CLM 023 REVIEW TIPS ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
✔✔Purchasing items on the Procurement List is _______ and is exempt if you are using
the Government Purchase Card, and a purchase exception has been granted by the
appropriate CNA. - ✔✔NOT Mandatory
✔✔The U.S. AbilityOne Commission (the Commission) is an independent federal
agency responsible for recommending the Fair Market Price (FMP) to the appropriate
Central Nonprofit Agency, National Industries for the Blind (NIB) or Source America for
negotiations with the contracting activity. - ✔✔False
✔✔If the same service can be purchased through the Federal Prison Industries (FPI)
and the Ability One Procurement List, the service should be purchased from the
Procurement List. - ✔✔True
✔✔Once supplies or services have been recommended for additional to the
Procurement List (PL), and negotiation with the participating nonprofit agencies (NPAs)
is complete, the __________ can use the authority of FAR 6.302-5, "Authorized or
Required by Statute" to make sole source procurements for items recommended to be
added to the PL. - ✔✔DOM Contracting Officer
✔✔ JWOD) Act requires the Government to purchase supplies or services that the
Commission determines are suitable to be added to the Procurement List (PL), at a Fair
Market Price (FMP), from AbilityOne-participating nonprofit agencies, if they are
available within the time period required. The supply or service must be on the PL prior
to purchase. - ✔✔The Javits-Wagner-O'Day
✔✔The U.S. AbilityOne Commission is an independent federal agency authorized by
the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Act and is responsible for overall leadership, strategic
guidance, and administration for the AbilityOne Program. - ✔✔True
, ✔✔The Central Nonprofit Agencies, the National Industries for the Blind (NIB),
SourceAmerica, and American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) are not government
agencies - ✔✔True
✔✔Federal Agencies through their decisions to add supplies and services to the
Procurement List, and to buy supplies and services on the Procurement List provide
participating nonprofit agencies (NPAs) the means to create employment opportunities
for people who are blind or have significant disabilities - ✔✔True
✔✔Central Nonprofit Agencies (NIB, SourceAmerica and American Foundation fo the
Blind) perform multiple roles representing their network of participating NPAs. They
directly interface with the Commission, NPAs, contracting activities, and recommend
supplies and services to the Commission for addition to the Procurement List. - ✔✔True
✔✔(PL) is the official list of products and services that the Commission has determined
suitable for procurement by Federal agencies and suitable for provision by people who
are blind or who have significant disabilities pursuant to the JWOD Act. The
Procurement List can be searched by noun, name, National Stock Number (NSN), or
Department. - ✔✔The Procurement List
✔✔The Procurement List can be searched by noun, name, National Stock Number
(NSN), or Department. - ✔✔True
✔✔has sole authority and responsibility for determining the FMP. The Contracting
activity should participate in developing appropriate pricing information and negotiate a
recommended FMP with the NPA/CNA using methods in FAR subpart 15.4. Once the
Commission establishes the FMP then the FMP becomes a price set by law FAR
15.403-1(c)(2). - ✔✔The Commision
✔✔shall make a fair and reasonable price determination prior to recommending a FMP
for the initial addition of a product or service to the PL. - ✔✔Contracting Officer
✔✔should reflect cost realism and represent a fair and reasonable price based on the
product or service, market research, pricing data, procurement history, and the unique
mission and workforce of the AbilityOne Program. This is a best value concept. - ✔✔fair
market price
✔✔Central Nonprofit Agencies and nonprofit agencies, working with government
contracting activities, recommend which supplies or services should be purchased
under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, and recommend the Fair Market Price to the
Commission for all items added to the Procurement List. - ✔✔True
SET A+
✔✔Purchasing items on the Procurement List is _______ and is exempt if you are using
the Government Purchase Card, and a purchase exception has been granted by the
appropriate CNA. - ✔✔NOT Mandatory
✔✔The U.S. AbilityOne Commission (the Commission) is an independent federal
agency responsible for recommending the Fair Market Price (FMP) to the appropriate
Central Nonprofit Agency, National Industries for the Blind (NIB) or Source America for
negotiations with the contracting activity. - ✔✔False
✔✔If the same service can be purchased through the Federal Prison Industries (FPI)
and the Ability One Procurement List, the service should be purchased from the
Procurement List. - ✔✔True
✔✔Once supplies or services have been recommended for additional to the
Procurement List (PL), and negotiation with the participating nonprofit agencies (NPAs)
is complete, the __________ can use the authority of FAR 6.302-5, "Authorized or
Required by Statute" to make sole source procurements for items recommended to be
added to the PL. - ✔✔DOM Contracting Officer
✔✔ JWOD) Act requires the Government to purchase supplies or services that the
Commission determines are suitable to be added to the Procurement List (PL), at a Fair
Market Price (FMP), from AbilityOne-participating nonprofit agencies, if they are
available within the time period required. The supply or service must be on the PL prior
to purchase. - ✔✔The Javits-Wagner-O'Day
✔✔The U.S. AbilityOne Commission is an independent federal agency authorized by
the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Act and is responsible for overall leadership, strategic
guidance, and administration for the AbilityOne Program. - ✔✔True
, ✔✔The Central Nonprofit Agencies, the National Industries for the Blind (NIB),
SourceAmerica, and American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) are not government
agencies - ✔✔True
✔✔Federal Agencies through their decisions to add supplies and services to the
Procurement List, and to buy supplies and services on the Procurement List provide
participating nonprofit agencies (NPAs) the means to create employment opportunities
for people who are blind or have significant disabilities - ✔✔True
✔✔Central Nonprofit Agencies (NIB, SourceAmerica and American Foundation fo the
Blind) perform multiple roles representing their network of participating NPAs. They
directly interface with the Commission, NPAs, contracting activities, and recommend
supplies and services to the Commission for addition to the Procurement List. - ✔✔True
✔✔(PL) is the official list of products and services that the Commission has determined
suitable for procurement by Federal agencies and suitable for provision by people who
are blind or who have significant disabilities pursuant to the JWOD Act. The
Procurement List can be searched by noun, name, National Stock Number (NSN), or
Department. - ✔✔The Procurement List
✔✔The Procurement List can be searched by noun, name, National Stock Number
(NSN), or Department. - ✔✔True
✔✔has sole authority and responsibility for determining the FMP. The Contracting
activity should participate in developing appropriate pricing information and negotiate a
recommended FMP with the NPA/CNA using methods in FAR subpart 15.4. Once the
Commission establishes the FMP then the FMP becomes a price set by law FAR
15.403-1(c)(2). - ✔✔The Commision
✔✔shall make a fair and reasonable price determination prior to recommending a FMP
for the initial addition of a product or service to the PL. - ✔✔Contracting Officer
✔✔should reflect cost realism and represent a fair and reasonable price based on the
product or service, market research, pricing data, procurement history, and the unique
mission and workforce of the AbilityOne Program. This is a best value concept. - ✔✔fair
market price
✔✔Central Nonprofit Agencies and nonprofit agencies, working with government
contracting activities, recommend which supplies or services should be purchased
under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act, and recommend the Fair Market Price to the
Commission for all items added to the Procurement List. - ✔✔True
