CON 200
Module 1&2 Exam
1) Your spouse and a couple of his/her associates have recently started a web design
company. All of the men and women starting the company have excellent credentials and
experience in this field. As a contracting officer, you have been discussing an upcoming
solicitation with one of your customers that will include designing a new website for the
base. You think your spouse’s company would be a good candidate for this job. What should
you do?
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Issue the solicitation without saying anything to your spouse about the opportunity.
Tell your customer about the company’s qualifications and experience, without
mentioning that your spouse is part owner.
Inform your customer that this requirement will have to be assigned to another
contracting officer.
Do nothing unless you receive an offer from your spouse’s company.
2) Implementing a strategy that standardizes configurations and avoids gold plating aims
to achieve which benefit of strategic sourcing?
10125902 1
Improved operating efficiency
Change in consumption or
volume Improved supplier
management Reduction in the
cost per unit
3) You have just awarded a maintenance service contract for your organization that
includes a number of option years. Since you may be working with this contractor for a long
time, you want to get the business relationship off to a good start. Which action would
demonstrate your commitment to this relationship?
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Identify common goals that the government and contractor can accomplish through
successful completion of the contract.
Ensure the contractor understands that you expect him to perform to the letter of the
contract, without exception.
Stress only to the contractor personnel the importance of being committed to
, providing outstanding customer mission support.
State that as long as the contractor meets your expectations, the rest of the
relationship will take care of itself.
4) What can you do to create a business environment that will attract quality contractors to
support your customers?
10125893 1
Foster an adversarial environment with contractors.
Select contract types that are most favorable to the government.
Shift risk from government to the contractor, while minimizing contractor profit
potential.
Develop an acquisition team willing to invest in a culture of trust and sharing.
5) Which of the following defines strategic sourcing? --wrong
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Applicable to purchasing products, but not services
A contracting process to optimize requirements
Cross-functional and engages stakeholders from multiple perspectives and
disciplines
Applicable for performance based services, but not products
6) Which one of the following procedures generally does NOT need to be conducted or
managed in the strategic sourcing post-award execution phase?
10125908 1
Supplier performance monitoring
Historical data integrity checks
Overall supplier performance management
Internal compliance verification
7) What are the pre-award process steps in the DoD Strategic Sourcing Framework?
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Current Strategy Review, Market Research, Requirements Definition, Sourcing
Module 1&2 Exam
1) Your spouse and a couple of his/her associates have recently started a web design
company. All of the men and women starting the company have excellent credentials and
experience in this field. As a contracting officer, you have been discussing an upcoming
solicitation with one of your customers that will include designing a new website for the
base. You think your spouse’s company would be a good candidate for this job. What should
you do?
10125896 1
Issue the solicitation without saying anything to your spouse about the opportunity.
Tell your customer about the company’s qualifications and experience, without
mentioning that your spouse is part owner.
Inform your customer that this requirement will have to be assigned to another
contracting officer.
Do nothing unless you receive an offer from your spouse’s company.
2) Implementing a strategy that standardizes configurations and avoids gold plating aims
to achieve which benefit of strategic sourcing?
10125902 1
Improved operating efficiency
Change in consumption or
volume Improved supplier
management Reduction in the
cost per unit
3) You have just awarded a maintenance service contract for your organization that
includes a number of option years. Since you may be working with this contractor for a long
time, you want to get the business relationship off to a good start. Which action would
demonstrate your commitment to this relationship?
10125886 1
Identify common goals that the government and contractor can accomplish through
successful completion of the contract.
Ensure the contractor understands that you expect him to perform to the letter of the
contract, without exception.
Stress only to the contractor personnel the importance of being committed to
, providing outstanding customer mission support.
State that as long as the contractor meets your expectations, the rest of the
relationship will take care of itself.
4) What can you do to create a business environment that will attract quality contractors to
support your customers?
10125893 1
Foster an adversarial environment with contractors.
Select contract types that are most favorable to the government.
Shift risk from government to the contractor, while minimizing contractor profit
potential.
Develop an acquisition team willing to invest in a culture of trust and sharing.
5) Which of the following defines strategic sourcing? --wrong
10125899 1
Applicable to purchasing products, but not services
A contracting process to optimize requirements
Cross-functional and engages stakeholders from multiple perspectives and
disciplines
Applicable for performance based services, but not products
6) Which one of the following procedures generally does NOT need to be conducted or
managed in the strategic sourcing post-award execution phase?
10125908 1
Supplier performance monitoring
Historical data integrity checks
Overall supplier performance management
Internal compliance verification
7) What are the pre-award process steps in the DoD Strategic Sourcing Framework?
10125904 1
Current Strategy Review, Market Research, Requirements Definition, Sourcing
