CON 1100V U04 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
●● The Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) includes six pathways
to enable the workforce to tailor strategies to delivery better solutions
faster. Which pathway is to rapidly develop fieldable prototypes within
an acquisition program to demonstrate new capabilities and/or rapidly
field production quantities of systems with proven technologies that
require minimal development?
Answer: Middle Tier
●● Which pathway is to acquire information systems that support DoD
business operations?
Answer: Defense Business Systems (DBS) Acquisition
●● Which pathway is to field capabilities to fulfill urgent existing and/or
emerging operational needs or quick reactions in less than two years?
Answer: Urgent Capability Acquisition
●● Which pathway is to acquire services from the private sector
including knowledge-based, construction, electronics and
communications, equipment, facilities, product support, logistics,
medical, research and development, and transportation services?
,Answer: Acquisition of Services
●● Which pathway is to facilitate rapid and iterative delivery of
software capability systems (e.g., software-intensive systems and/or
software-intensive components or sub-systems) to the user?
Answer: Software Acquisition
●● Which pathway is to acquire and modernize military unique
programs that provide enduring capability?
Answer: Major Capability Acquisition
●● Acquisition planning must involve all personnel responsible for
significant aspect of the acquisition. What is the purpose of acquisition
planning?
Answer: The purpose of acquisition planning is to ensure that the
government meets its needs in the most effective, economical, and
timely manner.
●● Which of the following is true about market research?
Answer: Collecting and analyzing information about capabilities within
the market to satisfy agency needs in the most effective, economical, and
timely manner.
●● Simplified acquisition is an acquisition method prescribed by FAR
13 for purchasing supplies and services, including construction, research
, and development, and commercial products and commercial services,
for which the aggregate amount does not exceed a certain limit. What is
this limit called? What is the dollar amount of this limit?
Answer: Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) which is $250,000.00
●● 1. Who has the authority to determine the applicability of rules,
regulations, and policies on a specific contract?
a) Any acquisition team member
b) Contracting Officer
c) Senior Contracting Specialist
d) Legal representative
Answer: b
●● 2. Which Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) pathway is to
acquire information systems that support Department
of Defense (DoD) business operations?
a) Middle Tier of Acquisition
b) Acquisition of Services
c) Defense Business Systems (DBS) Acquisition
d) Software Acquisition
Answer: c
STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
●● The Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) includes six pathways
to enable the workforce to tailor strategies to delivery better solutions
faster. Which pathway is to rapidly develop fieldable prototypes within
an acquisition program to demonstrate new capabilities and/or rapidly
field production quantities of systems with proven technologies that
require minimal development?
Answer: Middle Tier
●● Which pathway is to acquire information systems that support DoD
business operations?
Answer: Defense Business Systems (DBS) Acquisition
●● Which pathway is to field capabilities to fulfill urgent existing and/or
emerging operational needs or quick reactions in less than two years?
Answer: Urgent Capability Acquisition
●● Which pathway is to acquire services from the private sector
including knowledge-based, construction, electronics and
communications, equipment, facilities, product support, logistics,
medical, research and development, and transportation services?
,Answer: Acquisition of Services
●● Which pathway is to facilitate rapid and iterative delivery of
software capability systems (e.g., software-intensive systems and/or
software-intensive components or sub-systems) to the user?
Answer: Software Acquisition
●● Which pathway is to acquire and modernize military unique
programs that provide enduring capability?
Answer: Major Capability Acquisition
●● Acquisition planning must involve all personnel responsible for
significant aspect of the acquisition. What is the purpose of acquisition
planning?
Answer: The purpose of acquisition planning is to ensure that the
government meets its needs in the most effective, economical, and
timely manner.
●● Which of the following is true about market research?
Answer: Collecting and analyzing information about capabilities within
the market to satisfy agency needs in the most effective, economical, and
timely manner.
●● Simplified acquisition is an acquisition method prescribed by FAR
13 for purchasing supplies and services, including construction, research
, and development, and commercial products and commercial services,
for which the aggregate amount does not exceed a certain limit. What is
this limit called? What is the dollar amount of this limit?
Answer: Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) which is $250,000.00
●● 1. Who has the authority to determine the applicability of rules,
regulations, and policies on a specific contract?
a) Any acquisition team member
b) Contracting Officer
c) Senior Contracting Specialist
d) Legal representative
Answer: b
●● 2. Which Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) pathway is to
acquire information systems that support Department
of Defense (DoD) business operations?
a) Middle Tier of Acquisition
b) Acquisition of Services
c) Defense Business Systems (DBS) Acquisition
d) Software Acquisition
Answer: c
