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ACQ Questions and Answers Already Passed You just witness a scenario which calls for Gloria, a Government employee, to make a decision regarding tickets to a game offered by Cliff, a contractor employee. If you were Gloria, what would you do? Politely decline the tickets and do not go to the game because some may think there is "shady" business going on. You just witness a scenario which calls for Gloria, a Government employee, to make a decision regarding how to charge time off for Cliff, a contractor employee. If you were Gloria, what would you do? Tell Cliff to check with his bosses to see how they want to handle giving their employees the time off. Tell him you will understand if they cannot make it. You just witness a scenario which calls for Gloria, a Government employee, to make a decision regarding unfavorable test data reported by a contractor employee. If you were Gloria, what would you do? Report up the chain of command that the data which the Admiral used in his testimony before Congress, may be flawed You just witness a scenario which calls for Gloria, a Government employee, to make a decision regarding an offer of employment from a contractor employee. If you were Gloria, what would you do? Write a report of the discussion with Cliff and refrain from further participation on the procurement until you discuss the matter with the authorities You just witness a scenario which calls for Gloria, a Government employee, to make a decision regarding the disclosure of procurement activity to a contractor employee. If you were Gloria, what would you do? Dump the blunder in the lap of the Contracting Officer You just witness a scenario which calls for Gloria, a Government employee, to make a decision regarding representation by a former Government employee. If you were Gloria, what would you do? Risk spoiling relationships and tell the contracting authorities that the retired Admiral may have jeopardized the program Two companies, Alpha and Beta, submitted proposals in response to Request for Proposals, which would make award to the lowest price, technically acceptable offer. After evaluation of the offers, discussions were held with each company. Beta's initial proposal was 20% lower than Alpha's. During discussions, a contracting officer told Alpha that its price was "too high" and that "you need to come down by about 20%." In its final proposal, Alpha lowered its price by 25% and won the contract. Which of the following is true? The actions of the Contracting Officer probably violate the Procurement Act, and the Contracting Officer is subject to both criminal sanctions and administrative action. Which of the following is a core ethical principle for government and contractor acquisition professionals? Government employees must protect and conserve Federal property (including fiscal resources) and use it only for authorized purposes. A retired Colonel in the Army has been hired by ACME Corporation, Aviation Weapons Division, to be an expert consultant for all new weapons procurement activity. Fourteen months prior to his last official role in the Army, the Colonel was the Chief Contracting Officer for all new weapons procurement activity. You are the Program Manager for the Government on an upcoming new weapons procurement project. You should: Be aware of his new role, and if he attempts to communicate with you on behalf of ACME, raise your concern to your boss or the Contracting Officer Government and contractor personnel work closely together as an integrated team on the new Viper weapons system. Which of the following statements about their interaction is true? Contractor personnel may attend a Government office picnic, so long as the time spent attending the event is not charged to the Government As part of your official position you visit a contractor's facility in order to inspect progress on a new weapons system. While there you notice an F-15 Eagle scale model sitting in a display case. The contractor's Program Manager notes your interest in the model and comes over to look at the F-15 with you. You remark, "Gee, that's a beautiful F-15. Can I get one from you?" The Program Manager responds by saying. "Of course! We have several extra models on hand, I'll get you one." Which of the following statements is correct? Since it appears you solicited the gift, 5 CFR 2635.202 prohibits you from accepting it Government and contractor personnel work side by side on the Beta project in a contractor's workspace. Due to the tremendous progress that has been made in the project, both the Government project manager and the contractor's project manager decided to give his employees the afternoon off. The Government's program manager decided to grant federal employees a 59-minute early dismissal. Which of the following statements is correct? The contractor may not charge the time off to the Government contract. Fill in the blanks: __ includes communications on behalf of another person made with the intent to influence a __ employee. (INCORRECT) Slander/Contractor