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With respect to the requirements of law, executive orders, regulations, and all other
applicable procedures, prior to signing a contract, what must a contracting officer do? -
Answer - ✔ a. Document noncompliance
b. Ensure that each has been met ✅
c. Obtain legal validation that each has been met
d. Ensure that all statutory requirements have been met and try to ensure all regulations
or applicable procedures have been followed.
Which is NOT a type of contracting officer? - Answer - ✔ a. Contracting officer
b. Administrative contracting officer
c. Terminating contracting officer
d. Executive contracting officer ✅
How many parts are there in the FAR? - Answer - ✔ 53
The DoD Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID) is 13 positions long. Position 9
identifies the type of instrument. If position 9 is a "D," which of the following types of
instruments is representative? - Answer - ✔ a. Indefinite-delivery contracts to include
IDIQs and requirements contracts ✅
b. Invitations for bids (IFBs)
c. Blanket purchase agreements
d. Contracts of all types except indefinite-delivery contracts
Which FAR part sets forth the basic policies and general information about the Federal
Acquisition Regulations System? - Answer - ✔ a. FAR part 1 ✅
b. FAR part 2
c. FAR part 52
d. FAR part 53
A contractor failed to deliver a commercial item within the time specified by the contract.
As the Government CO, you plan to terminate the contract. What type of termination
would you proceed with? - Answer - ✔ Termination for Cause
Which of the following statements best conveys the convention at FAR 1.108(b),
delegation of authority? - Answer - ✔ a. Authority is not delegable
b. Each authority is delegable down to no lower than one level above the contracting
officer
c. No authority is delegable unless specifically stated otherwise
d. Each authority is delegable unless specifically stated otherwise ✅
,What is a Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)? - Answer - ✔ a unique number
identifying each solicitation, contract, agreement, or order and related procurement
instrument
Contract Clause - Answer - ✔ a term or condition used in contracts or in both
solicitations and contracts, and applying after contract award or both before and after
award.
Which of the following is correct regarding the DFARS Procedures Guidance and
Information (PGI)? - Answer - ✔ a. The DFARS PGI applies to all federal agencies
b. The DFARS PGI is a companion resource to the DFARS ✅
c. The DFARS PGI is not numbered similarly to the DFARS
d. The DFARS PGI is only used by DCMA and DCAA
Except when authorized otherwise, what is true about a government contract? - Answer
- ✔ a. It need not be in writing
b. It must be in writing ✅
c. It must be presented as a "hard copy" on paper
d. It must have oral confirmation
What should Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) do? - Answer - ✔ promote
competition to the maximum extent practicable
What type(s) of contracts can be awarded when acquiring commercial items of supply?
- Answer - ✔ a. Only firm-fixed priced contracts or fixed-price contracts with economic
price adjustment ✅
b. Any contract type that does not have an incentive
c. Any fixed-price contract type
d. Any type or combination of types as determined necessary by the contracting officer
What is the use of a procedure that is inconsistent with the FAR? - Answer - ✔ a.
Extraordinary action
b. Exception
c. Deviation ✅
d. Abnormal action
Market research is conducted during which phase of the acquisition? - Answer - ✔ ALL
phases of the acquisition
What is the tool (form) used by DoD to apply a structured profit/fee? - Answer - ✔ a. DD
Form 1202, Guidelines for Profit Method
b. DD Form 1701, Structured Analogy Method
c. DD Form 1547, Weighted Guidelines Method ✅
d. DD Form 1861, Weighted Profit Analogy
, When using invitations for bids (IFBs), what type(s) of contracts can be awarded? -
Answer - ✔ a. Any contract type that does not have an incentive
b. Any fixed-price contract type
c. Any type or combination of types as determined necessary by the contracting officer
d. Only firm-fixed price contracts or fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment
✅
Which of the following is accurate about unilateral modifications? - Answer - ✔ a. They
are only signed by a Government Contracting Officer, not the contractor ✅
b. They can be signed by the contract specialist
c. They are used to definitize contracts with price changes
d. They are used to add scope to a contract
Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the government's policy on
contract modifications? - Answer - ✔ a. It is preferred that program managers sign
modifications in lieu of the contracting officer
b. Any contract specialist can direct a contractor to perform work before the execution of
the contract modification
c. A contracting officer representative is authorized to execute contract modifications on
behalf of the government
d. Only contracting officers acting within the scope of their authority are authorized to
execute contract modifications on behalf of the government ✅
When can a time-and-materials (T&M) contract be used? - Answer - ✔ a. A T&M
contract is best used on construction projects that require extensive materials
b. A T&M contract shall be used only when DCAA has conducted an audit of the labor
and material for the acquisition
c. A T&M contract may be used only when it is not possible at the time of placing the
contract to estimate accurately the extent or duration of the work or to anticipate costs
✅
d. A T&M contract shall only be used on personal service contracts
Of the following types of contracts, which shall not be used in government contracting? -
Answer - ✔ a. Cost-plus-fixed fee
b. Cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost ✅
c. Cost-plus-award-fee
d. Cost-reimbursement
What is the general guidance provided by the FAR for contractor bid or proposal
information? - Answer - ✔ a. It may NOT be disclosed to anyone unless they are
authorized to receive it ✅
b. It may only be disclosed to those authorized to receive it and their supervisors
c. It may be disclosed to anyone with the appropriate security clearance level
d. It may not be disclosed to anyone outside the agency.
With respect to the requirements of law, executive orders, regulations, and all other
applicable procedures, prior to signing a contract, what must a contracting officer do? -
Answer - ✔ a. Document noncompliance
b. Ensure that each has been met ✅
c. Obtain legal validation that each has been met
d. Ensure that all statutory requirements have been met and try to ensure all regulations
or applicable procedures have been followed.
Which is NOT a type of contracting officer? - Answer - ✔ a. Contracting officer
b. Administrative contracting officer
c. Terminating contracting officer
d. Executive contracting officer ✅
How many parts are there in the FAR? - Answer - ✔ 53
The DoD Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID) is 13 positions long. Position 9
identifies the type of instrument. If position 9 is a "D," which of the following types of
instruments is representative? - Answer - ✔ a. Indefinite-delivery contracts to include
IDIQs and requirements contracts ✅
b. Invitations for bids (IFBs)
c. Blanket purchase agreements
d. Contracts of all types except indefinite-delivery contracts
Which FAR part sets forth the basic policies and general information about the Federal
Acquisition Regulations System? - Answer - ✔ a. FAR part 1 ✅
b. FAR part 2
c. FAR part 52
d. FAR part 53
A contractor failed to deliver a commercial item within the time specified by the contract.
As the Government CO, you plan to terminate the contract. What type of termination
would you proceed with? - Answer - ✔ Termination for Cause
Which of the following statements best conveys the convention at FAR 1.108(b),
delegation of authority? - Answer - ✔ a. Authority is not delegable
b. Each authority is delegable down to no lower than one level above the contracting
officer
c. No authority is delegable unless specifically stated otherwise
d. Each authority is delegable unless specifically stated otherwise ✅
,What is a Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)? - Answer - ✔ a unique number
identifying each solicitation, contract, agreement, or order and related procurement
instrument
Contract Clause - Answer - ✔ a term or condition used in contracts or in both
solicitations and contracts, and applying after contract award or both before and after
award.
Which of the following is correct regarding the DFARS Procedures Guidance and
Information (PGI)? - Answer - ✔ a. The DFARS PGI applies to all federal agencies
b. The DFARS PGI is a companion resource to the DFARS ✅
c. The DFARS PGI is not numbered similarly to the DFARS
d. The DFARS PGI is only used by DCMA and DCAA
Except when authorized otherwise, what is true about a government contract? - Answer
- ✔ a. It need not be in writing
b. It must be in writing ✅
c. It must be presented as a "hard copy" on paper
d. It must have oral confirmation
What should Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) do? - Answer - ✔ promote
competition to the maximum extent practicable
What type(s) of contracts can be awarded when acquiring commercial items of supply?
- Answer - ✔ a. Only firm-fixed priced contracts or fixed-price contracts with economic
price adjustment ✅
b. Any contract type that does not have an incentive
c. Any fixed-price contract type
d. Any type or combination of types as determined necessary by the contracting officer
What is the use of a procedure that is inconsistent with the FAR? - Answer - ✔ a.
Extraordinary action
b. Exception
c. Deviation ✅
d. Abnormal action
Market research is conducted during which phase of the acquisition? - Answer - ✔ ALL
phases of the acquisition
What is the tool (form) used by DoD to apply a structured profit/fee? - Answer - ✔ a. DD
Form 1202, Guidelines for Profit Method
b. DD Form 1701, Structured Analogy Method
c. DD Form 1547, Weighted Guidelines Method ✅
d. DD Form 1861, Weighted Profit Analogy
, When using invitations for bids (IFBs), what type(s) of contracts can be awarded? -
Answer - ✔ a. Any contract type that does not have an incentive
b. Any fixed-price contract type
c. Any type or combination of types as determined necessary by the contracting officer
d. Only firm-fixed price contracts or fixed-price contracts with economic price adjustment
✅
Which of the following is accurate about unilateral modifications? - Answer - ✔ a. They
are only signed by a Government Contracting Officer, not the contractor ✅
b. They can be signed by the contract specialist
c. They are used to definitize contracts with price changes
d. They are used to add scope to a contract
Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the government's policy on
contract modifications? - Answer - ✔ a. It is preferred that program managers sign
modifications in lieu of the contracting officer
b. Any contract specialist can direct a contractor to perform work before the execution of
the contract modification
c. A contracting officer representative is authorized to execute contract modifications on
behalf of the government
d. Only contracting officers acting within the scope of their authority are authorized to
execute contract modifications on behalf of the government ✅
When can a time-and-materials (T&M) contract be used? - Answer - ✔ a. A T&M
contract is best used on construction projects that require extensive materials
b. A T&M contract shall be used only when DCAA has conducted an audit of the labor
and material for the acquisition
c. A T&M contract may be used only when it is not possible at the time of placing the
contract to estimate accurately the extent or duration of the work or to anticipate costs
✅
d. A T&M contract shall only be used on personal service contracts
Of the following types of contracts, which shall not be used in government contracting? -
Answer - ✔ a. Cost-plus-fixed fee
b. Cost-plus-a-percentage-of-cost ✅
c. Cost-plus-award-fee
d. Cost-reimbursement
What is the general guidance provided by the FAR for contractor bid or proposal
information? - Answer - ✔ a. It may NOT be disclosed to anyone unless they are
authorized to receive it ✅
b. It may only be disclosed to those authorized to receive it and their supervisors
c. It may be disclosed to anyone with the appropriate security clearance level
d. It may not be disclosed to anyone outside the agency.
