Exam (elaborations) CON237

Why are oral solicitations not normally used for requirements exceeding $25,000 - ANSWER Service Contract Labor Standards threshold is 25000 - WRONG A GPE notice is required for requirements exceeding $25,000, unless excempt A commercial item is a supply or service that - ANSWER is sold or offered for sale to the general public the contracting officer can only terminate a purchase order for convenience - ANSWER if the contractor fails to comply with any contract terms and conditions - WRONG When such a termination would be the in the best interest of the Government You have a request to buy 30 units of commercially available machining equipment. Each unit is estimated to cost approximately $300,000 - ANSWER Simplified acquisition procedures can be used ONLY if the contracting officer issues a request for proposal (RFP) - WRONG Simplified acquisition procedures cannot be used Which method of purchase is NOT normally used for open-market purchases over the micro-purchase threshold - ANSWER Electronic Commerce - WRONG You have a requirement for telecommunications components. A single telecommunications manufacturer provides all of these components to the general public. The estimated cost of these components is $145,000 - ANSWER Simplified acquisition procedures cannot be used - WRONG Simplified acquisition procedures can be used ONLY if the contracting officer requests a request for proposals (RFP) - WRONG Simplified acquisition procedures can be used synopsis and a solicitation may be combined when acquiring commercial items - ANSWER True A public announcement by publishing a synopsis in the GPE is normally required for - ANSWER All acquisitions - WRONG The priority for required sources of supplies is: inventories of the requiring agency, excess from other agencies - ANSWER Government wholesale supply sources, mandatory federal supply schedules, federal prison industries, committee for purchase from people who are blind or severely disabled, optional use federal supply schedules, commercial sources. - WRONG Government wholesale supply sources, Federal Prison Industries, mandatory federal supply schedules, committee for purchase from people who are blind or severely disabled, optional use federal supply schedules, commercial sources - WRONG The competition requirement for micro-purchases is - ANSWER to solicit at least three sources and receive at least two quotes - WRONG to solicit as many sources as possible to ensure full and open competition - WRONG the required sources of supplies and services can be found in - ANSWER FAR part 11 - WRONG FAR part 8