CON 3900 Exam Preparation 2026/2027 |
Comprehensive Revision Notes
1. Contractors are responsible for:
A. Appointing Government Contracting Officer Representatives
B. Managing Government quality control
C. Tendering to the Government for acceptance only those supplies or services
that conform to contract quality requirements
D. Prescribing Government quality assurance - correct answer-C. Tendering to the
Government for acceptance only those supplies or services that conform to
contract quality requirements
2. During discussions, the contracting officer:
A. Should discuss aspects of an offeror's proposal if alterations or explanations
would enhance the proposal's potential for award
B. Must pursue obtaining what is best for the Government value irrespective of
the evaluation factors set forth in the solicitation
C. May not negotiate with offerors for increased performance beyond mandatory
minimums
,D. May favor one offeror over another during discussions - correct answer-A.
Should discuss aspects of an offeror's proposal if alterations or explanations
would enhance the proposal's potential for award
Feedback: See FAR 15.306(d)
3. Quality assurance on contract actions valued below the simplified acquisition
threshold (SAT) is:
A. Minimal, unless a special circumstance exists
B. The same as above the SAT
C. More stringent for commercial items
D. Not necessary, as risk of loss is considered too low to justify the expense -
correct answer-A. Minimal, unless a special circumstance exists
Feedback: See FAR 46.404
4. You have a requirement for an online subscription to Engineering News Record.
The site owner requires payment before they will provide the license code
number to activate the annual subscription. Which payment form is required?
A. An invoice payment
B. A progress payment
C. A commercial payment
D. An advance payment - correct answer-D. An advance payment
,Feedback: See FAR 32.102(a)
5. Which FAR part is the best source of information regarding competition
requirements?
A. FAR part 1
B. FAR part 6
C. FAR part 7
D. FAR part 13 - correct answer-B. FAR part 6
Feedback: See FAR 6.000
6. With limited exceptions as authorized by agency regulations, what does the
FAR say about Government employees soliciting and accepting gifts from
contractors? Government employees:
A. May solicit and accept gifts if in accordance with commercial business practices
B. May solicit and accept gifts in overseas countries where bribery is legal
C. May not solicit or accept gifts
D. May not solicit gifts, but may accept gifts if their performance exceeded
standards - correct answer-C. May not solicit or accept gifts
7. You are a contracting officer who has a $260,000 commercial contract. You
decide you need to terminate the contract because the contractor has failed to
perform. What is the name of this type of termination?
, A. For Noncompliance
B. For Cause
C. For Default
D. For Failure - correct answer-B. For Cause
Feedback: See FAR 12.403(a)
8. Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) should:
A. Promote competition to the maximum extent practicable
B. Consider all quotations or offers, regardless of the time they are received, if
they are the most reasonable
C. Promote the use of current vendors for time-saving purposes
D. Equally consider all businesses, large or small - correct answer-A. Promote
competition to the maximum extent practicable
Feedback: See FAR 13.003(h)
9. In a Determination and Findings, the findings are:
A. A conclusion
B. Support for the determination
C. Not included in the written record
D. Not required - correct answer-B. Support for the determination
Comprehensive Revision Notes
1. Contractors are responsible for:
A. Appointing Government Contracting Officer Representatives
B. Managing Government quality control
C. Tendering to the Government for acceptance only those supplies or services
that conform to contract quality requirements
D. Prescribing Government quality assurance - correct answer-C. Tendering to the
Government for acceptance only those supplies or services that conform to
contract quality requirements
2. During discussions, the contracting officer:
A. Should discuss aspects of an offeror's proposal if alterations or explanations
would enhance the proposal's potential for award
B. Must pursue obtaining what is best for the Government value irrespective of
the evaluation factors set forth in the solicitation
C. May not negotiate with offerors for increased performance beyond mandatory
minimums
,D. May favor one offeror over another during discussions - correct answer-A.
Should discuss aspects of an offeror's proposal if alterations or explanations
would enhance the proposal's potential for award
Feedback: See FAR 15.306(d)
3. Quality assurance on contract actions valued below the simplified acquisition
threshold (SAT) is:
A. Minimal, unless a special circumstance exists
B. The same as above the SAT
C. More stringent for commercial items
D. Not necessary, as risk of loss is considered too low to justify the expense -
correct answer-A. Minimal, unless a special circumstance exists
Feedback: See FAR 46.404
4. You have a requirement for an online subscription to Engineering News Record.
The site owner requires payment before they will provide the license code
number to activate the annual subscription. Which payment form is required?
A. An invoice payment
B. A progress payment
C. A commercial payment
D. An advance payment - correct answer-D. An advance payment
,Feedback: See FAR 32.102(a)
5. Which FAR part is the best source of information regarding competition
requirements?
A. FAR part 1
B. FAR part 6
C. FAR part 7
D. FAR part 13 - correct answer-B. FAR part 6
Feedback: See FAR 6.000
6. With limited exceptions as authorized by agency regulations, what does the
FAR say about Government employees soliciting and accepting gifts from
contractors? Government employees:
A. May solicit and accept gifts if in accordance with commercial business practices
B. May solicit and accept gifts in overseas countries where bribery is legal
C. May not solicit or accept gifts
D. May not solicit gifts, but may accept gifts if their performance exceeded
standards - correct answer-C. May not solicit or accept gifts
7. You are a contracting officer who has a $260,000 commercial contract. You
decide you need to terminate the contract because the contractor has failed to
perform. What is the name of this type of termination?
, A. For Noncompliance
B. For Cause
C. For Default
D. For Failure - correct answer-B. For Cause
Feedback: See FAR 12.403(a)
8. Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) should:
A. Promote competition to the maximum extent practicable
B. Consider all quotations or offers, regardless of the time they are received, if
they are the most reasonable
C. Promote the use of current vendors for time-saving purposes
D. Equally consider all businesses, large or small - correct answer-A. Promote
competition to the maximum extent practicable
Feedback: See FAR 13.003(h)
9. In a Determination and Findings, the findings are:
A. A conclusion
B. Support for the determination
C. Not included in the written record
D. Not required - correct answer-B. Support for the determination
