Exam (elaborations) CON237

1) You have a requirement for specific telecommunications components. A single telecommunications manufacturer provides these components to the general public. The estimated cost of these components is $145,000. - ANSWER Simplified acquisition procedures can be used. You have a request to buy 30 units of commercially available machining equipment. Each unit will cost approximately $300,000 - ANSWER SAP cannot be used. You should use SAP when - ANSWER The estimated value of the requirement is equal to or less than the SAT You have a requirement to purchase military transport vehicles that can travel over rough terrain. Market research has shown that there are no commercially developed or Government developed items that satisfy the terrain requirements. This type of item is a: - ANSWER Developmental item A presolicitation conference is one technique used to conduct market research - ANSWER True The required sources of supplies and services can be found in: - ANSWER FAR Part 8 The priority for required sources of supplies is: Agency inventories, excess from other agencies, - ANSWER Federal Prison Industries, Committee for Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled, governmental wholesale supply sources, commercial sources. Micro-purchases are: - ANSWER Unrestricted The status information contained in the System for Award Management (SAM) and additional vendor files maintained by the contracting office, if any, may be used as the basis to ensure that small business concerns are provided the maximum practicable opportunities to respond to solicitations issued using simplified acquisition procedures. - ANSWER True What is the preferred method of solicitation when conducting simplified acquisitions over the micro-purchase threshold? - ANSWER Electronic Commerce Fulfilling repetitive needs for supplies may best be satisfied by: - ANSWER Establishing blanket purchase agreements