CON 1300V QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
When developing source selection evaluation factors and significant subfactors and their relative import
ance, which statement is incorrect? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Past performance. Past performance must be evaluated in all acquisitions expected to exceed the micro
-purchase threshold.
It is best practice to minimize evaluation factors and subfactors in which area? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Technical Factor
Who performs the initial screening of proposals? - CORRECT ANSWER -Contracting Officer
The CO has received several proposals prior to the closing time specified in the solicitation. One offeror
is hand-
delivering itsVproposal and arrives five minutes after closing time. The offeror's courier states he is late
because he got lost on the way to the building. May the offeror's proposal be considered? -
CORRECT ANSWER -No, since it arrived after the closing time specified in the solicitation
Which type of contract puts the least risk on the government? - CORRECT ANSWER -FFP
When should SSEB evaluators be provided with instructions? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Before receipt of offerors' proposals
What is an offer to purchase supplies or services under FAR 13? - CORRECT ANSWER -Purchase order
You have been assigned the purchase of GPS units. You and your customer both agree that thisVis a com
mercial product, there is adequate price competition , and there is little if any performance risk. What c
ontractVtype should you recommend to your internal customer for the purchase of the GPS units? -
CORRECT ANSWER -FFP
You are a contract specialist preparing to analyze six proposals received in response to a requirement fo
r a commercial product. The contract will be a firm-fixed-
price contract with a potential value of $2.1M. You are planning to analyze the prices offered by compar
, ing them to each other, historical experience for the same product, catalog pricing, and commercially av
ailable pricing. What is this type of analysis called? - CORRECT ANSWER -Price Analysis
What can you use price index numbers for? - CORRECT ANSWER -Both of the above..
-Estimating project price over the period of contract performance -
Inflating or deflating prices for direct comparison
Which of the following cannot be used for comparison in price analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Totally dissimilar items
Which of the following is not considered a price-related factor? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Contractor personnel
The offer's proposed price appears to be reasonable but analysis indicates the price of one of the line it
ems is significantly over stated. This is an example of: - CORRECT ANSWER -Unbalanced pricing
The following three offers were received in response to a solicitation. Award will be made to the lowest
priced technically acceptable offer. All three offers be technically acceptable. Two of the offerors, A and
B, did not include transportation costs for shipping to the government's destination in the prices they c
ontacted your transportation office and got estimates for the shipping costs for both offeror A and offer
or B. Offeror C included the cost of shipping in the In order to determine the lowest price, refer to the t
able Offered Prices and Shipping Costs. Calculate the evaluated price for each offer. Based on your ca ev
aluated prices, who should get the award? - CORRECT ANSWER -Award to offeror B
Simple addition was used.
Your organization procures tires in support of your vehicle fleet. Last year, the price for the particular tr
uck tire was $114. The appropriate index for truck tires was 98 year. This year, the index for truck tires h
as fallen to 95. Using these indexes, what would you estimate the price of this truck tire in similar quant
ities to be this year? - CORRECT ANSWER -$110.51
[(NI/OI) x OP] = NP
ANSWERS 2025
When developing source selection evaluation factors and significant subfactors and their relative import
ance, which statement is incorrect? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Past performance. Past performance must be evaluated in all acquisitions expected to exceed the micro
-purchase threshold.
It is best practice to minimize evaluation factors and subfactors in which area? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Technical Factor
Who performs the initial screening of proposals? - CORRECT ANSWER -Contracting Officer
The CO has received several proposals prior to the closing time specified in the solicitation. One offeror
is hand-
delivering itsVproposal and arrives five minutes after closing time. The offeror's courier states he is late
because he got lost on the way to the building. May the offeror's proposal be considered? -
CORRECT ANSWER -No, since it arrived after the closing time specified in the solicitation
Which type of contract puts the least risk on the government? - CORRECT ANSWER -FFP
When should SSEB evaluators be provided with instructions? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Before receipt of offerors' proposals
What is an offer to purchase supplies or services under FAR 13? - CORRECT ANSWER -Purchase order
You have been assigned the purchase of GPS units. You and your customer both agree that thisVis a com
mercial product, there is adequate price competition , and there is little if any performance risk. What c
ontractVtype should you recommend to your internal customer for the purchase of the GPS units? -
CORRECT ANSWER -FFP
You are a contract specialist preparing to analyze six proposals received in response to a requirement fo
r a commercial product. The contract will be a firm-fixed-
price contract with a potential value of $2.1M. You are planning to analyze the prices offered by compar
, ing them to each other, historical experience for the same product, catalog pricing, and commercially av
ailable pricing. What is this type of analysis called? - CORRECT ANSWER -Price Analysis
What can you use price index numbers for? - CORRECT ANSWER -Both of the above..
-Estimating project price over the period of contract performance -
Inflating or deflating prices for direct comparison
Which of the following cannot be used for comparison in price analysis? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Totally dissimilar items
Which of the following is not considered a price-related factor? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Contractor personnel
The offer's proposed price appears to be reasonable but analysis indicates the price of one of the line it
ems is significantly over stated. This is an example of: - CORRECT ANSWER -Unbalanced pricing
The following three offers were received in response to a solicitation. Award will be made to the lowest
priced technically acceptable offer. All three offers be technically acceptable. Two of the offerors, A and
B, did not include transportation costs for shipping to the government's destination in the prices they c
ontacted your transportation office and got estimates for the shipping costs for both offeror A and offer
or B. Offeror C included the cost of shipping in the In order to determine the lowest price, refer to the t
able Offered Prices and Shipping Costs. Calculate the evaluated price for each offer. Based on your ca ev
aluated prices, who should get the award? - CORRECT ANSWER -Award to offeror B
Simple addition was used.
Your organization procures tires in support of your vehicle fleet. Last year, the price for the particular tr
uck tire was $114. The appropriate index for truck tires was 98 year. This year, the index for truck tires h
as fallen to 95. Using these indexes, what would you estimate the price of this truck tire in similar quant
ities to be this year? - CORRECT ANSWER -$110.51
[(NI/OI) x OP] = NP
