CON 3990V CERTIFICATION
EXAM
1. Which clause is related to Acquisition?
Answer 52.215 - Instructions to Otterors - Competitive Acquistion
2. What is considered a contract action?
Answer Contract action means any oral or written action that results in the purchase, rent, or lease of
supplies or equipment, services, or construction.
3. What is latent defect?
Answer is one that is not readily noticeable upon reasonable inspection at the time of acceptance.
4. Who accepts the burden of latent defect?
Answer The burden is on the government to prove that defective material and workmanship was the
probable cause of product failure or non-conformance.
5. Who can you submit a claim to?
Answer Contractor claims are submitted to the KO
,6. What is a claim?
Answer a written demand or assertion by one of the contracting parties seeking (i) payment of a specific sum
of money, (ii) adjustment or interpretation of contract terms, or (iii) other relief arising under or relating to the
contract.
7. When is written certification for a claim required?
Answer When a claim exceeds $100,000,
contractors must provide the following written certification (FAR 33.207).
8. What are protests?
Answer they provide otterors with a tool to challenge federal contract award decisions.
9. Who do you file a protest with?
Answer The Government Accountability Oflce
10. There is a janitorial contract for 2.8 million dollars for the entire base. What
FAR part would you use?
Answer Could be FAR Part 37 Service Contracting or Far Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and
Commercial Services
,11. What common form do you use for a modification?
Answer SF-30
12. What FAR Part is Acquisition Planning?
Answer FAR Part 7
13. What role does the Program Manager plan in Acquistion Planning?
Answer The PM has overall responsibility of a contract
14. What is the KO's role in Acquisition Planning?
Answer Ensures plan is implemented and developed.
15. What are the three phases of a life cycle?
Answer Pre-award Phase Award Phase
Post-award phase
16. What are the two parts of the Pre-award phase?
Answer Develop Solicitation Develop otter
17. Who develops a solicitation?
Answer The Government & The Buyer.
, 18. Who prepares an offer?
Answer The Contractor and the seller
19. During the post-award phase while the contract is being performed, who has
responsibility for quality?
Answer The Seller
EXAM
1. Which clause is related to Acquisition?
Answer 52.215 - Instructions to Otterors - Competitive Acquistion
2. What is considered a contract action?
Answer Contract action means any oral or written action that results in the purchase, rent, or lease of
supplies or equipment, services, or construction.
3. What is latent defect?
Answer is one that is not readily noticeable upon reasonable inspection at the time of acceptance.
4. Who accepts the burden of latent defect?
Answer The burden is on the government to prove that defective material and workmanship was the
probable cause of product failure or non-conformance.
5. Who can you submit a claim to?
Answer Contractor claims are submitted to the KO
,6. What is a claim?
Answer a written demand or assertion by one of the contracting parties seeking (i) payment of a specific sum
of money, (ii) adjustment or interpretation of contract terms, or (iii) other relief arising under or relating to the
contract.
7. When is written certification for a claim required?
Answer When a claim exceeds $100,000,
contractors must provide the following written certification (FAR 33.207).
8. What are protests?
Answer they provide otterors with a tool to challenge federal contract award decisions.
9. Who do you file a protest with?
Answer The Government Accountability Oflce
10. There is a janitorial contract for 2.8 million dollars for the entire base. What
FAR part would you use?
Answer Could be FAR Part 37 Service Contracting or Far Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and
Commercial Services
,11. What common form do you use for a modification?
Answer SF-30
12. What FAR Part is Acquisition Planning?
Answer FAR Part 7
13. What role does the Program Manager plan in Acquistion Planning?
Answer The PM has overall responsibility of a contract
14. What is the KO's role in Acquisition Planning?
Answer Ensures plan is implemented and developed.
15. What are the three phases of a life cycle?
Answer Pre-award Phase Award Phase
Post-award phase
16. What are the two parts of the Pre-award phase?
Answer Develop Solicitation Develop otter
17. Who develops a solicitation?
Answer The Government & The Buyer.
, 18. Who prepares an offer?
Answer The Contractor and the seller
19. During the post-award phase while the contract is being performed, who has
responsibility for quality?
Answer The Seller
