CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures Exam Guide Graded A 2024

A presolicitation conference is one technique used to conduct market research. - True You have a requirement to purchase observation-surveillance drones for Navy Seal Teams. Market research reveals no commercially developed items that will meet your specification requirements. However, there is a similar drone that was developed exclusively for the Army that will satisfy the requirements for the Army that will satisfy the requirement. This type of item is a:ent. This type of item is a: - Non-Developmental Which of the following should NOT affect how market research is performed? - The number of people in the contracting office The required sources of supplies and services can be found in - FAR Part 8 You have been requested to buy 100 hospital beds for a humanitarian effort in Pedonia. The beds need to be delivered within the next 30 days so they can be airlifted to Pedonia via military transport. Your research has indicated that: - the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled does not supply beds. - Federal Prison Industries can deliver the beds in 45 days. The price per bed is $250. - A-Med, Inc. can deliver the beds in 15 days at a price of $225 per bed. - The Army hospital on post, which has been closed, will have 150 suitable excess beds in 21 days. Based upon this information, you should - Obtain the beds from the Army hospital inventory You need a trophy engraved for the installation commander to present to the winner of the Annual Co-ed Softball Tournament. You estimate the cost to be $150. The preferred method of purchase is - The Governmentwide commercial purchase card Acquisitions for supplies and services exceeding $5,000, but not exceeding $250,000, are automatically reserved exclusively for small business concerns unless the contracting officer - Determines that they will be unable to obtain two or more offers from small businesses that are competitive in terms of market price, quality, and delivery What is the preferred method of solicitation for requirements over $25,000? - Electronic commerce You have a request to buy 30 units of commercially available machining equipment. Each unit is estimated to cost approximately $300,000. - Simplified acquisition procedure cannot be used