CON 1300V CASE PART 0 SOLICITATION
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ The _____ is responsible for ensuring that the final price of a winning offer
is fair and reasonable. This is completed by _____ and _____ offered
prices..
Answer: 1. contracting officer2. evaluating3. documenting
◍ Which of the following is the correct title of a solicitation for negotiated
procedures?.
Answer: Request for proposals
◍ Contracting officers shall provide property to contractors only when it is
clearly demonstrated that:.
Answer: The overall benefit to the acquisition significantly outweighs the
increased cost of administration
◍ Cost Analysis _____ also be used on competitive fixed-price incentive
contracts..
Answer: MAY
◍ You're administering a large dollar non-commercial weapons contract. The
contracting officer asks to see the Contract data requirements lists in exhibit
B. Which UCF section in your contract would you refer to?.
Answer: Section J
◍ Agencies shall conduct market research;.
Answer: Appropriate to the circumstances
◍ Which offerors receive an amendment on a solicitation that has yet to
close?.
, Answer: All parties receiving the solicitation
◍ The seller has a choice in which forum to submit their protest. Protesting a
solicitation may be submitted to the agency, _____, or the _____ IAW FAR
33.101..
Answer: 1. Government Accountability Office (GAO)2. Court of Federal
Claims (COFC)
◍ Acquisition planning should begin:.
Answer: As soon as the agency need is identified
◍ The purpose of exchanging information with industry before receipt of
proposals is to:.
Answer: Improve the understanding of Government requirements and
industry capabilities
◍ You are a DOD contracting officer and have used simplified acquisition
procedures under FAR part 13 to award a commercial purchase order for
supplies. Given only this information, which form is most appropriate to use
should you need to modify you purchase order?.
Answer: SF 30, amendment of solicitation/ modification of contract
◍ A contractor is developing their pricing strategy in a competitive
environment. Knowing the required effort will result in follow-on contracts,
the contractor submits an offer below anticipated costs with the plan to
recover any losses by increasing the price on follow-on efforts. This pricing
strategy is referred to as:.
Answer: Buying-in
◍ Incentive contracts are designed to obtain specific acquisition objectives by:.
Answer: Motivating contractor efforts that might not otherwise be
emphasized
◍ One day after publicizing and releasing a solicitation, the contracting officer
realizes that the contract line items need to be reorganized. The contracting
officer must:.
Answer: Amend the solicitation, changing the contract line items
, ◍ What is FPR?.
Answer: Final Proposal Revision
◍ You are a proposal manager for a large defense contractor, leading your
company's effort to win a contract. In order to determine the page limit for
your proposal, which section in the request for proposal should you review?.
Answer: Section L - Instructions, conditions, and notices to offerors or
respondents
◍ The SSA will usually take the following steps to make his/her final award
decision:.
Answer: 1. At the end of discussions/negotiations, the source selection
authority (SSA) provides the approval to request the Final Proposal
Revision (FPR)2. Once this approval occurs, the FPR request will be sent to
the offerors explaining that the Government intends to make award without
obtaining further revisions3. The Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB)
will conduct the final evaluation of the final proposals based on the
evaluation criteria from the solicitation and make a recommendation to the
SSA4. The SSA will then make a final award decision and document it in
the Source Selection Decision Document (SSDD)5. The Contracting Officer
will then create the award and the SSDD will be filed in the contract
◍ At what dollar value must a contracting officer synopsize a proposed
contract action in the Governmentwide point of entry (GPE)?.
Answer: Expected to exceed $25,000
◍ An overarching principle for responding to questions from all potential
offerors is:.
Answer: Fairness
◍ Provisions and clauses should be incorporated by reference in solicitations
and contracts:.
Answer: To the maximum practicable extent, rather than being incorporated
in full text
◍ Basic Steps in the Negotiation Process, 4 Steps:.
ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◍ The _____ is responsible for ensuring that the final price of a winning offer
is fair and reasonable. This is completed by _____ and _____ offered
prices..
Answer: 1. contracting officer2. evaluating3. documenting
◍ Which of the following is the correct title of a solicitation for negotiated
procedures?.
Answer: Request for proposals
◍ Contracting officers shall provide property to contractors only when it is
clearly demonstrated that:.
Answer: The overall benefit to the acquisition significantly outweighs the
increased cost of administration
◍ Cost Analysis _____ also be used on competitive fixed-price incentive
contracts..
Answer: MAY
◍ You're administering a large dollar non-commercial weapons contract. The
contracting officer asks to see the Contract data requirements lists in exhibit
B. Which UCF section in your contract would you refer to?.
Answer: Section J
◍ Agencies shall conduct market research;.
Answer: Appropriate to the circumstances
◍ Which offerors receive an amendment on a solicitation that has yet to
close?.
, Answer: All parties receiving the solicitation
◍ The seller has a choice in which forum to submit their protest. Protesting a
solicitation may be submitted to the agency, _____, or the _____ IAW FAR
33.101..
Answer: 1. Government Accountability Office (GAO)2. Court of Federal
Claims (COFC)
◍ Acquisition planning should begin:.
Answer: As soon as the agency need is identified
◍ The purpose of exchanging information with industry before receipt of
proposals is to:.
Answer: Improve the understanding of Government requirements and
industry capabilities
◍ You are a DOD contracting officer and have used simplified acquisition
procedures under FAR part 13 to award a commercial purchase order for
supplies. Given only this information, which form is most appropriate to use
should you need to modify you purchase order?.
Answer: SF 30, amendment of solicitation/ modification of contract
◍ A contractor is developing their pricing strategy in a competitive
environment. Knowing the required effort will result in follow-on contracts,
the contractor submits an offer below anticipated costs with the plan to
recover any losses by increasing the price on follow-on efforts. This pricing
strategy is referred to as:.
Answer: Buying-in
◍ Incentive contracts are designed to obtain specific acquisition objectives by:.
Answer: Motivating contractor efforts that might not otherwise be
emphasized
◍ One day after publicizing and releasing a solicitation, the contracting officer
realizes that the contract line items need to be reorganized. The contracting
officer must:.
Answer: Amend the solicitation, changing the contract line items
, ◍ What is FPR?.
Answer: Final Proposal Revision
◍ You are a proposal manager for a large defense contractor, leading your
company's effort to win a contract. In order to determine the page limit for
your proposal, which section in the request for proposal should you review?.
Answer: Section L - Instructions, conditions, and notices to offerors or
respondents
◍ The SSA will usually take the following steps to make his/her final award
decision:.
Answer: 1. At the end of discussions/negotiations, the source selection
authority (SSA) provides the approval to request the Final Proposal
Revision (FPR)2. Once this approval occurs, the FPR request will be sent to
the offerors explaining that the Government intends to make award without
obtaining further revisions3. The Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB)
will conduct the final evaluation of the final proposals based on the
evaluation criteria from the solicitation and make a recommendation to the
SSA4. The SSA will then make a final award decision and document it in
the Source Selection Decision Document (SSDD)5. The Contracting Officer
will then create the award and the SSDD will be filed in the contract
◍ At what dollar value must a contracting officer synopsize a proposed
contract action in the Governmentwide point of entry (GPE)?.
Answer: Expected to exceed $25,000
◍ An overarching principle for responding to questions from all potential
offerors is:.
Answer: Fairness
◍ Provisions and clauses should be incorporated by reference in solicitations
and contracts:.
Answer: To the maximum practicable extent, rather than being incorporated
in full text
◍ Basic Steps in the Negotiation Process, 4 Steps:.
