CON 1200V COMPREHENSIVE EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔A compelling proposal should be written using clear, concise, simple language
without jargon that is not widely known or can be misunderstood.
True
False - ✔✔True
✔✔How are contractors able to shape requirements to their offerings?
Verify that they are one of the only competitors
Reissue successful, previous bid documents to reduce time spent on development
Make recommendations to the government that will showcase how their solution is a
best fit
Solicit feedback only at industry exchanges. - ✔✔Make recommendations to the
government that will showcase how their solution is a best fit
✔✔What is a contract between a potential prime contractor and another contractor to
act as a subcontractor under a specified government contract?
Teaming agreement
Joint venture
Merger
Partnership - ✔✔Teaming agreement
✔✔All statements are true about proposal planning EXCEPT:
Well-written proposals should resonate with the agency's culture
Capture and proposal managers should draft quality assurance and quality control plans
Well-written proposals avoid concise and specific language, instead favoring a narrative
approach
Proposal planning is required for most RFPs and other types of solicitations - ✔✔Well-
written proposals avoid concise and specific language, instead favoring a narrative
approach
✔✔Which contract type below provides the least amount of risk to the contractor?
Firm-fixed-price
Cost-plus-incentive-fee
Cost-plus-fixed-fee
Fixed-price Incentive - ✔✔Cost-plus-fixed-fee
✔✔What contractor opportunity milestone is typically done within one day of receiving
the RFP?
, Milestone 1, interest decision
Milestone 2, Pursuit decision
Milestone 3, Preliminary bid decision
Milestone 4, Validate the bid decision - ✔✔Milestone 4, Validate the bid decision
✔✔ Which of the following statements is correct regarding the government's policy for
describing agency needs?
Market research should be used to limit competition to save procurement time.
Restrictive provisions can only be used to the extent necessary to meet agency needs
or as authorized by law
Requirements should be defined in terms that encourage offerors to supply
government-unique items
Prime contractors should not be required to incorporate commercial products as
components of the items being supplied to the agency - ✔✔Restrictive provisions can
only be used to the extent necessary to meet agency needs or as authorized by law
✔✔Which of the following types of requirements documents state desired outcomes
with associated standards for the services being acquired?
Design oriented document
Guide
Performance oriented document
Standards - ✔✔Performance oriented document
✔✔What statement is true regarding product and service codes?
Product and services codes should be selected based on the main product or service
being purchased
Most task orders contain only one product or service
Product and services codes do not need to be included in contract actions
Product and service codes indicate why certain product, services, and research and
development was purchased for each contract action - ✔✔Product and services codes
should be selected based on the main product or service being purchased
✔✔When should acquisition planning begin?
When a Source Selection Authority has been identified
When the requirement is received and accepted by the Contracting Officer
When certified funds become available
As soon as the agency need is identified - ✔✔As soon as the agency need is identified
✔✔According to FAR 7.105, a written acquisition plan has two main parts, which are:
AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔A compelling proposal should be written using clear, concise, simple language
without jargon that is not widely known or can be misunderstood.
True
False - ✔✔True
✔✔How are contractors able to shape requirements to their offerings?
Verify that they are one of the only competitors
Reissue successful, previous bid documents to reduce time spent on development
Make recommendations to the government that will showcase how their solution is a
best fit
Solicit feedback only at industry exchanges. - ✔✔Make recommendations to the
government that will showcase how their solution is a best fit
✔✔What is a contract between a potential prime contractor and another contractor to
act as a subcontractor under a specified government contract?
Teaming agreement
Joint venture
Merger
Partnership - ✔✔Teaming agreement
✔✔All statements are true about proposal planning EXCEPT:
Well-written proposals should resonate with the agency's culture
Capture and proposal managers should draft quality assurance and quality control plans
Well-written proposals avoid concise and specific language, instead favoring a narrative
approach
Proposal planning is required for most RFPs and other types of solicitations - ✔✔Well-
written proposals avoid concise and specific language, instead favoring a narrative
approach
✔✔Which contract type below provides the least amount of risk to the contractor?
Firm-fixed-price
Cost-plus-incentive-fee
Cost-plus-fixed-fee
Fixed-price Incentive - ✔✔Cost-plus-fixed-fee
✔✔What contractor opportunity milestone is typically done within one day of receiving
the RFP?
, Milestone 1, interest decision
Milestone 2, Pursuit decision
Milestone 3, Preliminary bid decision
Milestone 4, Validate the bid decision - ✔✔Milestone 4, Validate the bid decision
✔✔ Which of the following statements is correct regarding the government's policy for
describing agency needs?
Market research should be used to limit competition to save procurement time.
Restrictive provisions can only be used to the extent necessary to meet agency needs
or as authorized by law
Requirements should be defined in terms that encourage offerors to supply
government-unique items
Prime contractors should not be required to incorporate commercial products as
components of the items being supplied to the agency - ✔✔Restrictive provisions can
only be used to the extent necessary to meet agency needs or as authorized by law
✔✔Which of the following types of requirements documents state desired outcomes
with associated standards for the services being acquired?
Design oriented document
Guide
Performance oriented document
Standards - ✔✔Performance oriented document
✔✔What statement is true regarding product and service codes?
Product and services codes should be selected based on the main product or service
being purchased
Most task orders contain only one product or service
Product and services codes do not need to be included in contract actions
Product and service codes indicate why certain product, services, and research and
development was purchased for each contract action - ✔✔Product and services codes
should be selected based on the main product or service being purchased
✔✔When should acquisition planning begin?
When a Source Selection Authority has been identified
When the requirement is received and accepted by the Contracting Officer
When certified funds become available
As soon as the agency need is identified - ✔✔As soon as the agency need is identified
✔✔According to FAR 7.105, a written acquisition plan has two main parts, which are:
