CON 237 TESTED ALL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
✔✔In acquisitions for commercial items, the terms of an express warranty should be: -
✔✔Dictated by the Government - WRONG
Consistent with customary commercial practice
✔✔You should NOT use SAP to: - ✔✔Split requirements into several purchases to fit
under the SAT.
✔✔When should electronic commerce be used as a method of solicitation? - ✔✔Only
for micro-purchases - WRONG
✔✔Which types of acquisitions are reserved exclusively for small business concerns? -
✔✔Acquisitions for commercial items exceeding $5,000, but not exceeding $7 Million -
WRONG
✔✔A contract option may be exercised: - ✔✔At any time during the contract period of
performance - WRONG
Unilaterally by the Government
✔✔A non-developmental item is: - ✔✔An item not currently used by the government -
WRONG
Any previously developed item used exclusively for governmental purposes
✔✔When no other exceptions apply, is a Government Point of Entry (GPE) synopsis
required for purchases estimated to exceed $25,000 but not to exceed the simplified
acquisition threshold? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔Which method of purchase involves establishing "charge accounts" with qualified
sources? - ✔✔Blanket purchase agreement (BPA)
✔✔A presolicitation conference is one technique used to conduct market research. -
✔✔True
✔✔You have a requirement to buy 10 commercially available Doppler weather systems
for 10 aircraft. The total estimated cost is $135,000. What is the preferred method of
purchase? - ✔✔Purchase Order
✔✔You have been requested to buy 100 hospital beds for a humanitarian effort in
Pedonia. The beds need to be delivered within the next 30 days so they can be airlifted
to Pedonia via military transport. Your research ect.... - ✔✔Obtain the beds from the
army hospital inventory
, ✔✔You want to include non-price factors in your evaluation criteria. Which THREE of
the following are considered non-price factors? - ✔✔Technical capability, transportation
cost, past performance - WRONG
Experience, Past performance, technical capability
✔✔If available, practicable, and cost-effective; what is a preferred method of solicitation
acquisitions over the micro-purchase threshold? - ✔✔Electronic commerce
✔✔What method of purchase is preferred to purchase 10 computer mouse pads, at
$3.95 each? - ✔✔The governmentwide commercial purchase card
✔✔Which method of soliciting quotes should the contracting officer use to the maximum
extent practicable if i) the acquisition does not exceed the SAT, ii) the use of electronic
commerce is neither practical nor cost-effective, and iii) notice is not required under
FAR 5.101 - ✔✔Oral
✔✔A synopsis in the GPE is generally required for: - ✔✔Proposed contract actions
exceeding $25,000.
✔✔What required source has priority for services? - ✔✔Federal Prison Industries, Inc. -
WRONG
Services that are on the Procurement List maintained by the Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
✔✔You have a requirement for ship repair that will require a unique welding technique.
You only know a few firms that have performed this technique and selecting an
inexperienced contractor could be disastrous. As such, you should primarily consider
evaluating offerors': - ✔✔Experience
✔✔What is the preferred method of solicitation for requirements over $25,000? -
✔✔Written - WRONG
Electronic commerce
✔✔You have a requirement to purchase drug testing services for transportation
employees. The estimated dollar amount for this testing is $75,000. What is the
preferred method of purchase? - ✔✔Purchase Order
✔✔You may cancel a unilateral purchase order if - ✔✔The contractor accepts the
cancellation and does not claim costs were incurred from beginning performance.
GRADED A+
✔✔In acquisitions for commercial items, the terms of an express warranty should be: -
✔✔Dictated by the Government - WRONG
Consistent with customary commercial practice
✔✔You should NOT use SAP to: - ✔✔Split requirements into several purchases to fit
under the SAT.
✔✔When should electronic commerce be used as a method of solicitation? - ✔✔Only
for micro-purchases - WRONG
✔✔Which types of acquisitions are reserved exclusively for small business concerns? -
✔✔Acquisitions for commercial items exceeding $5,000, but not exceeding $7 Million -
WRONG
✔✔A contract option may be exercised: - ✔✔At any time during the contract period of
performance - WRONG
Unilaterally by the Government
✔✔A non-developmental item is: - ✔✔An item not currently used by the government -
WRONG
Any previously developed item used exclusively for governmental purposes
✔✔When no other exceptions apply, is a Government Point of Entry (GPE) synopsis
required for purchases estimated to exceed $25,000 but not to exceed the simplified
acquisition threshold? - ✔✔Yes
✔✔Which method of purchase involves establishing "charge accounts" with qualified
sources? - ✔✔Blanket purchase agreement (BPA)
✔✔A presolicitation conference is one technique used to conduct market research. -
✔✔True
✔✔You have a requirement to buy 10 commercially available Doppler weather systems
for 10 aircraft. The total estimated cost is $135,000. What is the preferred method of
purchase? - ✔✔Purchase Order
✔✔You have been requested to buy 100 hospital beds for a humanitarian effort in
Pedonia. The beds need to be delivered within the next 30 days so they can be airlifted
to Pedonia via military transport. Your research ect.... - ✔✔Obtain the beds from the
army hospital inventory
, ✔✔You want to include non-price factors in your evaluation criteria. Which THREE of
the following are considered non-price factors? - ✔✔Technical capability, transportation
cost, past performance - WRONG
Experience, Past performance, technical capability
✔✔If available, practicable, and cost-effective; what is a preferred method of solicitation
acquisitions over the micro-purchase threshold? - ✔✔Electronic commerce
✔✔What method of purchase is preferred to purchase 10 computer mouse pads, at
$3.95 each? - ✔✔The governmentwide commercial purchase card
✔✔Which method of soliciting quotes should the contracting officer use to the maximum
extent practicable if i) the acquisition does not exceed the SAT, ii) the use of electronic
commerce is neither practical nor cost-effective, and iii) notice is not required under
FAR 5.101 - ✔✔Oral
✔✔A synopsis in the GPE is generally required for: - ✔✔Proposed contract actions
exceeding $25,000.
✔✔What required source has priority for services? - ✔✔Federal Prison Industries, Inc. -
WRONG
Services that are on the Procurement List maintained by the Committee for Purchase
From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
✔✔You have a requirement for ship repair that will require a unique welding technique.
You only know a few firms that have performed this technique and selecting an
inexperienced contractor could be disastrous. As such, you should primarily consider
evaluating offerors': - ✔✔Experience
✔✔What is the preferred method of solicitation for requirements over $25,000? -
✔✔Written - WRONG
Electronic commerce
✔✔You have a requirement to purchase drug testing services for transportation
employees. The estimated dollar amount for this testing is $75,000. What is the
preferred method of purchase? - ✔✔Purchase Order
✔✔You may cancel a unilateral purchase order if - ✔✔The contractor accepts the
cancellation and does not claim costs were incurred from beginning performance.
