CON 3990V COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● What is considered a contract action?
Answer: Contract action means any oral or written action that results in
the purchase, rent, or lease of supplies or equipment, services, or
construction.
●● What is latent defect?
Answer: is one that is not readily noticeable upon reasonable inspection
at the time of acceptance.
●● Who accepts the burden of latent defect?
Answer: The burden is on the government to prove that defective
material and workmanship was the probable cause of product failure or
non-conformance.
●● Who can you submit a claim to?
Answer: Contractor claims are submitted to the KO
●● What is a claim?
,Answer: a written demand or assertion by one of the contracting parties
seeking (i) payment of a specific sum of money, (ii) adjustment or
interpretation of contract terms, or (iii) other relief arising under or
relating to the contract.
●● When is written certification for a claim required?
Answer: When a claim exceeds $100,000, contractors must provide the
following written certification (FAR 33.207).
●● What are protests?
Answer: they provide offerors with a tool to challenge federal contract
award decisions.
●● Who do you file a protest with?
Answer: The Government Accountability Office
●● There is a janitorial contract for 2.8 million dollars for the entire
base. What FAR part would you use?
Answer: Could be FAR Part 37 Service Contracting or Far Part 12
Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services
●● What role does the Program Manager plan in Acquistion Planning?
Answer: The PM has overall responsibility of a contract
, ●● What is the KO's role in Acquisition Planning?
Answer: Ensures plan is implemented and developed.
●● What are the three phases of a life cycle?
Answer: Pre-award Phase
Award Phase
Post-award phase
●● What are the two parts of the Pre-award phase?
Answer: Develop Solicitation
Develop offer
●● Who develops a solicitation?
Answer: The Government & The Buyer.
●● Who prepares an offer?
Answer: The Contractor and the seller
●● During the post-award phase while the contract is being performed,
who has responsibility for quality?
Answer: The Seller
STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS
●● What is considered a contract action?
Answer: Contract action means any oral or written action that results in
the purchase, rent, or lease of supplies or equipment, services, or
construction.
●● What is latent defect?
Answer: is one that is not readily noticeable upon reasonable inspection
at the time of acceptance.
●● Who accepts the burden of latent defect?
Answer: The burden is on the government to prove that defective
material and workmanship was the probable cause of product failure or
non-conformance.
●● Who can you submit a claim to?
Answer: Contractor claims are submitted to the KO
●● What is a claim?
,Answer: a written demand or assertion by one of the contracting parties
seeking (i) payment of a specific sum of money, (ii) adjustment or
interpretation of contract terms, or (iii) other relief arising under or
relating to the contract.
●● When is written certification for a claim required?
Answer: When a claim exceeds $100,000, contractors must provide the
following written certification (FAR 33.207).
●● What are protests?
Answer: they provide offerors with a tool to challenge federal contract
award decisions.
●● Who do you file a protest with?
Answer: The Government Accountability Office
●● There is a janitorial contract for 2.8 million dollars for the entire
base. What FAR part would you use?
Answer: Could be FAR Part 37 Service Contracting or Far Part 12
Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services
●● What role does the Program Manager plan in Acquistion Planning?
Answer: The PM has overall responsibility of a contract
, ●● What is the KO's role in Acquisition Planning?
Answer: Ensures plan is implemented and developed.
●● What are the three phases of a life cycle?
Answer: Pre-award Phase
Award Phase
Post-award phase
●● What are the two parts of the Pre-award phase?
Answer: Develop Solicitation
Develop offer
●● Who develops a solicitation?
Answer: The Government & The Buyer.
●● Who prepares an offer?
Answer: The Contractor and the seller
●● During the post-award phase while the contract is being performed,
who has responsibility for quality?
Answer: The Seller
