FAC-C Certification Exam (Actual) Exam
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All non-price factors are evaluated on a pass/fail basis - Answer - ✔ Which of the
following statements is true regarding the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA)
source selection approach?
Allow maximum flexibility in making tradeoffs among factors - Answer - ✔ The most
successful scoring or rating methods for tradeoffs:
Neither favorable or unfavorably based on past performance - Answer - ✔ If an offeror
lacks relevant past performance history, how must evaluators rate the lack of
information?
Negotiations are exchanges in a competitive or sole source environment between the
government and offerors that are undertaken with the intent of allowing the offeror to
revise its offer. - Answer - ✔ Which statement is correct regarding negotiations?
To obtain the best value for the government - Answer - ✔ What is the ultimate objective
of negotiations?
Interest-based negotiation is preferred style and involves obtaining a win/win outcome
for both parties. - Answer - ✔ What statement is true regarding negotiation styles?
To address adverse past performance information that an offeror has not had a
previous opportunity to address - Answer - ✔ Communications are exchanges of
information with offerors prior to establishment of the competitive range. What are
communications used for?
Limited exchanges that occur when the CO anticipates award without discussions -
Answer - ✔ What are clarfications?
All offerors in the competitive range - Answer - ✔ If discussions are held, who must they
be held with?
Those with the most highly rated proposals - Answer - ✔ Which offerors are included in
the competitive range?
Advising the offeror of deficiencies and significant weaknesses in its proposal - Answer -
✔ What activity is appropriate during discussions?
FAR 8.4 - Answer - ✔ Which should be used when documenting the outcome of awards
for Federal Supply Schedules?
, Evaluate them against the evaluation factors in the solicitation - Answer - ✔ When
evaluating final proposal revisions, what should evaluators do?
Award may be made to a higher-priced, technically superior proposal - Answer - ✔
When using the tradeoff approach to source selection, which of the following is correct?
Responsibility - Answer - ✔ The CO has obtained information that a potential offeror
does not have adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to
obtain them. What will this information be used to determine about the offeror?
3 - Answer - ✔ Within how many days after the date of contract award to the successful
offeror must the government notify offerors whose proposals were included in the
competitive range but not selected for award?
-Names of individuals providing reference information about an offeror's past
performance
-Trade secrets - Answer - ✔ Which items cannot be discussed in a post-award
debriefing?
3 - Answer - ✔ How many days do offerors have to request a post-award debriefing?
Number of proposals received - Answer - ✔ What must a notification of award issued to
unsuccessful offerors include?
-Award decision
-Solicitation terms - Answer - ✔ What can be protested?
There is no time limit - Answer - ✔ What is the time limit to file a protest with the Court
of Federal Claims?
-Agency
-Federal Court of Claims
-Government Accountability Office (GAO) - Answer - ✔ Through which venues may a
firm protest an award decision?
After the solicitation is issued but before proposals are received - Answer - ✔ In order
for a firm to protest the terms of a solicitation, when must they do so?
Rated A+
All non-price factors are evaluated on a pass/fail basis - Answer - ✔ Which of the
following statements is true regarding the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA)
source selection approach?
Allow maximum flexibility in making tradeoffs among factors - Answer - ✔ The most
successful scoring or rating methods for tradeoffs:
Neither favorable or unfavorably based on past performance - Answer - ✔ If an offeror
lacks relevant past performance history, how must evaluators rate the lack of
information?
Negotiations are exchanges in a competitive or sole source environment between the
government and offerors that are undertaken with the intent of allowing the offeror to
revise its offer. - Answer - ✔ Which statement is correct regarding negotiations?
To obtain the best value for the government - Answer - ✔ What is the ultimate objective
of negotiations?
Interest-based negotiation is preferred style and involves obtaining a win/win outcome
for both parties. - Answer - ✔ What statement is true regarding negotiation styles?
To address adverse past performance information that an offeror has not had a
previous opportunity to address - Answer - ✔ Communications are exchanges of
information with offerors prior to establishment of the competitive range. What are
communications used for?
Limited exchanges that occur when the CO anticipates award without discussions -
Answer - ✔ What are clarfications?
All offerors in the competitive range - Answer - ✔ If discussions are held, who must they
be held with?
Those with the most highly rated proposals - Answer - ✔ Which offerors are included in
the competitive range?
Advising the offeror of deficiencies and significant weaknesses in its proposal - Answer -
✔ What activity is appropriate during discussions?
FAR 8.4 - Answer - ✔ Which should be used when documenting the outcome of awards
for Federal Supply Schedules?
, Evaluate them against the evaluation factors in the solicitation - Answer - ✔ When
evaluating final proposal revisions, what should evaluators do?
Award may be made to a higher-priced, technically superior proposal - Answer - ✔
When using the tradeoff approach to source selection, which of the following is correct?
Responsibility - Answer - ✔ The CO has obtained information that a potential offeror
does not have adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to
obtain them. What will this information be used to determine about the offeror?
3 - Answer - ✔ Within how many days after the date of contract award to the successful
offeror must the government notify offerors whose proposals were included in the
competitive range but not selected for award?
-Names of individuals providing reference information about an offeror's past
performance
-Trade secrets - Answer - ✔ Which items cannot be discussed in a post-award
debriefing?
3 - Answer - ✔ How many days do offerors have to request a post-award debriefing?
Number of proposals received - Answer - ✔ What must a notification of award issued to
unsuccessful offerors include?
-Award decision
-Solicitation terms - Answer - ✔ What can be protested?
There is no time limit - Answer - ✔ What is the time limit to file a protest with the Court
of Federal Claims?
-Agency
-Federal Court of Claims
-Government Accountability Office (GAO) - Answer - ✔ Through which venues may a
firm protest an award decision?
After the solicitation is issued but before proposals are received - Answer - ✔ In order
for a firm to protest the terms of a solicitation, when must they do so?
