PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS
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1) FAR - ANSWER Federal Acquisition Regulation
2) FAR must follow - ANSWER 1) commit to fair and open competition
ensure responsible use of taxpayer money
maintain highest ethical standards
3) COR general responsibilities - ANSWER 1) acquisition planning
2) market research
3) contract/performance management
4) COR traits - ANSWER technical expertise and familiarity with all aspects of the
contract
5) COR specific duties - ANSWER 1) furnish technical direction and monitor
contract performance
2) maintain independent relationship
3) ensure contractors are paid for authorized services/materials only
4) review, accept, and reject deliverables
6) OFPP - ANSWER Office of Federal Procurement Policy
,7) mission of FAI - ANSWER ensure the development of a federal acquisition
workforce
8) COR planning purpose - ANSWER 1) validate identified need
2) establish requirements
3) develop elements of the acquisition plan
9) COR planning responsibilities - ANSWER 1) assist with market research
2) define requirements
10) 2 meanings of solicitation - ANSWER 1) process of requesting bids from potential
contractors
2) physical document requesting bids from potential contractors (RFP, RFB, RFQ)
11) During solicitation, the gov't releases the following to industry - ANSWER 1)
request for proposal (RFP)
2) request for bid (RFB)
3) request for quote (RFQ)
12) COR evaluation step - ANSWER 1) assessment of proposal using criteria in RFP,
RFB, RFQ
2) evaluate nonprice factors
3) input in the TET summary report
13) COR award step - ANSWER 1) CO issues execution contract signed by all parties
2) notify all unsuccessful parties
3) delegation letter and contract docs and forms given to the COR
14) COR post-award tasks - ANSWER 1) monitor contractor performance
2) receive and approve invoices
3) assure contractor security
4) maintain documentation
5) assist with close-out
15) how do you know when to function as a COR or a PM? - ANSWER If contract,
then PM. If delegation letter, then COR
,16) internal stakeholder - ANSWER any person, group or org whose interests will be
directly affected by the project
17) examples of internal stakeholder - ANSWER pm, co, cor, ipt, business sponsors,
senior leadership
18) external stakeholders - ANSWER benefit indirectly from the project
19) examples of external stakeholders - ANSWER contractors, legislators, taxpayers,
veterans
20) IPT - ANSWER integrated product team
21) when is an IPT needed? - ANSWER projects valued above 7 million or projects
that are complex, carry technical risk, program risk or business risk
22) acquisition plan answers what questions - ANSWER 1) what are we buying
2) does anyone make what we need?
3) how much are we willing to pay?
4) how will we go about getting bids?
5) how will we choose the vendor?
6) how will we guarantee we get what we paid for?
7) does it meet the requirements?
23) SON document - ANSWER Strategic Statement of Need document
24) market research planning - ANSWER 1) potential solutions in marketplace and
govt
2) availability of commercial services
3) current market price
4) terms and conditions
5) industry standards
, 6) specific requirements
7) potential risks
25) technical skills for market research - ANSWER comparative analysis, quantitative
data, qualitative data, financial analysis
26) performance based acquisition strategy - ANSWER at least 40% performance
indicator
27) Statement of Work (SOW) - ANSWER 1) describes work to be performed or
services rendered
2) defines responsibilities of gov't and contractor
3) provides objectives measure of completed work
28) Performance Work Statement (PWS) - ANSWER 1) emphasizes outcomes
2) usually, simplified contract administration
3) may include positive/negative incentives
4) shifts responsibilities for achieving acceptable performance to the contractor
29) technical requirements must be SMART, which stands for - ANSWER specific,
measurable, attainable, relevant, timely
30) recurring requirements - ANSWER repetitive purchase of the same product or
service over a set time period
31) types of contracts - ANSWER 1) fixed-price (FFP)
2) cost-reimbursement (CPFF)
3) incentive
4) indefinite-delivery
5) time and materials, labour-hour, and letter
32) FFP key features - ANSWER - price wont change with contractors cost increase
- risk and responsibility for costs mainly on contractor
- gov't contract administration minimized
- preferred contract type