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What are some factors to consider when establishing contract delivery or performance
schedules? correct answers ANSWER: Authority: FAR 11.402(a) / AFFARS 5311.401
Urgency of need;
Industry practices;
Market conditions;
Transportation time;
Production time;
Capabilities of small business concerns;
Administrative time for obtaining and evaluating offers and for awarding contracts;
Time for contractors to comply with any conditions precedent to contract performance;
Time for the Government to perform its obligations under the contract.
AFFARS says the PCO should consider incremental delivery of capabilities to the warfighter,
especially when schedules are more than 18 months
The PCO is required to post the J&A after contract award. How long does the PCO have to post
the J&As? correct answers The PCO has 14 days from contract award except in the case of
unusual and compelling urgency where the PCO has 30 days to post the J&A. Do not post the
J&A if using National Security. See FAR 5.202, exceptions to posting requirements.
You have recently awarded 3 multiple award ID/IQ contracts in accordance with FAR 16.5. The
contracts are for specialized support equipment and the ordering period is three years. FAR
16.505(b)(1) states that you must provide each awardee a fair opportunity to be considered for
each order exceeding $3,000. Are there any exceptions to this, and are you required to publicize
these orders in the Federal Business Opportunities Net? correct answers FAR 16.505(b)(2) states:
Exceptions to the fair opportunity process. The contracting officer shall give every awardee a fair
opportunity to be considered for a delivery-order or task-order exceeding $3,000 unless one of
the following statutory exceptions applies:
(i) The agency need for the supplies or services is so urgent that providing a fair opportunity
would result in unacceptable delays.
,(ii) Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of
quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized.
(iii) The order must be issued on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency
because it is a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract, provided that all
awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order.
(iv) It is necessary to place an order to satisfy a minimum guarantee.
(v) Required by law or statue.
(vi) Small Business Set-aside.
Orders placed under ID/IQ contracts are exempt from synopsis by FAR 5.202(a)(6).
Considering the current state of the program, what steps (actions, approvals, or documents) must
the IPT take to get to the issuance of an RFP? correct answers State your assumptions. (this is a
long answer...) I will assume this is a service contract, $150M dollars, and will be Full & Open
Competition. 1. Define requirements, identify funding; 2. Conduct Market Research; Contact
Acquisition Center of Excellence to help with creation/coordination of Acq Plan or Acq Strat
Document & ASP Brief; Complete Requirements Decision & Approval Document and
coordinate/approve up to SAE - Services Acquisition Executive, Van Buren. 3. MIRT Acq
Plan/ASP Brief; 4. Brief the ASP to the ASP chair and gain approval. 5. Staff the Source
Selection Plan to the Source Selection Authority; 6. Solicitation Review Board the RFP; 6. MIRT
Section L&M of RFP; 7. Request Clearance to release RFP; 8. Issue synopsis; 9. Issue RFP.
You have just awarded 3 contract actions. You remember something in FAR Part 5 about
synopsizing contract awards. The first action was a Small Business Innovation Research contract
for $99,978. The second action was a $3M new delivery order under an existing IDIQ contract
and the third action was a purchase order for $12,995. As a PCO, would you synopsize these
contract actions? correct answers SBIRs, delivery orders under existing IDIQ contracts and
actions under the simplified acquisition threshold ($150K) do not require an award synopsis.
However the dollar threshold is not a prohibition against publicizing an award of a smaller
amount when publicizing would be advantageous to industry or to the Government.
Describe some of the exceptions to the requirement to synopsize a proposed action? correct
answers A PCO does not need to synopsize the contract action if any of the following apply, and
, the head of the agency determines in writing (after consult with Administration of Federal
Procurement Policy and Administrator of the Small Business Administration):
The synopsis would give away classified information if the requirement were published (but you
can't use this as an excuse....if you could word it differently so that it could be published you
must.)
The synopsis is a contract action with a J&A for unusual and compelling urgency, and the gov't
would be seriously injured if complies with time period
It's an international agreement or treaty or payment from foreign government, and it requires the
acquisition come from specified sources
Required or authorized specifically by statute to a particular source
Utility services and only one source available
An order under IDIQ contract
It's from Small Business Innovative Development SBIR
It's from unsolicited research proposal that is unique and innovative concept and publication
would disclose originality
Perishable subsistence supplies and advance notice not reasonable
National emergency or International treaty and brand name commercial items for authorized
resale
Proposed contract action is made under terms of synopsized contract that had enough detail to
"count"
Performed outside the U.S.
Below the SAT ($100K), permits the public to respond electronically
Expert to support the government in litigation or dispute
AFFARS says that PCO submits requirests through SCO/SCCO to SAF/SB and identify
alternatives for including small business.
AFMCFARS says that also need to notify HQ AFMC/PKP
Describe how the synopsis process can be streamlined when acquiring commercial items? correct
answers ANSWER: Authority: FAR 12.603
What are some factors to consider when establishing contract delivery or performance
schedules? correct answers ANSWER: Authority: FAR 11.402(a) / AFFARS 5311.401
Urgency of need;
Industry practices;
Market conditions;
Transportation time;
Production time;
Capabilities of small business concerns;
Administrative time for obtaining and evaluating offers and for awarding contracts;
Time for contractors to comply with any conditions precedent to contract performance;
Time for the Government to perform its obligations under the contract.
AFFARS says the PCO should consider incremental delivery of capabilities to the warfighter,
especially when schedules are more than 18 months
The PCO is required to post the J&A after contract award. How long does the PCO have to post
the J&As? correct answers The PCO has 14 days from contract award except in the case of
unusual and compelling urgency where the PCO has 30 days to post the J&A. Do not post the
J&A if using National Security. See FAR 5.202, exceptions to posting requirements.
You have recently awarded 3 multiple award ID/IQ contracts in accordance with FAR 16.5. The
contracts are for specialized support equipment and the ordering period is three years. FAR
16.505(b)(1) states that you must provide each awardee a fair opportunity to be considered for
each order exceeding $3,000. Are there any exceptions to this, and are you required to publicize
these orders in the Federal Business Opportunities Net? correct answers FAR 16.505(b)(2) states:
Exceptions to the fair opportunity process. The contracting officer shall give every awardee a fair
opportunity to be considered for a delivery-order or task-order exceeding $3,000 unless one of
the following statutory exceptions applies:
(i) The agency need for the supplies or services is so urgent that providing a fair opportunity
would result in unacceptable delays.
,(ii) Only one awardee is capable of providing the supplies or services required at the level of
quality required because the supplies or services ordered are unique or highly specialized.
(iii) The order must be issued on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency
because it is a logical follow-on to an order already issued under the contract, provided that all
awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered for the original order.
(iv) It is necessary to place an order to satisfy a minimum guarantee.
(v) Required by law or statue.
(vi) Small Business Set-aside.
Orders placed under ID/IQ contracts are exempt from synopsis by FAR 5.202(a)(6).
Considering the current state of the program, what steps (actions, approvals, or documents) must
the IPT take to get to the issuance of an RFP? correct answers State your assumptions. (this is a
long answer...) I will assume this is a service contract, $150M dollars, and will be Full & Open
Competition. 1. Define requirements, identify funding; 2. Conduct Market Research; Contact
Acquisition Center of Excellence to help with creation/coordination of Acq Plan or Acq Strat
Document & ASP Brief; Complete Requirements Decision & Approval Document and
coordinate/approve up to SAE - Services Acquisition Executive, Van Buren. 3. MIRT Acq
Plan/ASP Brief; 4. Brief the ASP to the ASP chair and gain approval. 5. Staff the Source
Selection Plan to the Source Selection Authority; 6. Solicitation Review Board the RFP; 6. MIRT
Section L&M of RFP; 7. Request Clearance to release RFP; 8. Issue synopsis; 9. Issue RFP.
You have just awarded 3 contract actions. You remember something in FAR Part 5 about
synopsizing contract awards. The first action was a Small Business Innovation Research contract
for $99,978. The second action was a $3M new delivery order under an existing IDIQ contract
and the third action was a purchase order for $12,995. As a PCO, would you synopsize these
contract actions? correct answers SBIRs, delivery orders under existing IDIQ contracts and
actions under the simplified acquisition threshold ($150K) do not require an award synopsis.
However the dollar threshold is not a prohibition against publicizing an award of a smaller
amount when publicizing would be advantageous to industry or to the Government.
Describe some of the exceptions to the requirement to synopsize a proposed action? correct
answers A PCO does not need to synopsize the contract action if any of the following apply, and
, the head of the agency determines in writing (after consult with Administration of Federal
Procurement Policy and Administrator of the Small Business Administration):
The synopsis would give away classified information if the requirement were published (but you
can't use this as an excuse....if you could word it differently so that it could be published you
must.)
The synopsis is a contract action with a J&A for unusual and compelling urgency, and the gov't
would be seriously injured if complies with time period
It's an international agreement or treaty or payment from foreign government, and it requires the
acquisition come from specified sources
Required or authorized specifically by statute to a particular source
Utility services and only one source available
An order under IDIQ contract
It's from Small Business Innovative Development SBIR
It's from unsolicited research proposal that is unique and innovative concept and publication
would disclose originality
Perishable subsistence supplies and advance notice not reasonable
National emergency or International treaty and brand name commercial items for authorized
resale
Proposed contract action is made under terms of synopsized contract that had enough detail to
"count"
Performed outside the U.S.
Below the SAT ($100K), permits the public to respond electronically
Expert to support the government in litigation or dispute
AFFARS says that PCO submits requirests through SCO/SCCO to SAF/SB and identify
alternatives for including small business.
AFMCFARS says that also need to notify HQ AFMC/PKP
Describe how the synopsis process can be streamlined when acquiring commercial items? correct
answers ANSWER: Authority: FAR 12.603
