CON 7800 COMMERCIAL ACQUISITION
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔You are a DoD contracting officer and have determined the use of simplified
acquisition procedures under FAR part 13 is appropriate for your customer's non-
commercial requirement. Given only this information, which award form is most
appropriate? - ✔✔DD Form 1155, Order for Supplies or Services
✔✔You're administering a large dollar non-commercial weapons contract. The
contracting officer asks to see the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) in Exhibit B.
Which uniform contract format (UCF) section in your contract would you refer to? -
✔✔Section J
✔✔Which of the following is specifically set up to help firms view current Government
business opportunities? - ✔✔The Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE)
See FAR 2.101, definition of "Government point of entry"
✔✔In evaluating a solicitation, which section of the uniform contract format (UCF) would
contain information to the offeror regarding the evaluation factors and subfactors the
Government will use to evaluate the offeror's proposal? - ✔✔Section M
, ✔✔You are a proposal manager for a large defense contractor, leading your company's
effort to win a contract. In order to determine the page limit for your proposal, which
section in the request for proposal should you review? - ✔✔Section L - Instructions,
conditions, and notices to offerors or respondents
See FAR 15.204-1
✔✔A contractor is developing their pricing strategy in a competitive environment.
Knowing the required effort will result in follow-on contracts, the contractor submits an
offer below anticipated costs with the plan to recover any losses by increasing the price
on follow-on efforts. This pricing strategy is referred to as: - ✔✔Buying-in
See FAR 15.204-1
✔✔What type of contract should be used for an item that uses a very large amount of
gold and other precious metals in the manufacturing process? - ✔✔Fixed-price with
economic price adjustment
See FAR 16.203
✔✔When a potential contractor is developing a proposal where cost analysis will be
performed, the potential contractor will need to ensure it has excluded from the proposal
any costs that are: - ✔✔Expressly unallowable
See FAR 31.201-6
✔✔It is the Government's pricing policy to purchase supplies and services at fair and
reasonable prices from: - ✔✔Responsible sources
See FAR 15.402
✔✔What are the two types of negotiated acquisitions? - ✔✔Sole source and
competitive
See FAR 15.002
✔✔What is the objective of a source selection? - ✔✔To select the proposal that
represents the best value
See FAR 15.302
✔✔Which contract type shifts cost risk from the Government to the contractor? -
✔✔Fixed-price
See FAR 16.104(d)
✔✔Which of the following best describes the purpose of proposal analysis? - ✔✔To
ensure the price is fair and reasonable
✔✔Which type of solicitation may require the submission of certified cost or pricing
data? - ✔✔Request for proposals
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔You are a DoD contracting officer and have determined the use of simplified
acquisition procedures under FAR part 13 is appropriate for your customer's non-
commercial requirement. Given only this information, which award form is most
appropriate? - ✔✔DD Form 1155, Order for Supplies or Services
✔✔You're administering a large dollar non-commercial weapons contract. The
contracting officer asks to see the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) in Exhibit B.
Which uniform contract format (UCF) section in your contract would you refer to? -
✔✔Section J
✔✔Which of the following is specifically set up to help firms view current Government
business opportunities? - ✔✔The Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE)
See FAR 2.101, definition of "Government point of entry"
✔✔In evaluating a solicitation, which section of the uniform contract format (UCF) would
contain information to the offeror regarding the evaluation factors and subfactors the
Government will use to evaluate the offeror's proposal? - ✔✔Section M
, ✔✔You are a proposal manager for a large defense contractor, leading your company's
effort to win a contract. In order to determine the page limit for your proposal, which
section in the request for proposal should you review? - ✔✔Section L - Instructions,
conditions, and notices to offerors or respondents
See FAR 15.204-1
✔✔A contractor is developing their pricing strategy in a competitive environment.
Knowing the required effort will result in follow-on contracts, the contractor submits an
offer below anticipated costs with the plan to recover any losses by increasing the price
on follow-on efforts. This pricing strategy is referred to as: - ✔✔Buying-in
See FAR 15.204-1
✔✔What type of contract should be used for an item that uses a very large amount of
gold and other precious metals in the manufacturing process? - ✔✔Fixed-price with
economic price adjustment
See FAR 16.203
✔✔When a potential contractor is developing a proposal where cost analysis will be
performed, the potential contractor will need to ensure it has excluded from the proposal
any costs that are: - ✔✔Expressly unallowable
See FAR 31.201-6
✔✔It is the Government's pricing policy to purchase supplies and services at fair and
reasonable prices from: - ✔✔Responsible sources
See FAR 15.402
✔✔What are the two types of negotiated acquisitions? - ✔✔Sole source and
competitive
See FAR 15.002
✔✔What is the objective of a source selection? - ✔✔To select the proposal that
represents the best value
See FAR 15.302
✔✔Which contract type shifts cost risk from the Government to the contractor? -
✔✔Fixed-price
See FAR 16.104(d)
✔✔Which of the following best describes the purpose of proposal analysis? - ✔✔To
ensure the price is fair and reasonable
✔✔Which type of solicitation may require the submission of certified cost or pricing
data? - ✔✔Request for proposals
