩥ SF 272 Federal Cash Transactions Report. Answer: Contains a
quarterly breakdown of cash transactions on a grant record basis that is
used by the federal agency to review cash requirements and to ensure
that funds advanced to grantees are not idle. ONE GRANT
⩥ Yellow Book. Answer: A Yellow Book audit (Generally Accepted
Government Auditing Standards-GAGAS) is an independent assessment
that examines an organization's financial statements, internal controls,
and processes. It also looks for compliance with generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP) and other requirements related to
funding.
,⩥ Bayh-Dole Act. Answer: 1980; Meant to:
1) Encourage utilization of inventions arising from federal funding
2) Promote licensing and marketing to domestic small businesses
3) Promote the commercialization and public availability of inventions
made by US industry and labor
4) Support research partnership
⩥ Budget and Accounting Act. Answer: 1921
⩥ Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act. Answer:
1999
⩥ Byrd Amendment (2000). Answer: Restricts lobbying by recipients of
the federal funding; Prohibits the use of appropriated funds to influence
the executive or legislative branch in connection with certain actions,
such as awarding a federal contract, making a federal grant or entering
into a cooperative agreement.
⩥ Shelby Amendment. Answer: Enacted to permit members of the
public to gain access, through the Freedom of Information Act, to
research data generated through the use of public funds
⩥ Federal Technology Transfer Act. Answer: 1986
, ⩥ Technology Transfer Orders. Answer: 1968
⩥ Federal Laboratory Consortium. Answer:
⩥ Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act. Answer: 1980
⩥ NIH restricts IDC for foreign entities to:. Answer: 8% excluding
expenditures for equipment, capital expenditures, patient care costs,
tuition remission, rental costs of off-site facilities and subawards in
excess of $25,000.
⩥ STAR Metrics. Answer: A partnership between United States federal
science agencies and research institutions to document the return on
investment, research impact, and social outcomes of federally funded
research and development.
⩥ Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT). Answer: $250,000
⩥ Deemed Export. Answer: The sharing or release of controlled
technology or source code to a foreign person within the United States.
⩥ Fedconnect.net. Answer: Gateway to government opportunities,
acquisitions and grants
