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Contracting Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
What are the 3 phases of contract life cycle? - ✔✔Pre-Award, Award, and Post-
Award
The Pre-award phase consists of 2 primary activities, what are they? - ✔✔Develop
Solicitation and Develop Offer
What one activity is in the award phase? - ✔✔Form the Contract
The post-award phase is comprised of 2 primary activities, what are they? -
✔✔Perform Contract and Close Contract
Who develops a solitication? - ✔✔The Government and the buyer
Who prepares an offer? - ✔✔The Contractor and the seller
During the post-award phase while the contract is being performed, who has the
responsibility for quality? - ✔✔The seller
What is the means by acquiring by contract with appropriated funds of supplies or
services by and for the use of the Federal Government through purchase or lease? -
✔✔Acquisition
What FAR part covers personal conflict of interest? - ✔✔FAR Part 3
What FAR part covers organizational conflict of interest? - ✔✔FAR Part 9
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,Who has the authority to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with law,
to determine the application of rules, regulations, and policies, on a specific contract?
- ✔✔The Contracting Officer
Openness for the contracting officer applies primarily to? - ✔✔The Acquisition
Team, Contractor, Offerors, and The Contracting Team
What is a Determination and Findings (D&F)? - ✔✔Determination is a conclusion or
decision supported by the findings.
What is a special form of written approval by an authorized official that is required
by statute or regulation as a prerequisite to taking certain contract actions. - ✔✔A
Determination and Findings (D&F)
What is it called when a practice of conducting acquisition actions of any kind at any
stage of the acquisition process that is inconsistent with the FAR? - ✔✔Deviation
What is a summary of the contractor's proposal, any field pricing assistance
recommendations, including the reasons for any pertinent variances from them, the
Government's negotiation objective, and the negotiated position. Where the
determination of a fair and reasonable price is based on cost analysis, the summary
shall address each major cost element. When determination of a fair and reasonable
price is based on price analysis, the summary shall include the source and type of
data used to support the determination. - ✔✔Negotiation
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 what? -
✔✔Price Negotiation Memorandum (PNM)
Prior to negotiation a sole source contract, the contracting officer must complete a
what? - ✔✔Justification and Approval (J&A)
This form is used to award negotiated contracts in which signatures of both parties
on a single document is appropriate. - ✔✔SF 26 - Award/Contract
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,This form is used to amend any solicitation or modify any contract. - ✔✔SF 30 -
Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract
This form may be used to award either negotiated contracts or contracts utilizing
sealed bidding. - ✔✔SF 33 - Solicitation, Offer, and Award
This form is used for soliciting offers and awarding contracts expected to exceed the
simplified acquisition threshold. These acquisitions must be for: (1) construction,
alteration or repair; OR (2) dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements. -
✔✔SF 1442 - Solicitation, Offer & Award
This form is required for solicitations for commercial items if the acquisition will
exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. It is encouraged for commercial
acquisitions not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. - ✔✔SF 1449 -
Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items
This form is used for placing orders under indefinite-delivery contracts or if the SF
1449 is not used under simplified acquisition procedures. - ✔✔DD 1155 - Order for
Supplies or Services
This form is used to facilitate a structured approach to profit/fee analysis. - ✔✔DD
1547 - Record of Weighted Guidelines Application
What aids both the Government and contractor personnel to (1) achieve a clear and
mutual understanding of all contract requirements, and (2) identify and resolve
potential problems. - ✔✔Postaward Orientation
What is the general rule for ethical behavior? - ✔✔The general rule is to avoid
strictly any conflict of interest or even the appearance of a conflict of interest in
Government-contractor relationships.
What was passed to deter subcontractors from making payments and contractors
from accepting payments for the purpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding
favorable treatment in connection with a prime contract or a subcontract relating to a
prime contract? - ✔✔The Anti-Kickback Act of 1986
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, Any contractor bid or proposal information delivered to the Government with
restrictions on its use, modification, reproduction, release, performance, or display
may not be provided to third parties unless the intended recipient completes and
signs a what? - ✔✔A Non-Disclosure Agreement
A what is a situation in which a covered employee has a financial interest, personal
activity, or relationship that could impair the employee's ability to act impartially
and in the best interest of the Government when performing under the contract. -
✔✔Personal Conflict of Interest
A contracting officer shall not knowingly award a contract to WHO or to a business
concern or other organization owned or substantially owned by this person (FAR
3.601). - ✔✔a Government employee
What does OCI stand for? - ✔✔Organizational Conflicts of Interest
An what is the existence of a set of circumstances in which a contractor may be
unable to render impartial advice to the government, or might have impaired
objectivity in performing contracted work, or may obtain an unfair competitive
advantage in the marketplace when competing for government work where that
unfair advantage is obtained performing a government contract. - ✔✔Organizational
Conflicts of Interest (OCI)
What are the 3 broad categories of OCI? - ✔✔(1) Unequal Access, (2) Impaired
Objectivity, and (3) Biased Ground Rules
What is an unfair competitive advantage typically surfaces when a contractor
obtains information not generally available to competitors where such information
would assist the contractor in winning the contract award? - ✔✔Unequal Access
(part of OCI)
This may happen when a support contractor is performing duties that involve
assessing or evaluating itself or a related entity. - ✔✔Impaired Objectivity (part of
OCI)
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Contracting Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
What are the 3 phases of contract life cycle? - ✔✔Pre-Award, Award, and Post-
Award
The Pre-award phase consists of 2 primary activities, what are they? - ✔✔Develop
Solicitation and Develop Offer
What one activity is in the award phase? - ✔✔Form the Contract
The post-award phase is comprised of 2 primary activities, what are they? -
✔✔Perform Contract and Close Contract
Who develops a solitication? - ✔✔The Government and the buyer
Who prepares an offer? - ✔✔The Contractor and the seller
During the post-award phase while the contract is being performed, who has the
responsibility for quality? - ✔✔The seller
What is the means by acquiring by contract with appropriated funds of supplies or
services by and for the use of the Federal Government through purchase or lease? -
✔✔Acquisition
What FAR part covers personal conflict of interest? - ✔✔FAR Part 3
What FAR part covers organizational conflict of interest? - ✔✔FAR Part 9
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,Who has the authority to the maximum extent practicable and consistent with law,
to determine the application of rules, regulations, and policies, on a specific contract?
- ✔✔The Contracting Officer
Openness for the contracting officer applies primarily to? - ✔✔The Acquisition
Team, Contractor, Offerors, and The Contracting Team
What is a Determination and Findings (D&F)? - ✔✔Determination is a conclusion or
decision supported by the findings.
What is a special form of written approval by an authorized official that is required
by statute or regulation as a prerequisite to taking certain contract actions. - ✔✔A
Determination and Findings (D&F)
What is it called when a practice of conducting acquisition actions of any kind at any
stage of the acquisition process that is inconsistent with the FAR? - ✔✔Deviation
What is a summary of the contractor's proposal, any field pricing assistance
recommendations, including the reasons for any pertinent variances from them, the
Government's negotiation objective, and the negotiated position. Where the
determination of a fair and reasonable price is based on cost analysis, the summary
shall address each major cost element. When determination of a fair and reasonable
price is based on price analysis, the summary shall include the source and type of
data used to support the determination. - ✔✔Negotiation
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 what? -
✔✔Price Negotiation Memorandum (PNM)
Prior to negotiation a sole source contract, the contracting officer must complete a
what? - ✔✔Justification and Approval (J&A)
This form is used to award negotiated contracts in which signatures of both parties
on a single document is appropriate. - ✔✔SF 26 - Award/Contract
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,This form is used to amend any solicitation or modify any contract. - ✔✔SF 30 -
Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract
This form may be used to award either negotiated contracts or contracts utilizing
sealed bidding. - ✔✔SF 33 - Solicitation, Offer, and Award
This form is used for soliciting offers and awarding contracts expected to exceed the
simplified acquisition threshold. These acquisitions must be for: (1) construction,
alteration or repair; OR (2) dismantling, demolition, or removal of improvements. -
✔✔SF 1442 - Solicitation, Offer & Award
This form is required for solicitations for commercial items if the acquisition will
exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. It is encouraged for commercial
acquisitions not exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold. - ✔✔SF 1449 -
Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items
This form is used for placing orders under indefinite-delivery contracts or if the SF
1449 is not used under simplified acquisition procedures. - ✔✔DD 1155 - Order for
Supplies or Services
This form is used to facilitate a structured approach to profit/fee analysis. - ✔✔DD
1547 - Record of Weighted Guidelines Application
What aids both the Government and contractor personnel to (1) achieve a clear and
mutual understanding of all contract requirements, and (2) identify and resolve
potential problems. - ✔✔Postaward Orientation
What is the general rule for ethical behavior? - ✔✔The general rule is to avoid
strictly any conflict of interest or even the appearance of a conflict of interest in
Government-contractor relationships.
What was passed to deter subcontractors from making payments and contractors
from accepting payments for the purpose of improperly obtaining or rewarding
favorable treatment in connection with a prime contract or a subcontract relating to a
prime contract? - ✔✔The Anti-Kickback Act of 1986
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, Any contractor bid or proposal information delivered to the Government with
restrictions on its use, modification, reproduction, release, performance, or display
may not be provided to third parties unless the intended recipient completes and
signs a what? - ✔✔A Non-Disclosure Agreement
A what is a situation in which a covered employee has a financial interest, personal
activity, or relationship that could impair the employee's ability to act impartially
and in the best interest of the Government when performing under the contract. -
✔✔Personal Conflict of Interest
A contracting officer shall not knowingly award a contract to WHO or to a business
concern or other organization owned or substantially owned by this person (FAR
3.601). - ✔✔a Government employee
What does OCI stand for? - ✔✔Organizational Conflicts of Interest
An what is the existence of a set of circumstances in which a contractor may be
unable to render impartial advice to the government, or might have impaired
objectivity in performing contracted work, or may obtain an unfair competitive
advantage in the marketplace when competing for government work where that
unfair advantage is obtained performing a government contract. - ✔✔Organizational
Conflicts of Interest (OCI)
What are the 3 broad categories of OCI? - ✔✔(1) Unequal Access, (2) Impaired
Objectivity, and (3) Biased Ground Rules
What is an unfair competitive advantage typically surfaces when a contractor
obtains information not generally available to competitors where such information
would assist the contractor in winning the contract award? - ✔✔Unequal Access
(part of OCI)
This may happen when a support contractor is performing duties that involve
assessing or evaluating itself or a related entity. - ✔✔Impaired Objectivity (part of
OCI)
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