CDFM MODULE 3 CERTIFICATION EVALUATION
TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED GRADED A+
◉ What reference indicates the qualifications of a 12-month
severable contract? Answer: 10 USC 2410(a)
◉ Training that begins in the following year can be charged to the
current year if the Government must make: Answer: 1) a payment or
deposit in the current year
2) the scheduling is beyond the Governments control
3) the time between obligation and performance is not excessive
◉ What is an important exception to the Bona Fide Needs Rules?
Answer: Multi-year service contracting authority
◉ The multi-year service contract authority permits the contracting
up to how many years? Answer: 5, one year increments
◉ What 2 situations cause a change in contract scope? Answer: Out-
of-Scope
In-Scope
,◉ What happens if a contract modification exceeds the general
scope of the original contract? Answer: the modification amounts to
a new obligation and is chargeable to funds current at the time the
modification is made.
◉ When an upward price adjustment is required in a subsequent
year, if the answer to the question is yes, Answer: then a with-in
scope price adjustment, which is requested and approved in a
subsequent year will normally be charged against the appropriation
current at the time the contract was awarded, even though the
appropriation may now be expired
◉ When do agencies have to reimburse the Judgement Fund
(current year funds used)? Answer: 1) Contract Disputes
2) No fear act
3) EEO Settlements & Claims
◉ What is it called when it becomes necessary to terminate a
contract because the contractor defaults? Answer: Contractor
Default
◉ What is it called when an agency voluntarily acts to reduce the
scope of a contract or termination of the contract for its own
convenience will not entitle the agency to obligate expired funds to
issue a replacement contract. Answer: Convenience of the
Government
,◉ Government may obligate same year funds previously obligated
for a replacement contract for amounts less, same or greater than
originally obligated if: Answer: - bona fide need still exists
- same or lesser scope of work
- replacement contract awarded in a timely manner
◉ What are the types of appropriation lifes? Answer: - Single Year
- Multi-Year
- No Year
◉ Military Personnel (MILPERS) has a ____ expense appropriation
type. Answer: 1 year
◉ Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) has a ____
expense appropriation type. Answer: 2 years
◉ Operation & Maintenance (O&M) has a ___ expense appropriation
type and up to ____ amount limitation. Answer: 1 year; minor
construction up to $1,000,000 or unit cost of < $250k
◉ Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy (SCN) has a ___ expense
appropriation type Answer: 5 years
, ◉ No-Year Appropriations are covered by? Answer: 31 USC 1555 -
Agency head or President determines its purpose has been fulfilled,
and no disbursements have been made for two consecutive fiscal
years
◉ In the Appropriation Life Cycle, the adjustments and payments are
charged to currently available appropriation of same type, up to
lesser of ___% of currently available appropriation or unexpended
balance balance of closed appropriation Answer: 1%
◉ At the end of ___ after the expiration of the appropriation year, all
unliquidated obligations and expired budget authority are cancelled
and deposited into the Misc Receipts of the Treasury and what is the
reference? Answer: 5th year; 31 USC 1552
◉ What requires that approval be sought from the head of the
agency if obligations from an expired appropriation during a fiscal
year exceed $4 million for any program? Answer: 31 USC 1553
◉ 31 USC 1553 requires that approval be sought from the
Authorization and Appropriation committees if obligations from an
expired appropriation during a fiscal year exceed ___ at the program
level. The Congress must be given ___ days notice. Answer: $25
million; 30 days
TEST 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED GRADED A+
◉ What reference indicates the qualifications of a 12-month
severable contract? Answer: 10 USC 2410(a)
◉ Training that begins in the following year can be charged to the
current year if the Government must make: Answer: 1) a payment or
deposit in the current year
2) the scheduling is beyond the Governments control
3) the time between obligation and performance is not excessive
◉ What is an important exception to the Bona Fide Needs Rules?
Answer: Multi-year service contracting authority
◉ The multi-year service contract authority permits the contracting
up to how many years? Answer: 5, one year increments
◉ What 2 situations cause a change in contract scope? Answer: Out-
of-Scope
In-Scope
,◉ What happens if a contract modification exceeds the general
scope of the original contract? Answer: the modification amounts to
a new obligation and is chargeable to funds current at the time the
modification is made.
◉ When an upward price adjustment is required in a subsequent
year, if the answer to the question is yes, Answer: then a with-in
scope price adjustment, which is requested and approved in a
subsequent year will normally be charged against the appropriation
current at the time the contract was awarded, even though the
appropriation may now be expired
◉ When do agencies have to reimburse the Judgement Fund
(current year funds used)? Answer: 1) Contract Disputes
2) No fear act
3) EEO Settlements & Claims
◉ What is it called when it becomes necessary to terminate a
contract because the contractor defaults? Answer: Contractor
Default
◉ What is it called when an agency voluntarily acts to reduce the
scope of a contract or termination of the contract for its own
convenience will not entitle the agency to obligate expired funds to
issue a replacement contract. Answer: Convenience of the
Government
,◉ Government may obligate same year funds previously obligated
for a replacement contract for amounts less, same or greater than
originally obligated if: Answer: - bona fide need still exists
- same or lesser scope of work
- replacement contract awarded in a timely manner
◉ What are the types of appropriation lifes? Answer: - Single Year
- Multi-Year
- No Year
◉ Military Personnel (MILPERS) has a ____ expense appropriation
type. Answer: 1 year
◉ Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) has a ____
expense appropriation type. Answer: 2 years
◉ Operation & Maintenance (O&M) has a ___ expense appropriation
type and up to ____ amount limitation. Answer: 1 year; minor
construction up to $1,000,000 or unit cost of < $250k
◉ Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy (SCN) has a ___ expense
appropriation type Answer: 5 years
, ◉ No-Year Appropriations are covered by? Answer: 31 USC 1555 -
Agency head or President determines its purpose has been fulfilled,
and no disbursements have been made for two consecutive fiscal
years
◉ In the Appropriation Life Cycle, the adjustments and payments are
charged to currently available appropriation of same type, up to
lesser of ___% of currently available appropriation or unexpended
balance balance of closed appropriation Answer: 1%
◉ At the end of ___ after the expiration of the appropriation year, all
unliquidated obligations and expired budget authority are cancelled
and deposited into the Misc Receipts of the Treasury and what is the
reference? Answer: 5th year; 31 USC 1552
◉ What requires that approval be sought from the head of the
agency if obligations from an expired appropriation during a fiscal
year exceed $4 million for any program? Answer: 31 USC 1553
◉ 31 USC 1553 requires that approval be sought from the
Authorization and Appropriation committees if obligations from an
expired appropriation during a fiscal year exceed ___ at the program
level. The Congress must be given ___ days notice. Answer: $25
million; 30 days
