CON 237 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔the required sources of supplies and services can be found in - ✔✔FAR part 11 -
WRONG
FAR part 8
✔✔Requirements that cannot be met by a required source of supplies or services and
are expected to ______________________ are automatically reserved exclusively for
small businesses - ✔✔exceed $25,000 but not exceed $250,000 - WRONG
exceed $10,000, but not exceed $250,000
✔✔You have a requirement to purchase temporary grounds keeping services for 6
months at base X. The estimated dollar value for these services is $24,000. What is the
preferred method of purchase. - ✔✔third party draft - WRONG
✔✔you have a requirement to purchase observation-surveillance drones for navy seal
teams. Market research reveals no commercially developed items that will meet your
specification requirements. However, there is a similar drone that was developed
exclusively for the army that will satisfy the requirement. This type of item is a: -
✔✔Non-developmental item
✔✔You are buying a commercial item and want to include options. In order to use SAP,
the aggregate value of the acquisition and all its options cannot exceed: - ✔✔$250,000 -
WRONG
$7.5 million
✔✔The director of training for the installation has a request to purchase 25 televisions
and 25 DVD recorders for the new training facility that will open next month. Each
television will cost approximately $525, and each DVD recorder about $150 -
✔✔Simplified acquisition procedures can be used.
✔✔Market research is performed - ✔✔To determine if commercial or non-
developmental items will satisfy the need
✔✔Express warranties - ✔✔Are guarantees about the quality of the goods or services
made by the seller
✔✔Which of the following are acceptable market research techniques - ✔✔All
techniques are acceptable.
✔✔The contracting officer shall evaluate quotations or offers inclusive of transportation
charges from the shipping point of the supplier to the delivery destination. - ✔✔True
, ✔✔You have a requirement for eight units of non-commercial item. Each item is
estimated to cost $35,000. - ✔✔Simplified acquisition procedures cannot be used
✔✔The status information contained in the system for award management and
additional vendor files maintained by the contracting office, in any, may be used as the
basis to ensure that small business concerns are provided the maximum practicable
opportunities to respond to solicitations issued using simplified acquisition procedures. -
✔✔True
✔✔When making a commercial purchase, if an in-process inspection is not a customary
practice in the commercial marketplace, the contracting officer: - ✔✔Should conduct an
in-process inspection at the program manager's request - WRONG
✔✔An offeror's past performance as an evaluation factor consists of: - ✔✔All choices
are examples of past performance. - WRONG
Their history of completing similar contracts and quality of their performance - RIGHT
Their record of conforming to past contract requirements
✔✔A training facility needs to purchase 50 binders from a local office supply store. The
price for the binders is $20 each. What is the preferred method of purchase? - ✔✔The
governmentwide commercial purchase card
✔✔You have a requirement to purchase a Global Positioning System for an elite military
unit. Due to the mission requirements, the GPS must be a rugged design and able to
withstand extreme environmental conditions. Market research shows there are no
commercially developed or Government developed systems that meet both of these
requirements. this type of item is: - ✔✔Developmental Item
✔✔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
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔the required sources of supplies and services can be found in - ✔✔FAR part 11 -
WRONG
FAR part 8
✔✔Requirements that cannot be met by a required source of supplies or services and
are expected to ______________________ are automatically reserved exclusively for
small businesses - ✔✔exceed $25,000 but not exceed $250,000 - WRONG
exceed $10,000, but not exceed $250,000
✔✔You have a requirement to purchase temporary grounds keeping services for 6
months at base X. The estimated dollar value for these services is $24,000. What is the
preferred method of purchase. - ✔✔third party draft - WRONG
✔✔you have a requirement to purchase observation-surveillance drones for navy seal
teams. Market research reveals no commercially developed items that will meet your
specification requirements. However, there is a similar drone that was developed
exclusively for the army that will satisfy the requirement. This type of item is a: -
✔✔Non-developmental item
✔✔You are buying a commercial item and want to include options. In order to use SAP,
the aggregate value of the acquisition and all its options cannot exceed: - ✔✔$250,000 -
WRONG
$7.5 million
✔✔The director of training for the installation has a request to purchase 25 televisions
and 25 DVD recorders for the new training facility that will open next month. Each
television will cost approximately $525, and each DVD recorder about $150 -
✔✔Simplified acquisition procedures can be used.
✔✔Market research is performed - ✔✔To determine if commercial or non-
developmental items will satisfy the need
✔✔Express warranties - ✔✔Are guarantees about the quality of the goods or services
made by the seller
✔✔Which of the following are acceptable market research techniques - ✔✔All
techniques are acceptable.
✔✔The contracting officer shall evaluate quotations or offers inclusive of transportation
charges from the shipping point of the supplier to the delivery destination. - ✔✔True
, ✔✔You have a requirement for eight units of non-commercial item. Each item is
estimated to cost $35,000. - ✔✔Simplified acquisition procedures cannot be used
✔✔The status information contained in the system for award management and
additional vendor files maintained by the contracting office, in any, may be used as the
basis to ensure that small business concerns are provided the maximum practicable
opportunities to respond to solicitations issued using simplified acquisition procedures. -
✔✔True
✔✔When making a commercial purchase, if an in-process inspection is not a customary
practice in the commercial marketplace, the contracting officer: - ✔✔Should conduct an
in-process inspection at the program manager's request - WRONG
✔✔An offeror's past performance as an evaluation factor consists of: - ✔✔All choices
are examples of past performance. - WRONG
Their history of completing similar contracts and quality of their performance - RIGHT
Their record of conforming to past contract requirements
✔✔A training facility needs to purchase 50 binders from a local office supply store. The
price for the binders is $20 each. What is the preferred method of purchase? - ✔✔The
governmentwide commercial purchase card
✔✔You have a requirement to purchase a Global Positioning System for an elite military
unit. Due to the mission requirements, the GPS must be a rugged design and able to
withstand extreme environmental conditions. Market research shows there are no
commercially developed or Government developed systems that meet both of these
requirements. this type of item is: - ✔✔Developmental Item
✔✔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
