CON 2370 SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
Question:
You are a contracting officer for a commercial services contract that contains options. You send
preliminary notice of your intent to extend the contract within the timeframe outlined in the options
clause. Which one of the following statements is correct?
Answer:
You may exercise the option using a unilateral modification.
Question:
Which one of the following is correct regarding documenting the award of a buy using SAP?
Answer:
Records of oral price quotations must be established to clearly reflect the appropriateness of the
award decision.
Question:
Which one of the following statements about the evaluation of quotations or offers using SAP is
true?
Answer:
The contracting officer is required to consider all quotations or offers
Question:
You have a requirement for administrative support with an estimated value of $1,500,000. Market
research shows there are numerous potential offerors that are competitive in terms of market prices,
quality, and delivery. The list of potential offerors includes 4 small businesses and 8 large
businesses. Which one of the following statements is correct?
, Answer:
The entire acquisition must be set aside exclusively for small business.
Question:
You are the contracting officer for a firm-fixed-price purchase order for noncommercial supplies
that includes the clause at FAR 52.213-4. One week after delivery and acceptance of the items, the
end user complains that the goods are not functioning as expected. You investigate and determine
that the items are not fully compliant with the specification in the contract.
Answer:
The contractor bears the costs.
Question:
You are the contracting officer for a construction requirement with an estimated value of $20,600.
Access to the written solicitation will not be provided in the GPE, and none of the exceptions in
FAR 5.202 apply. Which one of the following correctly describes the requirement for publicizing
this proposed contract action?
Answer:
There is no requirement to publicize this action.
Question:
You are the contracting officer for a commercial product requirement with an estimated value of
$415,000. Six quotations that meet the Government's requirement were received in response to the
solicitation and there is no reason to believe the proposed prices are unreasonable. Which one of the
following statements about the price reasonableness determination is most appropriate?
Answer:
Comparison of the quotations will likely meet the requirement to obtain market research in support
of the fair and reasonable determination.
Question:
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A PLUS
Question:
You are a contracting officer for a commercial services contract that contains options. You send
preliminary notice of your intent to extend the contract within the timeframe outlined in the options
clause. Which one of the following statements is correct?
Answer:
You may exercise the option using a unilateral modification.
Question:
Which one of the following is correct regarding documenting the award of a buy using SAP?
Answer:
Records of oral price quotations must be established to clearly reflect the appropriateness of the
award decision.
Question:
Which one of the following statements about the evaluation of quotations or offers using SAP is
true?
Answer:
The contracting officer is required to consider all quotations or offers
Question:
You have a requirement for administrative support with an estimated value of $1,500,000. Market
research shows there are numerous potential offerors that are competitive in terms of market prices,
quality, and delivery. The list of potential offerors includes 4 small businesses and 8 large
businesses. Which one of the following statements is correct?
, Answer:
The entire acquisition must be set aside exclusively for small business.
Question:
You are the contracting officer for a firm-fixed-price purchase order for noncommercial supplies
that includes the clause at FAR 52.213-4. One week after delivery and acceptance of the items, the
end user complains that the goods are not functioning as expected. You investigate and determine
that the items are not fully compliant with the specification in the contract.
Answer:
The contractor bears the costs.
Question:
You are the contracting officer for a construction requirement with an estimated value of $20,600.
Access to the written solicitation will not be provided in the GPE, and none of the exceptions in
FAR 5.202 apply. Which one of the following correctly describes the requirement for publicizing
this proposed contract action?
Answer:
There is no requirement to publicize this action.
Question:
You are the contracting officer for a commercial product requirement with an estimated value of
$415,000. Six quotations that meet the Government's requirement were received in response to the
solicitation and there is no reason to believe the proposed prices are unreasonable. Which one of the
following statements about the price reasonableness determination is most appropriate?
Answer:
Comparison of the quotations will likely meet the requirement to obtain market research in support
of the fair and reasonable determination.
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