CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures Exam Questions with Correct and Verified Answers

CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures Exam Questions with Correct and Verified Answers "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: - Correct answer A non-developmental item" "Evaluation factors are: - Correct answer Stated in the solicitation" "An oral solicitation may be used for: - Correct answer Construction less than $2,000" "The required sources of supplies and services can be found in: - Correct answer 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': - Correct answer Experience" "When making a commercial purchase, you may conduct an in-process inspection: - Correct answer At ay 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? - Correct answer YES" "Market research is performed - Correct answer To determine if commercial or non-developmental items are available to satisfy agency needs" "The implied warranty of merchantability means that an item is: - Correct answer 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? - Correct answer The Governmentwide commercial purchase card" "The competition requirement for micro-purchases is: - Correct answer There is no formal requirement for competition for micro-purchases" "When should electronic commerce be used as a method of solicitation? - Correct answer Whenever cost-effective and practicable." "What method of purchase is preferred to purchase 10 computer mouse pads, at $3.95 each? - Correct answer The Governmentwide commercial purchase card." "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 requirement. This type of item is a: - Correct answer Non-developmental Item" "You have a requirement for four military-unique fighter aircraft parts. Each part is estimated to cost 1.6 million. - Correct answer Simplified acquisition procedures CANNOT be used." "Requirements that cannot be met by a required source of supplies or services and are expected to ___________ are automatically reserved exclusively for small businesses. - Correct answer Exceed $5,000, nut not exceeed $250,000" "You may cancel a unilateral purchase order if: - Correct answer The contractor accepts the cancellation and does not claim cost were incurred from the beginning performance" "There is a requirement to purchase recreational equipment for base playgrounds. Market research has determined that there is a large variety of playground equipment available to the general public from many manufacturers. This type of item is a: - Correct answer Commercial Item" "Each contracting office maintaining additional vendor files should identify the status of each source (when the status is made known to the contracting office) in the following categories except for: - Correct answer Educational institutions" "When making a commercial purchase, you may conduct an in-process inspection: - Correct answer Only if consistent with customary commercial practice." "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? - Correct answer The Governmentwide commercial purchase card" "An offeror's past performance as an evaluation factor consists of: - Correct answer Their record of conforming to past contract requirements" "You have a requirement for eight units of a non-commercial item. Each item is estimated to cost $35,000. - Correct answer Simplified acquisition procedures cannot be used." "The installation engineers have a recurring need for 2x4s, plywood, sheetrock, and an assortment of screws and nails over the next 6 months. The estimated amount of each purchase will range from $300 to $5,000. What would be the most effective way of meeting this recurring requirement? - Correct answer Establish blanket purchase agreements with several local suppliers" "You may cancel a unilateral purchase order if: - Correct answer The contractor accepts the cancellation and does not claim costs were incurred from beginning performance" "You should use SAP when: - Correct answer The estimated value of the requirement is equal to or less than the SAT." "The priority for required sources of supplies is: inventories of the requiring agency, excess from other agencies, - Correct answer Federal Prison Industries, Committee for Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled, governmental wholesale supply sources, commercial sources." "Evaluation factors such as price and past performance are: - Correct answer Used to evaluate responses to a solicitation" "Why are oral solicitations not normally used for requirements exceeding $25,000? - Correct answer ? This answer was wrong Requirements over $25,000 are always too complex for oral solicitation" "Which type of item is LEAST preferred for satisfying Government requirements? - Correct answer Developmental item" "If available, practicable, and cost effective; what is a preferred method of solicitation when conducting simplified acquisitions over the micro-purchase threshold? - Correct answer Electronic Commerce (EC)" "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: - Correct answer Obtain the beds from the Army hospital inventory" "What is a simplified method of filling anticipated repetitive needs for supplies or services by establishing "charge accounts" with qualified sources of supply? - Correct answer Blanket purchase agreement (BPA)" "Which of the following are acceptable market research techniques? - Correct answer All techniques listed are acceptable" "A synopsis in the GPE is generally required for: - Correct answer Proposed contract actions exceeding $25,000." "You have a requirement to purchase temporary grounds keeping services for 6 months at Base X. The estimated dollar value for these services is $24,000. What is the preferred method of purchase? - Correct answer Purchase Order" "The status information contained in the System for Award Management (SAM) and additional vendor files maintained by the contracting office, if any, may be used as the basis to ensure that small business concerns are provided the maximum practicable opportunities to respond to solicitations issued using simplified acquisition procedures. - Correct answer True" "An offeror's experience as an evaluation factor consists primarily of: - Correct answer Their history of completing similar contracts, and quality of their performance" "In order to use simplified acquisition procedures (SAP), the aggregate value of the acquisition and all its options: - Correct answer CANNOT exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, EXCEPT for certain commercial items." "The priority for required sources of supplies is: inventories of the requiring agency, excess from other agencies, - Correct answer Federal prison industries, committee for purchase from people who are blind or Severly Disabled, Government wholesale sources, commercial sources" You have a requirement to buy a large commercially available, prefabricated wash rack for your installation. The catalog price is $102,000. - Correct answer 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. - Correct answer Simplified acquisition procedures can be used" You have a request to purchase 1,500 commercially available sheds, one for each family housing unit. Each shed will cost $1,500 (total of $2.25 million). - Correct answer ? Choose from the remaining answers below: -Simplified acquisition procedures can be used ONLY if the contracting officer requests a request for proposals (RFP). -Simplified acquisition procedures can be used." "What is the preferred method of solicitation for requirements over $25,000? - Correct answer ? I answered Written and it was wrong." "You have a requirement to buy janitorial services for your facility. There has been a history of performance and customer service problems with the present and past contractors. Your evaluation criteria for the follow-on solicitation should contain a factor for: - Correct answer Past performance" "The public works department at your Federal facility needs to buy repair parts for a water fountain in the building. The parts will cost about $100 and can be bought at Nuts-n-Bolts Hardware. Which method of purchase is preferred? - Correct answer The Governmentwide commercial purchase card" "A contract option may be exercised: - Correct answer ? This answer is wrong Only if the contractor agrees." "In acquisitions for commercial items, the terms of an express warranty should be: - Correct answer Consistent with customary commercial practice" "Which of the following are acceptable market research techniques? - Correct answer All techniques listed are acceptable." "Which method of purchase is the most appropriate for requirements exceeding the the micro-purchase threshold? - Correct answer Purchase Order" "A commercial item is a supply or service that: - Correct answer -Requires extensive modifications unique to the Government. -Is a previously developed item used exclusively for governmental purposes. -Is sold or offered for sale to the general public.* -Is not available to the general public." "The required sources of supplies and services can be found in: - Correct answer FAR Part 8" "A synopsis in the GPE is generally required for: - Correct answer Proposed contract actions exceeding $25,000" "You have a one-time requirement for construction of a sidewalk between two buildings. The estimated cost is $10,000. What is the preferred method of purchase? - Correct answer Purchase order" "Steve wants to buy eight five-shelf bookcases for his staff's new office space. The staff will be moving to their new location in 3 months. His existing office space will be occupied by another office and the existing bookcases will remain there. Market research has indicated that: - Federal Prison Industries has a delivery date of 6 months after the receipt of the order. They have a five-shelf bookcase for $139. - NIB/NISH (Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled) does not manufacture bookcases. - Scissors and Tape, Inc., a commercial source, can deliver 2 months after the receipt of order. They have a five-shelf bookcase for $255. - Furniture U.S.A., also a commercial source, can deliver 3 days after the receipt of order. They have a five-shelf bookcase for $145. What action should you take? - Correct answer ? I answered delay move, but it was marked incorrect" "A synopsis and a solicitation may be combined when acquiring commercial items. - Correct answer True" "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: - Correct answer A non-developmental item" "You have a new requirement for something you have bought before using SAP. The action does not need to be synopsized and there are currently no standing price quotes. You should request quotations or offers from at least three other sources; if practicable, from two sources not included in the previous solicitation. - Correct answer True" "Micro-purchases are: - Correct answer Unrestricted" "Market research is performed: - Correct answer To determine if commercial or non-developmental items will satisfy the need"