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Correct Answers 100% Pass
C. Start a file that documents the conflicts - ✔✔If considering contract termination, the
agency should first:
A. Take punitive action against the contractor.
B. Stop accepting delivered products or services offered by the contractor.
C. Start a file that documents the conflicts.
D. Notify the authorities.
- ✔✔Some agencies provide monetary assistance to qualified citizens by the use of
smart cards. What is a smart card and how does it work?
- ✔✔Which is a true statement about Life Cycle Costing?
A. Done correctly, will result in a lower acquisition price.
B. Is synonymous with the total cost of ownership.
C. Includes operating and maintenance costs but does not reflect disposal costs.
D. Focuses on maintenance costs.
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,- ✔✔A solicitation document currently on the street contains a clause that has been
revised by an addendum, which then turns out to be incorrect.
What happens if the bid opening date hasn't occurred yet?
What happens if the bids have not been opened?
Minor irregularites - ✔✔Failure of a bidder to return the number of signed copies
requested, failure of a bidder to acknowledge receipt of an addendum or failure to
execute a required certificate are often considered:
A. Deal-breakers
B. Responsiveness issues
C. Minor irregularities
D. Major irregularities
Making sure that the pricing has not changed. - ✔✔You've opened some bids and
identified the lowest responsive/responsible bidder. However, due to internal issues in
the using department, several months have passed without the award being made.
Before pressing on, what action, if any, should be taken with the low bidder?
Termination for Convenience - ✔✔A county has a multi-year contract to provide land
use planning services for a forthcoming park renovation. Due to a severe funding
shortage, all non-critical services have been put on hold for a year (at the earliest). The
county has decided to cancel the contract and re-solicit the services when funding is
available. Which of the following is the best cancellation method?
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, A. Termination for Default
B. Issuance of a Cure Notice
C. Termination for Convenience
D. Issuance of a Notice of Suspension
A protest challenges the award or proposed award of a contract.
The dispute is an issue or disagreement with the contracting officer that arises after you
have won and been awarded a contract. - ✔✔What's the difference between a protest
and a dispute?
As the contractor if he can meet the proposed milestones. - ✔✔In a negotiation meeting,
you notice that the contractor's proposed project manager starts to frown each time the
topic of milestones is talked about. What should you do?
A. Assume that the proposed milestones are too aggressive.
B. Ask the contractor if he can meet the proposed milestones.
C. Offer to change the milestones.
D. Mention that the milestones are not negotiable.
Offer:
A response to a solicitation, that if accepted would bind the offeror to perform the
resulting contract
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Correct Answers 100% Pass
C. Start a file that documents the conflicts - ✔✔If considering contract termination, the
agency should first:
A. Take punitive action against the contractor.
B. Stop accepting delivered products or services offered by the contractor.
C. Start a file that documents the conflicts.
D. Notify the authorities.
- ✔✔Some agencies provide monetary assistance to qualified citizens by the use of
smart cards. What is a smart card and how does it work?
- ✔✔Which is a true statement about Life Cycle Costing?
A. Done correctly, will result in a lower acquisition price.
B. Is synonymous with the total cost of ownership.
C. Includes operating and maintenance costs but does not reflect disposal costs.
D. Focuses on maintenance costs.
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,- ✔✔A solicitation document currently on the street contains a clause that has been
revised by an addendum, which then turns out to be incorrect.
What happens if the bid opening date hasn't occurred yet?
What happens if the bids have not been opened?
Minor irregularites - ✔✔Failure of a bidder to return the number of signed copies
requested, failure of a bidder to acknowledge receipt of an addendum or failure to
execute a required certificate are often considered:
A. Deal-breakers
B. Responsiveness issues
C. Minor irregularities
D. Major irregularities
Making sure that the pricing has not changed. - ✔✔You've opened some bids and
identified the lowest responsive/responsible bidder. However, due to internal issues in
the using department, several months have passed without the award being made.
Before pressing on, what action, if any, should be taken with the low bidder?
Termination for Convenience - ✔✔A county has a multi-year contract to provide land
use planning services for a forthcoming park renovation. Due to a severe funding
shortage, all non-critical services have been put on hold for a year (at the earliest). The
county has decided to cancel the contract and re-solicit the services when funding is
available. Which of the following is the best cancellation method?
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, A. Termination for Default
B. Issuance of a Cure Notice
C. Termination for Convenience
D. Issuance of a Notice of Suspension
A protest challenges the award or proposed award of a contract.
The dispute is an issue or disagreement with the contracting officer that arises after you
have won and been awarded a contract. - ✔✔What's the difference between a protest
and a dispute?
As the contractor if he can meet the proposed milestones. - ✔✔In a negotiation meeting,
you notice that the contractor's proposed project manager starts to frown each time the
topic of milestones is talked about. What should you do?
A. Assume that the proposed milestones are too aggressive.
B. Ask the contractor if he can meet the proposed milestones.
C. Offer to change the milestones.
D. Mention that the milestones are not negotiable.
Offer:
A response to a solicitation, that if accepted would bind the offeror to perform the
resulting contract
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