CON 3900V Exam
1. 1. Contractors are responsible for:
A. Appointing Government Contracting Officer Representatives
B. Managing Government quality control
C. Tendering to the Government for acceptance only those supplies or services
that conform to contract quality requirements
D. Prescribing Government quality assurance: C. Tendering to the Government for
acceptance only those supplies or services that conform to contract quality
requirements
2. 2. During discussions, the contracting officer:
A. Should discuss aspects of an offeror's proposal if alterations or explanations
would enhance the proposal's potential for award
B. Must pursue obtaining what is best for the Government value irrespective of the
evaluation factors set forth in the solicitation
C. May not negotiate with offerors for increased performance beyond manda-tory
minimums
D. May favor one offeror over another during discussions: A. Should discuss aspects of
an offeror's proposal if alterations or explanations would enhance the proposal's potential
for award
Feedback: See FAR 15.306(d)
3. 3. Quality assurance on contract actions valued below the simplified
acquisition threshold (SAT) is:
A. Minimal, unless a special circumstance exists
B. The same as above the SAT
C. More stringent for commercial items
D. Not necessary, as risk of loss is considered too low to justify the expense: A.
Minimal, unless a special circumstance exists
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Feedback: See FAR 46.404
4. 4. You have a requirement for an online subscription to Engineering News
Record. The site owner requires payment before they will provide the license
code number to activate the annual subscription. Which payment form is
required?
A. An invoice payment
B. A progress payment
C. A commercial payment
D. An advance payment: D. An advance payment
Feedback: See FAR 32.102(a)
5. 5. Which FAR part is the best source of information regarding competition
requirements?
A. FAR part 1
B. FAR part 6
C. FAR part 7
D. FAR part 13: B. FAR part 6
Feedback: See FAR 6.000
6. 6. With limited exceptions as authorized by agency regulations, what does
the FAR say about Government employees soliciting and accepting gifts from
contractors? Government employees:
A. May solicit and accept gifts if in accordance with commercial business prac-tices
B. May solicit and accept gifts in overseas countries where bribery is legal
C. May not solicit or accept gifts
D. May not solicit gifts, but may accept gifts if their performance exceeded standards: C.
May not solicit or accept gifts
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7. 7. You are a contracting officer who has a $260,000 commercial contract. You
decide you need to terminate the contract because the contractor has failed to
perform. What is the name of this type of termination?
A. For Noncompliance
B. For Cause
C. For Default
D. For Failure: B. For Cause
Feedback: See FAR 12.403(a)
8. 8. Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) should:
A. Promote competition to the maximum extent practicable
B. Consider all quotations or offers, regardless of the time they are received, if they are the
most reasonable
C. Promote the use of current vendors for time-saving purposes
D. Equally consider all businesses, large or small: A. Promote competition to the maximum
extent practicable
Feedback: See FAR 13.003(h)
9. 9. In a Determination and Findings, the findings are:
A. A conclusion
B. Support for the determination
C. Not included in the written record
D. Not required: B. Support for the determination
Feedback: See FAR 1.701
10. 10. Acquisition planning should begin:
A. When a purchase request is received
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B. When a statement of work is received
C. As soon as the agency need is identified
D. Within 30 days of receipt of the purchase request: C. As soon as the agency need is
identified
Feedback: See FAR 7.104(a)
11. 11. When using FAR part 12 procedures, the technical evaluation would
normally include examination of such things as product literature, product
samples (if requested), technical features, and:
A. Management plans
B. Manufacturing plans
C. Quality assurance plans
D. Warranty provisions: D. Warranty provisions
Feedback: See FAR 12.602(b)
12. 12. What FAR part covers protests?
A. FAR part 31
B. FAR part 32
C. FAR part 33
D. FAR part 34: C. FAR part 33
Feedback: See FAR 33.000
13. 13. In the FAR, the term "discussions" is synonymous with which of the
following?
A. Banter
B. Exchanges
C. Fact-findings
D. Negotiations: D. Negotiations
1. 1. Contractors are responsible for:
A. Appointing Government Contracting Officer Representatives
B. Managing Government quality control
C. Tendering to the Government for acceptance only those supplies or services
that conform to contract quality requirements
D. Prescribing Government quality assurance: C. Tendering to the Government for
acceptance only those supplies or services that conform to contract quality
requirements
2. 2. During discussions, the contracting officer:
A. Should discuss aspects of an offeror's proposal if alterations or explanations
would enhance the proposal's potential for award
B. Must pursue obtaining what is best for the Government value irrespective of the
evaluation factors set forth in the solicitation
C. May not negotiate with offerors for increased performance beyond manda-tory
minimums
D. May favor one offeror over another during discussions: A. Should discuss aspects of
an offeror's proposal if alterations or explanations would enhance the proposal's potential
for award
Feedback: See FAR 15.306(d)
3. 3. Quality assurance on contract actions valued below the simplified
acquisition threshold (SAT) is:
A. Minimal, unless a special circumstance exists
B. The same as above the SAT
C. More stringent for commercial items
D. Not necessary, as risk of loss is considered too low to justify the expense: A.
Minimal, unless a special circumstance exists
, CON 3900V Exam
Feedback: See FAR 46.404
4. 4. You have a requirement for an online subscription to Engineering News
Record. The site owner requires payment before they will provide the license
code number to activate the annual subscription. Which payment form is
required?
A. An invoice payment
B. A progress payment
C. A commercial payment
D. An advance payment: D. An advance payment
Feedback: See FAR 32.102(a)
5. 5. Which FAR part is the best source of information regarding competition
requirements?
A. FAR part 1
B. FAR part 6
C. FAR part 7
D. FAR part 13: B. FAR part 6
Feedback: See FAR 6.000
6. 6. With limited exceptions as authorized by agency regulations, what does
the FAR say about Government employees soliciting and accepting gifts from
contractors? Government employees:
A. May solicit and accept gifts if in accordance with commercial business prac-tices
B. May solicit and accept gifts in overseas countries where bribery is legal
C. May not solicit or accept gifts
D. May not solicit gifts, but may accept gifts if their performance exceeded standards: C.
May not solicit or accept gifts
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7. 7. You are a contracting officer who has a $260,000 commercial contract. You
decide you need to terminate the contract because the contractor has failed to
perform. What is the name of this type of termination?
A. For Noncompliance
B. For Cause
C. For Default
D. For Failure: B. For Cause
Feedback: See FAR 12.403(a)
8. 8. Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) should:
A. Promote competition to the maximum extent practicable
B. Consider all quotations or offers, regardless of the time they are received, if they are the
most reasonable
C. Promote the use of current vendors for time-saving purposes
D. Equally consider all businesses, large or small: A. Promote competition to the maximum
extent practicable
Feedback: See FAR 13.003(h)
9. 9. In a Determination and Findings, the findings are:
A. A conclusion
B. Support for the determination
C. Not included in the written record
D. Not required: B. Support for the determination
Feedback: See FAR 1.701
10. 10. Acquisition planning should begin:
A. When a purchase request is received
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B. When a statement of work is received
C. As soon as the agency need is identified
D. Within 30 days of receipt of the purchase request: C. As soon as the agency need is
identified
Feedback: See FAR 7.104(a)
11. 11. When using FAR part 12 procedures, the technical evaluation would
normally include examination of such things as product literature, product
samples (if requested), technical features, and:
A. Management plans
B. Manufacturing plans
C. Quality assurance plans
D. Warranty provisions: D. Warranty provisions
Feedback: See FAR 12.602(b)
12. 12. What FAR part covers protests?
A. FAR part 31
B. FAR part 32
C. FAR part 33
D. FAR part 34: C. FAR part 33
Feedback: See FAR 33.000
13. 13. In the FAR, the term "discussions" is synonymous with which of the
following?
A. Banter
B. Exchanges
C. Fact-findings
D. Negotiations: D. Negotiations
