and CORRECT Answers
5 Stages of the contracting life cycle - CORRECT ANSWER - -Acquisition planning
-solicitation
-evaluation
-award
-contract administration
Which stage includes modifications, performance, payments, and contract closeout? -
CORRECT ANSWER - contract administration stage
The purpose of the Contracting Subway Map is to - CORRECT ANSWER - provide the
user with a generalized order of events in the acquisition contracting process
1. What affects how we effectively motivate contractors through the life cycle? - CORRECT
ANSWER - governments business strategies
contracting officer - CORRECT ANSWER - a person with the authority to enter into,
administer, and/or terminate contracts and make related determinations and findings
Contract Specialist - CORRECT ANSWER - A person responsible for assisting the KO
through every stage of contract development, from researching the acquisition regulations, to
negotiating the terms , and preparing contract documents.
When contemplating the business strategy of a procurement, what should the acquisition team
consider when aligning the strategy to the contractor motivations? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Contract type and length, financing arrangements, profit/fee percentages,
performance evaluation, data rights, required warranties, maintenance/sustainment, and future
requirements
, What is the role of the contracting professional? - CORRECT ANSWER - Guiding
customer and other stakeholders through contract life cycle stages
T/F Contract management requires both general and business skills in areas such as problem
solving, critical thinking, costumer focus, communication, and technical credibility. Successful
contract management does not allow for adaptability in a changing business environment. -
CORRECT ANSWER - False
One of the initial steps in Acquisition Planning is to identify the Acquisition Team. FAR 1.102-
4(e) describes the role of the Contracting Officer within the Acquisition Team - CORRECT
ANSWER - It says that Contracting officers should take the lead in encouraging business
process innovations and ensuring that business decisions are sound.
The Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) includes six pathways to enable the workforce to
tailor strategies to deliver better solutions faster. What are those 6 pathways? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Urgent Capability
2. Middle Tier DoD
3. Major Capability
4. Software Acquisition
5. Defense Business
6. Acquisition of Services
Urgent Capability - CORRECT ANSWER - fulfill urgent existing and/or emerging
operational needs or quick reactions in less than two years.
Middle Tier DoD - CORRECT ANSWER - rapidly develop fieldable prototypes within
acquisition program to demonstrate new capabilities and/or rapidly field production quantities of
systems with proven technologies that require minimal development.
Major Capability - CORRECT ANSWER - acquire and modernize military unique
programs that provide enduring capability