CON 237 EXAM SIX QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
You have a requirement for eight units of a non-commercial item. Each item is
estimated to cost $35,000.
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
Simplified acquisition procedures can be used
The preferred type of item to satisfy agency needs
Commercial item
If a commercial item cannot be found to satisfy the Government requirement, the
Government should, as the next step:
Determine if a non-developmental Island is available to meet the government requirement
If market research indicates a commercial or non-developmental item might not
be available to satisfy agency needs:
Revaluate the need and determine whether
You have a requirement for specific telecommunications components. A single
telecommunications manufacturer provides these components to the general public. The
estimated cost of these components is $145,000.
Simplified acquisition procedures can be used.
You should use SAP when
The estimated value of the requirement is equal to or less than the SAT
,You have a requirement to purchase military transport vehicles that can travel over rough
terrain. Market research has shown that there are no commercially developed or
Government developed items that satisfy the terrain requirements. This type of item is a:
Developmental item
A presolicitation conference is one technique used to conduct market research
true
The required sources of supplies and services can be found in:
FAR Part 8
The priority for required sources of supplies is: Agency inventories, excess from other
agencies,
Federal Prison Industries, Committee for Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely
Disabled, governmental wholesale supply sources, commercial sources.
Micro-purchases are:
Unrestricted
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.
true
You have a requirement for specific telecommunications components. A single
telecommunications manufacturer provides these components to the general public. The
estimated cost of these components is $145,000.
Simplified acquisition procedures can be used.
What is the preferred method of solicitation when conducting simplified acquisitions over
the micro-purchase threshold?
, Electronic Commerce
Fulfilling repetitive needs for supplies may best be satisfied by:
Establishing blanket purchase agreements
What is the preferred method of solicitation for requirements over the micro-purchase
threshold?
Electronic commerce
Why are oral solicitations not normally used for requirements exceeding $25,000?
A GPE notice is required for requirements exceeding $25,000, unless exempt.
What is the public announcement requirement for micro-purchases?
No formal announcement is required
synopsis and a solicitation may be combined when acquiring commercial items
true
By soliciting two sources under SAP, you have satisfied the requirement to obtain
competition to the maximum extent practicable.
false
If a solicitation states that evaluation of quotes will be inclusive of option years, it means:
The evaluated price includes the base period and all option periods
An offeror's experience as an evaluation factor consists primarily of
Their history of completing similar contracts and quality of their performance.
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'
Experience
CORRECT ANSWERS
You have a requirement for eight units of a non-commercial item. Each item is
estimated to cost $35,000.
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
Simplified acquisition procedures can be used
The preferred type of item to satisfy agency needs
Commercial item
If a commercial item cannot be found to satisfy the Government requirement, the
Government should, as the next step:
Determine if a non-developmental Island is available to meet the government requirement
If market research indicates a commercial or non-developmental item might not
be available to satisfy agency needs:
Revaluate the need and determine whether
You have a requirement for specific telecommunications components. A single
telecommunications manufacturer provides these components to the general public. The
estimated cost of these components is $145,000.
Simplified acquisition procedures can be used.
You should use SAP when
The estimated value of the requirement is equal to or less than the SAT
,You have a requirement to purchase military transport vehicles that can travel over rough
terrain. Market research has shown that there are no commercially developed or
Government developed items that satisfy the terrain requirements. This type of item is a:
Developmental item
A presolicitation conference is one technique used to conduct market research
true
The required sources of supplies and services can be found in:
FAR Part 8
The priority for required sources of supplies is: Agency inventories, excess from other
agencies,
Federal Prison Industries, Committee for Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely
Disabled, governmental wholesale supply sources, commercial sources.
Micro-purchases are:
Unrestricted
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.
true
You have a requirement for specific telecommunications components. A single
telecommunications manufacturer provides these components to the general public. The
estimated cost of these components is $145,000.
Simplified acquisition procedures can be used.
What is the preferred method of solicitation when conducting simplified acquisitions over
the micro-purchase threshold?
, Electronic Commerce
Fulfilling repetitive needs for supplies may best be satisfied by:
Establishing blanket purchase agreements
What is the preferred method of solicitation for requirements over the micro-purchase
threshold?
Electronic commerce
Why are oral solicitations not normally used for requirements exceeding $25,000?
A GPE notice is required for requirements exceeding $25,000, unless exempt.
What is the public announcement requirement for micro-purchases?
No formal announcement is required
synopsis and a solicitation may be combined when acquiring commercial items
true
By soliciting two sources under SAP, you have satisfied the requirement to obtain
competition to the maximum extent practicable.
false
If a solicitation states that evaluation of quotes will be inclusive of option years, it means:
The evaluated price includes the base period and all option periods
An offeror's experience as an evaluation factor consists primarily of
Their history of completing similar contracts and quality of their performance.
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'
Experience
