CON 3910V POST AWARD PHASE
READING GUIDE
The first step in executing the contract is to: - ANS award the contract to a responsible
contractor
To be determined responsible by a contracting officer, a prospective contractor must: - ANS -
have adequate financial resources to perform the contract
-be able to comply with thre requierd or proposed elivery or performance schedule
-have a satisfactory performance record
The __________ _____________ consists of all participants in government acquisition including
not only representatiives of the technical, supply, and procurement communities but also the
customers they serve, and the contractors who provide the products and services -
ANS Acquisition Team
The _____________ _____________ is a person with authority to enter into, administer, and or
terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings. - ANS contracting officer
___________ refers to a contracting officer who is administering contracts -
ANS Administrative contracting offier (ACO)
______________ refers to a contracting officer who is settling terminated contracts -
ANS Terminating contracting officer (TCO)
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, The ___________ is an individual, including a contracting offier's technical representative
(COTR), designated and authorized in writing by the contracting officer to perform specific
technical or administrative functions - ANS Contracting officer's representative (COR) (their
authority shall be designated in writing)
What is FAR part 42? - ANS Contract Administration and Audit Services
What is the purpose of contract administration? - ANS To ensure that the buyer receives, the
supplies and/or services at the level of quality and in the time required by the contract and that
the seller receives payment.
When should contract adminstration begin? - ANS although planning for contract
administration begins in the pre-award phase, actual contract administration begins after a
contract is awarded
A ________ __________ ___________ is an office that primarily performs assigned post award
functions related to the administration of contracts, but may perform pre award functions if
assigned. - ANS Contract administration office (CAO)
DoD typically relies on _______ to carry out contract administrative functions for supply
contracts. - ANS DCMA (Defense Contract Management Agency)
T or F: As provided in agency procedures, contracting officers may delegate contract
administration or specialized support services, either through interagency agreements or by
direct request to the cognizant CAO listed in the Federal Directory of Contract Administration
Services Components. - ANS True
What is an online respository for contractual instruments and supporting documents, and
DoD's primary tool for electronic distribution of contract documents and contract data -
ANS Electronic Data Access System (EDA)
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READING GUIDE
The first step in executing the contract is to: - ANS award the contract to a responsible
contractor
To be determined responsible by a contracting officer, a prospective contractor must: - ANS -
have adequate financial resources to perform the contract
-be able to comply with thre requierd or proposed elivery or performance schedule
-have a satisfactory performance record
The __________ _____________ consists of all participants in government acquisition including
not only representatiives of the technical, supply, and procurement communities but also the
customers they serve, and the contractors who provide the products and services -
ANS Acquisition Team
The _____________ _____________ is a person with authority to enter into, administer, and or
terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings. - ANS contracting officer
___________ refers to a contracting officer who is administering contracts -
ANS Administrative contracting offier (ACO)
______________ refers to a contracting officer who is settling terminated contracts -
ANS Terminating contracting officer (TCO)
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, The ___________ is an individual, including a contracting offier's technical representative
(COTR), designated and authorized in writing by the contracting officer to perform specific
technical or administrative functions - ANS Contracting officer's representative (COR) (their
authority shall be designated in writing)
What is FAR part 42? - ANS Contract Administration and Audit Services
What is the purpose of contract administration? - ANS To ensure that the buyer receives, the
supplies and/or services at the level of quality and in the time required by the contract and that
the seller receives payment.
When should contract adminstration begin? - ANS although planning for contract
administration begins in the pre-award phase, actual contract administration begins after a
contract is awarded
A ________ __________ ___________ is an office that primarily performs assigned post award
functions related to the administration of contracts, but may perform pre award functions if
assigned. - ANS Contract administration office (CAO)
DoD typically relies on _______ to carry out contract administrative functions for supply
contracts. - ANS DCMA (Defense Contract Management Agency)
T or F: As provided in agency procedures, contracting officers may delegate contract
administration or specialized support services, either through interagency agreements or by
direct request to the cognizant CAO listed in the Federal Directory of Contract Administration
Services Components. - ANS True
What is an online respository for contractual instruments and supporting documents, and
DoD's primary tool for electronic distribution of contract documents and contract data -
ANS Electronic Data Access System (EDA)
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