ACQ 202 Module 1 Exam: Consideration of Alternatives. Answered Questions, 2022.

ACQ 202 Module 1 Exam: Consideration of Alternatives. Answered Questions, 2022. Document Content and Description Below ACQ 202 Module 1 Exam: Consideration of Alternatives. Answered Questions, 2022. What element of International Acquisition & Exportability (IA&E) assesses the risks of transferring controlled te chnology and information that provide U.S. warfighters a combat advantage as well as the benefits of international participation? - -IA&E Planning & Analysis *incorrect* -International Contracting -International Cooperative Programs *incorrect* -Technology Security and Foreign Disclosure *incorrect* -Sales & Transfers -Defense Exportability *incorrect* What is the procurement cost of this system? Cost Types Cost (in millions of dollars) Research, Development, Test & Evaluation $400 Procurement of Prime Mission Equipment $800 Procurement of Support Equipment $100 Procurement of Initial Spares $100 Operations and Support $70,0000 Disposal $100 - -*$1,400 million* -$800 million -$900 million -$1,000 million The largest amount of cost for a system is related to its operations and support. - -*True* -False Which of the following are characteristics of International Cooperation Programs (ICPs)? (Select the three that apply.) - -*Shared cost* -*Shared risks and benefits* -One way transfers/grants -Foreign aid -Buyer-seller relationship -*Government-to-Government* Program Management Offices/Integrated Product Teams should conduct their initial International Acquisition & Exportability (IA&E) Assessment during the Production & Deployment phase of traditional, major capability 5000.02 acquisition programs. - -True -*False* Program-level exportability feasibility studies should be conducted as early as possible in a system's life cycle to assess the international market for potential cooperative programs, foreign sales, or transfers; identify the feasibility of designing and developing defense exportability features (DEF) for the system; and estimate potential return on investment from future international acquisition partnership and sales efforts. - -*True* -False DoD receives a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Letter of Request (LOR) from an allied nation for a DoD system that is currently in Low Rate Initial Production. At this point in the acquisition life cycle, what are the possible impacts to the program if an exportable version of the system is available for offer to this prospective FMS customer? (Select the three that apply.) - (WRONG COMBINATION) -*Lower research and development costs through Research, Development Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) cost sharing* -*Lower production costs for the DoD and the FMS customer due to economic order quantity savings* -Reduced DoD and FMS customer Operations & Support (O&S) costs if common product support strategies are used -*Enhanced U.S. political-military relationships with foreign nations* (WRONG COMBINATION) -*Lower research and development costs through Research, Development Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) cost sharing* -Lower production costs for the DoD and the FMS customer due to economic order quantity savings -*Reduced DoD and FMS customer Operations & Support (O&S) costs if common product support strategies are used* -*Enhanced U.S. political-military relationships with foreign nations* (wrong COMBINATION) -*Lower research and development costs through Research, Development Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) cost sharing* -*Lower production costs for the DoD and the FMS customer due to economic order quantity savings* -*Reduced DoD and FMS customer Operations & Support (O&S) costs if common product support strategies are used* -Enhanced U.S. political-military relationships with foreign nations Based on information from the Initial Capabilities Document (ICD), an AoA includes (Select all that apply): - -Test Requirements -*Key attributes as defined by Measures of Effectiveness* -*Range of Military Operations* -*Functional Areas* -Detailed System Specifications The largest percentage of software life cycle costs is associated with _________? - -Design and Development -*Upgrades and Maintenance* -Research and Development -Test and Evaluation What document is developed for DoD acquisition programs with substantial international involvement, as a companion to the Acquisition Strategy, to ensure effective integration of domestic and international acquisition efforts throughout the program's life cycle? - -Technology Release Roadmap (TRR) -Contract Data Requirements List (CDRLs) -Data Item Descriptions (DIDs) -*International Business Plan (IBP)* Affordability is most concerned with: - -*Making tradeoffs in performance and schedule to achieve cost objectives within affordability constraints.* -Use of commercial design practices to save development and production costs. -Making tradeoffs that will provide the best possible system in the least amount of time. -Use of state-of-the-art design and materials to accomplish the mission documented in the Initial Capabilities Document (ICD) and Capability Development Document (CDD). The Air Force is in process of completing development on an upgrade to an existing fighter aircraft that will improve survivability and reliability. The contractor has provided the Government with detailed technical drawings and associated costs of the parts, materials, and labor required to produce the system. What cost estimating technique would the Air Force most likely use to prepare their budget estimate for the upgrade? - -Actual Cost -Analogy -Parametric -*Engineering* Which of the following requires that U.S. Government tariffs be added to purchases of international products or materials, unless an exception (such as public interest) applies or the foreign sourced items are acquired from a qualifying country with a Reciprocal Procurement Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). - -Competition in Contracting Act (CICA) -*Buy American Statute* -National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) -Barry Amendment DoD Component International Program Organizations and Program Management Offices are responsible for approving export license requests made by program contractors and support contractors. - -True -*False* When comparing alternative concepts to provide needed warfighting capabilities, which of the following must be met? - -Goals -Targets -*Thresholds* -Objectives The _______________ and the _____________________ along with the Funding Plan should be established early on in the Joint Capabilities Technology Demonstration (JCTD) to ensure that preparations are developed to facilitate movement of the JCTD into the acquisition process. Please choose from below to fill in the blanks. - -Program Management Office and an Acquisition Strategy -*Management Plan and Transition Plan* -Technical Support IPT and a Technical Integration Pla