CON 3910 PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Market research is conducted during which phase of acquisition?
a. When requirements are being developed
b. All phases of the acquisition
c. After award to ensure that a contractor's product or service is sufficient
d. During negotiations to ensure that a contractor's proposal is fair and reasonable -
Answer -b. All phases of the acquisition
What is the use of a procedure that is inconsistent with the FAR?
a. Extraordinary action
b. Exception
c. Deviation
d. Abnormal action - Answer -c. Deviation
Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) should:
a. Promote competition to the maximum extent practicable
b. Consider all quotations or offers, regardless of the time they are received, if they are
the most reasonable
c. Promote the use of current vendors for time-saving purposes
d. Equally consider all businesses, large or small - Answer -a. Promote competition to
the maximum extent practicable
Which of the following is accurate about unilateral modifications?
a. Are only signed by a Government contracting officer, not the contractor
b. Can be signed by the contract specialist
c. Are used to definitize contracts with price changes
d. Are used to add scope to a contract - Answer -a. Are only signed by a Government
contracting officer, not the contractor
Except when authorized otherwise, a Government contract:
a. Need not be in writing
b. Must be in writing
c. Must be presented as a "hard copy" on paper
d. Must have oral confirmation - Answer -b. Must be in writing
Which is NOT a type of contracting officer?
a. Contracting officer
b. Administrative contracting officer
c. Terminating contracting officer
,d. Executive contracting officer - Answer -d. Executive contracting officer
With respect to the requirements of law, executive orders, regulations, and all other
applicable procedures, prior to signing a contract, a contracting officer must:
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 - Answer -b. Ensure that each has been
met
Joan stated that she was working on selecting solicitation provisions. With this in mind,
you know the contract:
a. Is ready for closeout
b. Was recently awarded
c. Is nearing completion
d. Has not been awarded - Answer -d. Has not been awarded
A program manager asked John whether a contract clause is only used in the contract
or if it applies to the solicitation as well. John correctly answered by replying with which
of the following statements?
a. A contract clause only applies after contract award
b. A contract clause applies unless superseded by a solicitation provision
c. A contract clause is a term or condition used in contracts, or in both solicitations and
contracts, that applies after contract award or both before and after award
d. A contract clause is a term or condition used in contracts and solicitations unless the
resulting contract is for a commercial item. - Answer -c. A contract clause is a term or
condition used in contracts, or in both solicitations and contracts, that applies after
contract award or both before and after award
What is the tool (form) used by DoD to apply a structured profit/fee?
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 - Answer -c. DD Form 1547, Weighted
Guidelines Method
What type(s) of contracts can be awarded when acquiring commercial items of supply?
a. Only firm-fixed-price 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 -
Answer -a. Only firm-fixed-price contracts or fixed-price contracts with economic price
adjustment
When using invitations for bids (IFBs), what type(s) of contracts can be awarded?
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 - Answer -d. Only firm-fixed-price contracts or fixed-price contracts with
economic price adjustment
Which of the following is correct regarding the DFARS Procedures Guidelines and
Information (PGI)?
a. There is no such thing as a DFARS PGI
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 - Answer -b. The DFARS PGI is
a companion resource to the DFARS
Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the Government's policy on
contract modifications?
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 - Answer -d. Only
contracting officers acting within the scope of their authority are authorized to execute
contract modifications on behalf of the Government
A contractor failed to deliver a commercial item within the time specified by the contract.
As the Government contracting officer, you plan to terminate the contract. What type of
termination would you proceed with?
a. Termination for Convenience
b. Termination for Default
c. Termination for Cause
d. Termination for Late Deliveries - Commercial/Noncommercial - Answer -c.
Termination for Cause
Market research is conducted during which phase of acquisition?
a. When requirements are being developed
b. All phases of the acquisition
c. After award to ensure that a contractor's product or service is sufficient
d. During negotiations to ensure that a contractor's proposal is fair and reasonable -
Answer -b. All phases of the acquisition
What is the use of a procedure that is inconsistent with the FAR?
a. Extraordinary action
b. Exception
c. Deviation
d. Abnormal action - Answer -c. Deviation
Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) should:
a. Promote competition to the maximum extent practicable
b. Consider all quotations or offers, regardless of the time they are received, if they are
the most reasonable
c. Promote the use of current vendors for time-saving purposes
d. Equally consider all businesses, large or small - Answer -a. Promote competition to
the maximum extent practicable
Which of the following is accurate about unilateral modifications?
a. Are only signed by a Government contracting officer, not the contractor
b. Can be signed by the contract specialist
c. Are used to definitize contracts with price changes
d. Are used to add scope to a contract - Answer -a. Are only signed by a Government
contracting officer, not the contractor
Except when authorized otherwise, a Government contract:
a. Need not be in writing
b. Must be in writing
c. Must be presented as a "hard copy" on paper
d. Must have oral confirmation - Answer -b. Must be in writing
Which is NOT a type of contracting officer?
a. Contracting officer
b. Administrative contracting officer
c. Terminating contracting officer
,d. Executive contracting officer - Answer -d. Executive contracting officer
With respect to the requirements of law, executive orders, regulations, and all other
applicable procedures, prior to signing a contract, a contracting officer must:
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 - Answer -b. Ensure that each has been
met
Joan stated that she was working on selecting solicitation provisions. With this in mind,
you know the contract:
a. Is ready for closeout
b. Was recently awarded
c. Is nearing completion
d. Has not been awarded - Answer -d. Has not been awarded
A program manager asked John whether a contract clause is only used in the contract
or if it applies to the solicitation as well. John correctly answered by replying with which
of the following statements?
a. A contract clause only applies after contract award
b. A contract clause applies unless superseded by a solicitation provision
c. A contract clause is a term or condition used in contracts, or in both solicitations and
contracts, that applies after contract award or both before and after award
d. A contract clause is a term or condition used in contracts and solicitations unless the
resulting contract is for a commercial item. - Answer -c. A contract clause is a term or
condition used in contracts, or in both solicitations and contracts, that applies after
contract award or both before and after award
What is the tool (form) used by DoD to apply a structured profit/fee?
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 - Answer -c. DD Form 1547, Weighted
Guidelines Method
What type(s) of contracts can be awarded when acquiring commercial items of supply?
a. Only firm-fixed-price 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 -
Answer -a. Only firm-fixed-price contracts or fixed-price contracts with economic price
adjustment
When using invitations for bids (IFBs), what type(s) of contracts can be awarded?
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 - Answer -d. Only firm-fixed-price contracts or fixed-price contracts with
economic price adjustment
Which of the following is correct regarding the DFARS Procedures Guidelines and
Information (PGI)?
a. There is no such thing as a DFARS PGI
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 - Answer -b. The DFARS PGI is
a companion resource to the DFARS
Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the Government's policy on
contract modifications?
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 - Answer -d. Only
contracting officers acting within the scope of their authority are authorized to execute
contract modifications on behalf of the Government
A contractor failed to deliver a commercial item within the time specified by the contract.
As the Government contracting officer, you plan to terminate the contract. What type of
termination would you proceed with?
a. Termination for Convenience
b. Termination for Default
c. Termination for Cause
d. Termination for Late Deliveries - Commercial/Noncommercial - Answer -c.
Termination for Cause
