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What are the 3 phases of contract life cycle? Pre-Award, Award, and Post-Award
The Pre-award phase consists of 2 primary activities, what
Develop Solicitation and Develop Otter
are they?
What one activity is in the award phase? Form the Contract
The post-award phase is comprised of 2 primary activities,
Perform Contract and Close Contract
what are they?
Who develops a solitication? The Government and the buyer
Who prepares an otter? The Contractor and the seller
During the post-award phase while the contract is being
The seller
performed, who has the responsibility for quality?
What is the means by acquiring by contract with appro-
priated funds of supplies or services by and for the use of Acquisition
the Federal Government through purchase or lease?
What FAR part covers personal conflict of interest? FAR Part 3
What FAR part covers organizational conflict of interest? FAR Part 9
Who has the authority to the maximum extent practicable
and consistent with law, to determine the application of The Contracting Oflcer
rules, regulations, and policies, on a specific contract?
The Acquisition Team, Contractor, Otterors, and The Con-
Openness for the contracting oflcer applies primarily to?
tracting Team
Determination is a conclusion or decision supported by
What is a Determination and Findings (D&F)?
the findings.
What is a special form of written approval by an autho-
rized oflcial that is required by statute or regulation as a A Determination and Findings (D&F)
prerequisite to taking certain contract actions.
Deviation
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What is it called when a practice of conducting acquisition
actions of any kind at any stage of the acquisition process
that is inconsistent with the FAR?
What is a summary of the contractor's proposal, any field
pricing assistance recommendations, including the rea-
sons for any pertinent variances from them, the Govern-
ment's negotiation objective, and the negotiated position.
Where the determination of a fair and reasonable price is
Negotiation
based on cost analysis, the summary shall address each
major cost element. When determination of a fair and
reasonable price is based on price analysis, the summary
shall include the source and type of data used to support
the determination.
You need to document a business decision, such as the
use of a specific contract type. What document will you A Determination and Findings (D&F)
create?
At the conclusion of negotiations, the contracting oflcer
Price Negotiation Memorandum (PNM)
will complete a what?
Prior to negotiation a sole source contract, the contracting
Justification and Approval (J&A)
oflcer must complete a what?
This form is used to award negotiated contracts in which
signatures of both parties on a single document is appro- SF 26 - Award/Contract
priate.
This form is used to amend any solicitation or modify any SF 30 - Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Con-
contract. tract
This form may be used to award either negotiated con-
SF 33 - Solicitation, Otter, and Award
tracts or contracts utilizing sealed bidding.
This form is used for soliciting otters and awarding
contracts expected to exceed the simplified acquisition
,threshold. These acquisitions must be for: (1) construc-
tion, alteration or repair; OR (2) dismantling, demolition, SF 1442 - Solicitation, Otter & Award
or removal of improvements.
This form is required for solicitations for commercial items
if the acquisition will exceed the simplified acquisition SF 1449 - Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial
threshold. It is encouraged for commercial acquisitions Items
not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.
This form is used for placing orders under indefinite-de-
livery contracts or if the SF 1449 is not used under simpli- DD 1155 - Order for Supplies or Services
fied acquisition procedures.
This form is used to facilitate a structured approach to
DD 1547 - Record of Weighted Guidelines Application
profit/fee analysis.
What aids both the Government and contractor personnel
to (1) achieve a clear and mutual understanding of all con-
Postaward Orientation
tract requirements, and (2) identify and resolve potential
problems.
The general rule is to avoid strictly any conflict of interest
What is the general rule for ethical behavior? or even the appearance of a conflict of interest in Govern-
ment-contractor relationships.
What was passed to deter subcontractors from making
payments and contractors from accepting payments for
the purpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding favor- The Anti-Kickback Act of 1986
able treatment in connection with a prime contract or a
subcontract relating to a prime contract?
Any contractor bid or proposal information delivered to
the Government with restrictions on its use, modification,
reproduction, release, performance, or display may not A Non-Disclosure Agreement
be provided to third parties unless the intended recipient
completes and signs a what?
, A what is a situation in which a covered employee has
a financial interest, personal activity, or relationship that
could impair the employee's ability to act impartially and Personal Conflict of Interest
in the best interest of the Government when performing
under the contract.
A contracting oflcer shall not knowingly award a contract
to WHO or to a business concern or other organization a Government employee
owned or substantially owned by this person (FAR 3.601).
What does OCI stand for? Organizational Conflicts of Interest
An what 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 Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI)
competitive advantage in the marketplace when compet-
ing for government work where that unfair advantage is
obtained performing a government contract.
(1) Unequal Access, (2) Impaired Objectivity, and (3) Bi-
What are the 3 broad categories of OCI?
ased Ground Rules
What is an unfair competitive advantage typically surfaces
when a contractor obtains information not generally avail-
Unequal Access (part of OCI)
able to competitors where such information would assist
the contractor in winning the contract award?
This may happen when a support contractor is perform-
ing duties that involve assessing or evaluating itself or a Impaired Objectivity (part of OCI)
related entity.
This most often occurs when the contractor is writing the
Statement of Work, performing systems engineering, or Biased Ground rules (part of OCI)
providing technical direction ettorts.
(1) Avoid), (2) Neutralize, and (3) Mitigate
What are the 3 phases of contract life cycle? Pre-Award, Award, and Post-Award
The Pre-award phase consists of 2 primary activities, what
Develop Solicitation and Develop Otter
are they?
What one activity is in the award phase? Form the Contract
The post-award phase is comprised of 2 primary activities,
Perform Contract and Close Contract
what are they?
Who develops a solitication? The Government and the buyer
Who prepares an otter? The Contractor and the seller
During the post-award phase while the contract is being
The seller
performed, who has the responsibility for quality?
What is the means by acquiring by contract with appro-
priated funds of supplies or services by and for the use of Acquisition
the Federal Government through purchase or lease?
What FAR part covers personal conflict of interest? FAR Part 3
What FAR part covers organizational conflict of interest? FAR Part 9
Who has the authority to the maximum extent practicable
and consistent with law, to determine the application of The Contracting Oflcer
rules, regulations, and policies, on a specific contract?
The Acquisition Team, Contractor, Otterors, and The Con-
Openness for the contracting oflcer applies primarily to?
tracting Team
Determination is a conclusion or decision supported by
What is a Determination and Findings (D&F)?
the findings.
What is a special form of written approval by an autho-
rized oflcial that is required by statute or regulation as a A Determination and Findings (D&F)
prerequisite to taking certain contract actions.
Deviation
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What is it called when a practice of conducting acquisition
actions of any kind at any stage of the acquisition process
that is inconsistent with the FAR?
What is a summary of the contractor's proposal, any field
pricing assistance recommendations, including the rea-
sons for any pertinent variances from them, the Govern-
ment's negotiation objective, and the negotiated position.
Where the determination of a fair and reasonable price is
Negotiation
based on cost analysis, the summary shall address each
major cost element. When determination of a fair and
reasonable price is based on price analysis, the summary
shall include the source and type of data used to support
the determination.
You need to document a business decision, such as the
use of a specific contract type. What document will you A Determination and Findings (D&F)
create?
At the conclusion of negotiations, the contracting oflcer
Price Negotiation Memorandum (PNM)
will complete a what?
Prior to negotiation a sole source contract, the contracting
Justification and Approval (J&A)
oflcer must complete a what?
This form is used to award negotiated contracts in which
signatures of both parties on a single document is appro- SF 26 - Award/Contract
priate.
This form is used to amend any solicitation or modify any SF 30 - Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Con-
contract. tract
This form may be used to award either negotiated con-
SF 33 - Solicitation, Otter, and Award
tracts or contracts utilizing sealed bidding.
This form is used for soliciting otters and awarding
contracts expected to exceed the simplified acquisition
,threshold. These acquisitions must be for: (1) construc-
tion, alteration or repair; OR (2) dismantling, demolition, SF 1442 - Solicitation, Otter & Award
or removal of improvements.
This form is required for solicitations for commercial items
if the acquisition will exceed the simplified acquisition SF 1449 - Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial
threshold. It is encouraged for commercial acquisitions Items
not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold.
This form is used for placing orders under indefinite-de-
livery contracts or if the SF 1449 is not used under simpli- DD 1155 - Order for Supplies or Services
fied acquisition procedures.
This form is used to facilitate a structured approach to
DD 1547 - Record of Weighted Guidelines Application
profit/fee analysis.
What aids both the Government and contractor personnel
to (1) achieve a clear and mutual understanding of all con-
Postaward Orientation
tract requirements, and (2) identify and resolve potential
problems.
The general rule is to avoid strictly any conflict of interest
What is the general rule for ethical behavior? or even the appearance of a conflict of interest in Govern-
ment-contractor relationships.
What was passed to deter subcontractors from making
payments and contractors from accepting payments for
the purpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding favor- The Anti-Kickback Act of 1986
able treatment in connection with a prime contract or a
subcontract relating to a prime contract?
Any contractor bid or proposal information delivered to
the Government with restrictions on its use, modification,
reproduction, release, performance, or display may not A Non-Disclosure Agreement
be provided to third parties unless the intended recipient
completes and signs a what?
, A what is a situation in which a covered employee has
a financial interest, personal activity, or relationship that
could impair the employee's ability to act impartially and Personal Conflict of Interest
in the best interest of the Government when performing
under the contract.
A contracting oflcer shall not knowingly award a contract
to WHO or to a business concern or other organization a Government employee
owned or substantially owned by this person (FAR 3.601).
What does OCI stand for? Organizational Conflicts of Interest
An what 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 Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI)
competitive advantage in the marketplace when compet-
ing for government work where that unfair advantage is
obtained performing a government contract.
(1) Unequal Access, (2) Impaired Objectivity, and (3) Bi-
What are the 3 broad categories of OCI?
ased Ground Rules
What is an unfair competitive advantage typically surfaces
when a contractor obtains information not generally avail-
Unequal Access (part of OCI)
able to competitors where such information would assist
the contractor in winning the contract award?
This may happen when a support contractor is perform-
ing duties that involve assessing or evaluating itself or a Impaired Objectivity (part of OCI)
related entity.
This most often occurs when the contractor is writing the
Statement of Work, performing systems engineering, or Biased Ground rules (part of OCI)
providing technical direction ettorts.
(1) Avoid), (2) Neutralize, and (3) Mitigate
