CON 3910 Contracting Certification Exam Prep Course ALL UNIT Questions and Answers 2024

Who develops a solicitation? - The Government & The Buyer. Who prepares an offer? - The Government & The Buyer. During the post-award phase while the contract is being performed, who has responsibility for quality? - The Seller. Personal conflict of interest? - FAR part 3 Organizational conflict of interest? - FAR part 9 Openness for the contracting officer applies primarily to? - The Acquisition Team, Contractors, Offerors, The Contracting Team. You need to document a business decision, such as the use of a specific contract type. What document will you create? - A Determination and Findings (D&F). At the conclusion of negotiations, the contracting officer will complete a? - Price Negotiation Memorandum (PNM). Prior to negotiating a sole source contract, the contracting officer must complete a? - Justification and Approval (J&A). Government business shall be conducted in a manner that is above reproach, with complete impartiality, and with preferential treatment for none? - TRUE No person or other entity may disclose contractor bid or proposal information or source selection information to any person other than a person authorized, in accordance with applicable agency regulations or procedures, by the agency head or the contracting officer to receive such information? - TRUE The Anti-Kickback Act of 1986 prohibits any person from-(select all that apply). - 1. Providing, attempting to provide, or offering to provide any kickback, Soliciting, accepting, or attempting to accept any kickback and Including, directly or indirectly, the amount of any kickback in the contract price charged by a subcontractor to a prime contractor or a higher tier subcontractor or in the contract price charged by a prime contractor to the United States. Federal employees are prohibited from soliciting or accepting gifts offered "because of the employee's official position" or gifts offered by a "prohibited source." - TRUE A "personal conflict of interest" is a situation where an individual is employed by a defense contractor company and is in a position to materially influence DOD's recommendations and/or decisions and, because of his/her personal activities, relationships, or financial interests, may lack or appear to lack objectivity or appear to be unduly influenced by personal financial interest - TRUE What are the broad categories of OCI: - Unequal access, impaired objectivity, biased ground rules There are three basic approaches available to contractors and the Agency for dealing with OCI issues, as follows: - Avoid, Neutralize, and Mitigate The vision of the Federal Acquisition System consists of: - Deliver on a timely basis the best-value products and services to the customer and maintain the public's trust and fulfill public policy objectives are the correct answers. Contracting Life-cycle costs consist of the following: - Acquisition costs, Supporting costs, Disposal costs, and Operating costs. Market research shall be conducted: - On an ongoing basis and appropriate to the circumstances. IAW FAR 1.102-3, the Acquisition Team consists of participants who will participate in the acquisition process at the appropriate time. - Customer (end-user), Technical personnel, Contracting personnel, and Contractor personnel. Who is authorized to award, change, or terminate a contract. - Only the Contracting Officer (KO) The purpose of a postaward orientation is to: - Achieve a clear and mutual understanding of all contract requirements and Identify and resolve potential problems. Which authority is legally binding in Government contracting and recognized by the courts? - Actual Authority In DoD contracting, who has the authority to enter into a legally binding contract? - Contracting officer (KO) Each authority is NOT delegable unless specifically stated otherwise. - FALSE Which of the following are essential elements of a contract? - Capacity, Consideration, Mutual Assent, Lawful Purpose