CON 3990 EXAM UPDATED MOST TESTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+| UPDATED 2026/2027
FAR Part 1 ✔️Federal Acquisition Regulation System
FAR Part 2 ✔️Definitions of Words and Terms
FAR Part 3 ✔️Improper Business Practices & Personal Conflicts of Interest
FAR Part 4 ✔️Administrative Matters
FAR Part 5 ✔️Publicizing Contract Actions
FAR Part 6 ✔️Competitive Requirements
FAR Part 7 ✔️Acquisition Planning
FAR Part 8 ✔️Required Sources of Supplies and Service
FAR Part 10 ✔️Market Research
FAR Part 12 ✔️Acquisition of Commercial Items
FAR Part 13 ✔️Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP)
FAR Part 15 ✔️Contract by Negotiation
FAR Part 16 ✔️Types of Contracts
FAR Part 19 ✔️Small Business Programs
FAR Part 31 ✔️Contract Cost Principles & Procedures
FAR Part 33 ✔️Protests, Disputes, and Appeals
FAR Part 42 ✔️Contract Administration & Audit Services
FAR Part 44 ✔️Subcontracting Policies & Procedures
FAR Part 46 ✔️Quality Assurance
FAR Part 49 ✔️Termination of Contracts
FAR Part 50 ✔️Extraordinary contractual actions and safety act
FAR Part 51 ✔️Use of Government Sources by Contractors
FAR Part 52 ✔️Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses
FAR Part 53 ✔️FORMS
Contracting Life Cycle Phases ✔️1. Pre-Award
2. Award
3. Post Award
Communication and Decision Making Bias ✔️1. Minimize influence of Personal biases
2. Maximize the likelihood of a successful result.
3. Facilitate communication among affected parties.
Minimize the Effect of Personal Biases ✔️The contracting professional should strive to minimize the influence of personal biases.
,Maximize the likelihood of Successful Results ✔️1. AR 1.102-4(e) states that contracting officers "should take the lead in encouraging business
process innovations and ensuring that business decisions are sound."
Facilitate Communications Among Affected Parties ✔️1. Effective communication minimizes the effect of personal biases, maximizes the
likelihood of successful results, and facilitates communications among affected stakeholders.
Cost, quality and timeliness of products and services ✔️1. FAR 1.102-2(a) tells contracting professionals that a guiding principle is to satisfy
customers in terms of cost, quality, and timeliness of the delivered product or service.
Contracting Officer Representative (COR) ✔️1. FAR 1.602-2(d)(7) states that contracting officers shall designate CORs in writing and furnish
copies to the contractor and the contract administration office
Standards of conduct ✔️1. FAR 3.101-1 tells us Government business shall be conducted in a manner above reproach and, except as authorized
by statute or regulation, with complete impartiality and with preferential treatment for none.
Methods of disseminating information ✔️1. For proposed contract actions expected to exceed $25,000, by synopsizing in theGovernment-wide
Point of Entry (GPE).For proposed contract actions expected to exceed $15,000, but not expected to exceed$25,000. by displaying in a public
place.
Justification and Approval (J&A) ✔️2.FAR 6.303-1(a) states a contracting officer shall not commence negotiations for a sole source
contract,commence negotiations for a contract resulting from an unsolicited proposal, or award any othercontract without providing for full
and open competition unless the contracting officer-
I. Justifies, if required in FAR 6.302, the use of such actions in writing;
II. Certifies the accuracy and completeness of the justification;
III. (and) Obtains the approval required by FAR 6.304.
Post award orientation: ✔️1. FAR 42.501(a) states a post award orientation aids both Government and contractor personnel to (1) achieve a
clear and mutual understanding of all contract requirements, and (2) identify and resolve potential problems. However, it is not a substitute for
the contractor's fully understanding the work requirements at the time offers are submitted, nor is it to be used to alter the final agreement
arrived at in any negotiations leading to contract award.
Standards of Conduct: ✔️1. (FAR 3.101-1). Transactions relating to the expenditure of public funds require the highest degree of public trust and
an impeccable standard of conduct. The general rule is to avoid strictly any conflict of interest, or even the appearance of a conflict of interest
in government-contractor relationships.
Solicitation and Acceptance of Gratuities by Government Personnel ✔️The overarching rule on accepting gifts from contractor/employees is at
(FAR 3.101-2). You may not solicit gifts from anyone, for any reason. This means for yourself or for others. Federal employees are prohibited
from soliciting or accepting gifts.
Disclosures ✔️No person or other entity may disclose contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information to any person
other than a person authorized, in accordance with applicable agency regulations or procedures, by the agency head or the contracting officer.
Contracts with Government Employees: ✔️A contracting officer shall not knowingly award a contract to a Government employee or to a
business concern or other organization owned or substantially owned or controlled by one or more Government employees (FAR 3.601).
Personal Conflicts of interest: ✔️FAR part 3 covers polices and procedures related to avoiding improper business practices and personal conflicts
of interest. A "personal conflict of interest" is a situation where an individual is employed by a defense contractor company and is in a position
to materially influence DOD's recommendations and/or decisions and, because of his/her personal activities, relationships, or financial
interests, may lack or appear to lack objectivity, or appear to be unduly influenced by personal financial interest.
Organizational Conflicts of interest: ✔️An OCI is the existence of a set of circumstances in which a contractor may be unable to render impartial
advice to the government, or might have impaired objectivity in performing contracted work, or may obtain an unfair competitive advantage in
the marketplace when competing for government work where that unfair advantage is obtained performing a government contract.
There are three broad categories of Organizational Conflicts of interest OCI: ✔️1. Unequal Access
2. Impaired Objectivity
3. Biased Ground Rules
, Three basic approaches available to contractors and the Agency for dealing with OCI issues, as follows: ✔️1. Avoid - Prevent the occurrence of an
actual or potential OCI through actions such as excluding sources from competition or eliminating a segment of work from a contract or task.
2. Neutralize - Negate, through a specific action, potential or actual OCI related to either a contractor's objectivity during contract performance,
or unfair competitive advantage. Specific actions could include encouraging and facilitating support contractor recusal, excluding or severely
limiting support contractor participation in source selection activities, and/or otherwise barring access to competition sensitive data.
3. Mitigate - Reduce or alleviate the impact of unavoidable OCIs to an acceptable level of risk so that the government's interests with regard to
fair competition and contract performance are not prejudiced. This is facilitated in developing an OCI mitigation plan (DFARS 209.571-4).
Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct: ✔️1. Per FAR 3.1002, Government contractors must conduct themselves with the highest
degree of integrity and honesty. Contractors should have a written code of business ethics and conduct.
Facilities and Capital Cost of Money Form ✔️DD1861
Weighted Guidelines Form ✔️DD FORM 1547
Abstract of Offers Form ✔️SF1409
On the spot/over the counter Form ✔️SF 44
Contract Security Specs Form ✔️DD254
Contract Modifications Form ✔️SF30
Construction Form ✔️SF 1442
Negotiated Contracts Form ✔️
Simplified Acquisitions Form ✔️
Sealed Bid Form ✔️
Commercial Acquisition Form ✔️SF 1449
Treatment of contractors must be: ✔️FAR 1.62-2(d)(7)
Impartial
Fair
Equitable
Methods of disseminating information: ✔️FAR 5.101
Publishing synopsis in a public place above 15K and in the government point of entry above 25k.
Contract Files: ✔️FAR subpart 4.8
Tells the story of the contract and is filed in the national archives upon close out.
Electronic Commerce ✔️(FAR 4.502)
Use it whenever possible as a cost saving measure.
Cost, quality and timeliness ✔️Satisfy the customer in terms of Cost, quality and timeliness of the delivered product or service. The principal
customers for the product or service provided by the system are the users and line managers, acting on behalf of the American taxpayer.
Determination and findings: ✔️FAR 1.701
Determination is your conclusion, and the findings are what is used to justify and validate the determination.
Justification and approvals: ✔️FAR 6.303-1(a), 6.302, 6.304
Used when less than full and open competition is used. It is the justification for that use. Approval levels are based on dollar thresholds in the
FAR and DFARS.
FAR Part 1 ✔️Federal Acquisition Regulation System
FAR Part 2 ✔️Definitions of Words and Terms
FAR Part 3 ✔️Improper Business Practices & Personal Conflicts of Interest
FAR Part 4 ✔️Administrative Matters
FAR Part 5 ✔️Publicizing Contract Actions
FAR Part 6 ✔️Competitive Requirements
FAR Part 7 ✔️Acquisition Planning
FAR Part 8 ✔️Required Sources of Supplies and Service
FAR Part 10 ✔️Market Research
FAR Part 12 ✔️Acquisition of Commercial Items
FAR Part 13 ✔️Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP)
FAR Part 15 ✔️Contract by Negotiation
FAR Part 16 ✔️Types of Contracts
FAR Part 19 ✔️Small Business Programs
FAR Part 31 ✔️Contract Cost Principles & Procedures
FAR Part 33 ✔️Protests, Disputes, and Appeals
FAR Part 42 ✔️Contract Administration & Audit Services
FAR Part 44 ✔️Subcontracting Policies & Procedures
FAR Part 46 ✔️Quality Assurance
FAR Part 49 ✔️Termination of Contracts
FAR Part 50 ✔️Extraordinary contractual actions and safety act
FAR Part 51 ✔️Use of Government Sources by Contractors
FAR Part 52 ✔️Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses
FAR Part 53 ✔️FORMS
Contracting Life Cycle Phases ✔️1. Pre-Award
2. Award
3. Post Award
Communication and Decision Making Bias ✔️1. Minimize influence of Personal biases
2. Maximize the likelihood of a successful result.
3. Facilitate communication among affected parties.
Minimize the Effect of Personal Biases ✔️The contracting professional should strive to minimize the influence of personal biases.
,Maximize the likelihood of Successful Results ✔️1. AR 1.102-4(e) states that contracting officers "should take the lead in encouraging business
process innovations and ensuring that business decisions are sound."
Facilitate Communications Among Affected Parties ✔️1. Effective communication minimizes the effect of personal biases, maximizes the
likelihood of successful results, and facilitates communications among affected stakeholders.
Cost, quality and timeliness of products and services ✔️1. FAR 1.102-2(a) tells contracting professionals that a guiding principle is to satisfy
customers in terms of cost, quality, and timeliness of the delivered product or service.
Contracting Officer Representative (COR) ✔️1. FAR 1.602-2(d)(7) states that contracting officers shall designate CORs in writing and furnish
copies to the contractor and the contract administration office
Standards of conduct ✔️1. FAR 3.101-1 tells us Government business shall be conducted in a manner above reproach and, except as authorized
by statute or regulation, with complete impartiality and with preferential treatment for none.
Methods of disseminating information ✔️1. For proposed contract actions expected to exceed $25,000, by synopsizing in theGovernment-wide
Point of Entry (GPE).For proposed contract actions expected to exceed $15,000, but not expected to exceed$25,000. by displaying in a public
place.
Justification and Approval (J&A) ✔️2.FAR 6.303-1(a) states a contracting officer shall not commence negotiations for a sole source
contract,commence negotiations for a contract resulting from an unsolicited proposal, or award any othercontract without providing for full
and open competition unless the contracting officer-
I. Justifies, if required in FAR 6.302, the use of such actions in writing;
II. Certifies the accuracy and completeness of the justification;
III. (and) Obtains the approval required by FAR 6.304.
Post award orientation: ✔️1. FAR 42.501(a) states a post award orientation aids both Government and contractor personnel to (1) achieve a
clear and mutual understanding of all contract requirements, and (2) identify and resolve potential problems. However, it is not a substitute for
the contractor's fully understanding the work requirements at the time offers are submitted, nor is it to be used to alter the final agreement
arrived at in any negotiations leading to contract award.
Standards of Conduct: ✔️1. (FAR 3.101-1). Transactions relating to the expenditure of public funds require the highest degree of public trust and
an impeccable standard of conduct. The general rule is to avoid strictly any conflict of interest, or even the appearance of a conflict of interest
in government-contractor relationships.
Solicitation and Acceptance of Gratuities by Government Personnel ✔️The overarching rule on accepting gifts from contractor/employees is at
(FAR 3.101-2). You may not solicit gifts from anyone, for any reason. This means for yourself or for others. Federal employees are prohibited
from soliciting or accepting gifts.
Disclosures ✔️No person or other entity may disclose contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information to any person
other than a person authorized, in accordance with applicable agency regulations or procedures, by the agency head or the contracting officer.
Contracts with Government Employees: ✔️A contracting officer shall not knowingly award a contract to a Government employee or to a
business concern or other organization owned or substantially owned or controlled by one or more Government employees (FAR 3.601).
Personal Conflicts of interest: ✔️FAR part 3 covers polices and procedures related to avoiding improper business practices and personal conflicts
of interest. A "personal conflict of interest" is a situation where an individual is employed by a defense contractor company and is in a position
to materially influence DOD's recommendations and/or decisions and, because of his/her personal activities, relationships, or financial
interests, may lack or appear to lack objectivity, or appear to be unduly influenced by personal financial interest.
Organizational Conflicts of interest: ✔️An OCI is the existence of a set of circumstances in which a contractor may be unable to render impartial
advice to the government, or might have impaired objectivity in performing contracted work, or may obtain an unfair competitive advantage in
the marketplace when competing for government work where that unfair advantage is obtained performing a government contract.
There are three broad categories of Organizational Conflicts of interest OCI: ✔️1. Unequal Access
2. Impaired Objectivity
3. Biased Ground Rules
, Three basic approaches available to contractors and the Agency for dealing with OCI issues, as follows: ✔️1. Avoid - Prevent the occurrence of an
actual or potential OCI through actions such as excluding sources from competition or eliminating a segment of work from a contract or task.
2. Neutralize - Negate, through a specific action, potential or actual OCI related to either a contractor's objectivity during contract performance,
or unfair competitive advantage. Specific actions could include encouraging and facilitating support contractor recusal, excluding or severely
limiting support contractor participation in source selection activities, and/or otherwise barring access to competition sensitive data.
3. Mitigate - Reduce or alleviate the impact of unavoidable OCIs to an acceptable level of risk so that the government's interests with regard to
fair competition and contract performance are not prejudiced. This is facilitated in developing an OCI mitigation plan (DFARS 209.571-4).
Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct: ✔️1. Per FAR 3.1002, Government contractors must conduct themselves with the highest
degree of integrity and honesty. Contractors should have a written code of business ethics and conduct.
Facilities and Capital Cost of Money Form ✔️DD1861
Weighted Guidelines Form ✔️DD FORM 1547
Abstract of Offers Form ✔️SF1409
On the spot/over the counter Form ✔️SF 44
Contract Security Specs Form ✔️DD254
Contract Modifications Form ✔️SF30
Construction Form ✔️SF 1442
Negotiated Contracts Form ✔️
Simplified Acquisitions Form ✔️
Sealed Bid Form ✔️
Commercial Acquisition Form ✔️SF 1449
Treatment of contractors must be: ✔️FAR 1.62-2(d)(7)
Impartial
Fair
Equitable
Methods of disseminating information: ✔️FAR 5.101
Publishing synopsis in a public place above 15K and in the government point of entry above 25k.
Contract Files: ✔️FAR subpart 4.8
Tells the story of the contract and is filed in the national archives upon close out.
Electronic Commerce ✔️(FAR 4.502)
Use it whenever possible as a cost saving measure.
Cost, quality and timeliness ✔️Satisfy the customer in terms of Cost, quality and timeliness of the delivered product or service. The principal
customers for the product or service provided by the system are the users and line managers, acting on behalf of the American taxpayer.
Determination and findings: ✔️FAR 1.701
Determination is your conclusion, and the findings are what is used to justify and validate the determination.
Justification and approvals: ✔️FAR 6.303-1(a), 6.302, 6.304
Used when less than full and open competition is used. It is the justification for that use. Approval levels are based on dollar thresholds in the
FAR and DFARS.
