CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures Exam

You have a requirement to buy a large commercially available, prefabricated wash rack for your installation. The catalog price is $102,000. - Simplified acquisition procedures can be used The Director of training for the installation has a request to purchase 25 televisions and 25 DVD recorders for the new training facility that will open next month. Each television will cost approximately $525, and each DVD recorder about $150. - Simplified acquisition procedures can be used You have a requirement for four military-unique fighter aircraft parts. Each part is estimated to cost 1.6 million. - Simplified acquisition procedures CANNOT be used. You have a requirement to purchase equipment that was previously developed at Government expense and sold exclusively to the military. This type of item is: - A non-developmental item Evaluation factors are: - Stated in the solicitation An oral solicitation may be used for: - Construction less than $2,000 The required sources of supplies and services can be found in: - FAR Part 8 You have a requirement for ship repair that will require a unique welding technique. You only know of a few firms that have performed this technique and selecting an inexperienced contractor could be disastrous. As such, you should primarily consider evaluating offerors': - Experience When making a commercial purchase, you may conduct an in-process inspection: - At any time to check that the product being made fits your specification When no other exceptions apply, is a Government Point of Entry (GPE) synopsis required for purchases estimated to exceed $25,000 but not to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold? - YES Market research is performed - To determine if commercial or non-developmental items are available to satisfy agency needs The implied warranty of merchantability means that an item is: - Reasonably fit for the ordinary purposes for which such items are used. A training facility needs to purchase 50 binders from a local office supply store. The price for the binders is $20 each. What is the preferred method of purchase? - The Governmentwide commercial purchase card The competition requirement for micro-purchases is: - There is no formal requirement for competition for micro-purchases When should electronic commerce be used as a method of solicitation? - Whenever cost-effective and practicable.