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FAR Part 1 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Federal Acquisition Regulation System
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FAR Part 2 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Definitions of Words and Terms
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FAR Part 3 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Improper Business Practices & Personal Conflicts of
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Interest
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FAR Part 4 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Administrative Matters
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FAR Part 5 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Publicizing Contract Actions
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FAR Part 6 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Competitive Requirements
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FAR Part 7 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Acquisition Planning
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FAR Part 8 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Required Sources of Supplies and Service
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FAR Part 10 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Market Research
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FAR Part 12 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Acquisition of Commercial Items
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FAR Part 13 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP)
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FAR Part 15 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Contract by Negotiation
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FAR Part 16 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Types of Contracts
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FAR Part 19 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Small Business Programs
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FAR Part 31 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Contract Cost Principles & Procedures
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FAR Part 33 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Protests, Disputes, and Appeals
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FAR Part 42 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Contract Administration & Audit Services
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,FAR Part 44 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Subcontracting Policies & Procedures
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FAR Part 46 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Quality Assurance
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FAR Part 49 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Termination of Contracts
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FAR Part 50 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Extraordinary contractual actions and safety act
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FAR Part 51 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Use of Government Sources by Contractors
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FAR Part 52 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses
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FAR Part 53 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔FORMS
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Contracting Life Cycle Phases - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. Pre-Award
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2. Award
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3. Post Award
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Communication and Decision Making Bias - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. Minimize influence n n n n n n n n n
of Personal biases
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2. Maximize the likelihood of a successful result.
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3. Facilitate communication among affected parties.
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Minimize the Effect of Personal Biases - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔The contracting
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professional should strive to minimize the influence of personal biases.
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Maximize the likelihood of Successful Results - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. AR 1.102-4(e)
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states that contracting officers "should take the lead in encouraging business process
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innovations and ensuring that business decisions are sound."
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Facilitate Communications Among Affected Parties - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. Effective
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communication minimizes the effect of personal biases, maximizes the likelihood of
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successful results, and facilitates communications among affected stakeholders.
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Cost, quality and timeliness of products and services - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. FAR
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1.102-2(a) tells contracting professionals that a guiding principle is to satisfy customers in
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terms of cost, quality, and timeliness of the delivered product or service.
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Contracting Officer Representative (COR) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. FAR 1.602-2(d)(7)
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states that contracting officers shall designate CORs in writing and furnish copies to the
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contractor and the contract administration office
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, Standards of conduct - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. FAR 3.101-1 tells us Government
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business shall be conducted in a manner above reproach and, except as authorized by
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statute or regulation, with complete impartiality and with preferential treatment for none.
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Methods of disseminating information - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. For proposed contract
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actions expected to exceed $25,000, by synopsizing in theGovernment-wide Point of Entry
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(GPE).For proposed contract actions expected to exceed $15,000, but not expected to
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exceed$25,000. by displaying in a public place.
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Justification and Approval (J&A) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔2.FAR 6.303-1(a) states a n n n n n n n n n
contracting officer shall not commence negotiations for a sole source contract,commence
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negotiations for a contract resulting from an unsolicited proposal, or award any
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othercontract without providing for full and open competition unless the contracting officer-
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I. Justifies, if required in FAR 6.302, the use of such actions in writing;
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II. Certifies the accuracy and completeness of the justification;
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III. (and) Obtains the approval required by FAR 6.304.
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Post award orientation: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. FAR 42.501(a) states a post award
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orientation aids both Government and contractor personnel to (1) achieve a clear and
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mutual understanding of all contract requirements, and (2) identify and resolve potential
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problems. However, it is not a substitute for the contractor's fully understanding the work
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requirements at the time offers are submitted, nor is it to be used to alter the final agreement
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arrived at in any negotiations leading to contract award.
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Standards of Conduct: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔1. (FAR 3.101-1). Transactions relating
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to the expenditure of public funds require the highest degree of public trust and an
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impeccable standard of conduct. The general rule is to avoid strictly any conflict of interest,
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or even the appearance of a conflict of interest in government-contractor relationships.
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Solicitation and Acceptance of Gratuities by Government Personnel - CORRECT n n n n n n n n n
ANSWER✔✔The overarching rule on accepting gifts from contractor/employees is at (FAR
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3.101-2). You may not solicit gifts from anyone, for any reason. This means for yourself or
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for others. Federal employees are prohibited from soliciting or accepting gifts.
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Disclosures - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔No person or other entity may disclose contractor n n n n n n n n n n
bid or proposal information or source selection information to any person other than a
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person authorized, in accordance with applicable agency regulations or procedures, by the
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agency head or the contracting officer.
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Contracts with Government Employees: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔A contracting officer
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shall not knowingly award a contract to a Government employee or to a business concern or
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other organization owned or substantially owned or controlled by one or more Government
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employees (FAR 3.601).
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