CON 1100 EXERCISE 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
To which two families are contract types generally grouped? - ANSWER
Fixed Price and Cost Reimbursement
What is the name of the official website the U.S. government uses for
contracting officers to advertise contracting opportunities? - ANSWER
SAM.gov
When preparing the solicitation, this tool helps to facilitate the appropriate use
of all provisions and clauses contained in the FAR, Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition
Regulation (VAAR), and Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation
(DEAR) as well as DoD class deviations. What is the name of the tool?
ANSWER The Provision and Clause Matrix
Which best value source selection process allows the government to award to
other than the lowest priced offeror or other than the highest technically rated
offeror?
a. Simplified acquisition
b. Tradeoff
c. Lowest price, technically acceptable
d. Other transactional authority - ANSWER b. Tradeoff
A solicitation is any request to submit offers or quotations to the government.
What do solicitations under sealed bid procedures call? What do solicitations
, under negotiated procedures call? - ANSWER 1.Solicitations under sealed bid
procedures are called "invitation for bids."
2.Solicitations under negotiated procedures are called "requests for proposal."
When the government changes its requirements or terms or conditions, either
before or after receipt of proposals, the contracting officer shall amend the
solicitation.
Amendments issued before the established time and date for receipt of
proposals shall be issued to which parties receiving the solicitation?
a. All
b. Some
c. None - ANSWER a. All
Amendments issued after the established time and date for receipt of proposals
shall be issued to all offerors that:
a. Have been added to the competition
b. Have been excluded from the competition
c. Have not been eliminated from the competition - ANSWER c. Have not
been eliminated from the competition
Pricing
Under the government's policy on pricing, from what kind of sources shall
contracting officers purchase supplies and services? What must the prices be? -
ANSWER
Purchase supplies and services from responsible sources at fair and reasonable
prices.
ANSWERS
To which two families are contract types generally grouped? - ANSWER
Fixed Price and Cost Reimbursement
What is the name of the official website the U.S. government uses for
contracting officers to advertise contracting opportunities? - ANSWER
SAM.gov
When preparing the solicitation, this tool helps to facilitate the appropriate use
of all provisions and clauses contained in the FAR, Defense Federal Acquisition
Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Department of Veterans Affairs Acquisition
Regulation (VAAR), and Department of Energy Acquisition Regulation
(DEAR) as well as DoD class deviations. What is the name of the tool?
ANSWER The Provision and Clause Matrix
Which best value source selection process allows the government to award to
other than the lowest priced offeror or other than the highest technically rated
offeror?
a. Simplified acquisition
b. Tradeoff
c. Lowest price, technically acceptable
d. Other transactional authority - ANSWER b. Tradeoff
A solicitation is any request to submit offers or quotations to the government.
What do solicitations under sealed bid procedures call? What do solicitations
, under negotiated procedures call? - ANSWER 1.Solicitations under sealed bid
procedures are called "invitation for bids."
2.Solicitations under negotiated procedures are called "requests for proposal."
When the government changes its requirements or terms or conditions, either
before or after receipt of proposals, the contracting officer shall amend the
solicitation.
Amendments issued before the established time and date for receipt of
proposals shall be issued to which parties receiving the solicitation?
a. All
b. Some
c. None - ANSWER a. All
Amendments issued after the established time and date for receipt of proposals
shall be issued to all offerors that:
a. Have been added to the competition
b. Have been excluded from the competition
c. Have not been eliminated from the competition - ANSWER c. Have not
been eliminated from the competition
Pricing
Under the government's policy on pricing, from what kind of sources shall
contracting officers purchase supplies and services? What must the prices be? -
ANSWER
Purchase supplies and services from responsible sources at fair and reasonable
prices.
