AF CONTRACTING OFFICER STUDY EXAM
SCRIPT 2026 FULL SOLUTION SET
◉ What is the requirement for obligating funds when awarding
indefinite-quantity contracts? Answer: (1) For indefinite-delivery
indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts all supplies and services to be
furnished shall be obtained via delivery orders(s) or task order(s)
issued by individuals designated in the contract.
(2) Upon execution of the contract, an obligation shall be recorded
based upon the issuance of a delivery or task order for the
cost/price of the minimum quantity specified. Obtaining a
certification of availability of funding from the finance office does
not satisfy the requirement to record an obligation in the official
accounting records of the Government for the minimum order
amount established by the award of an IDIQ contract. The
Government's actual obligation must be recorded at the time of
contract award. Recording and subsequently reporting the required
obligation using anything other than a delivery or task order will
result in the action not being reported in FPDS-NG. the Recording of
Obligations Act is implemented in the DoD Financial Management
Regulation (FMR) (DoD 7000.14-R - see paragraph 080504 of the
FMR). The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is
responsible for recording contractual obligations in the Air Force
accounting records.
◉ In regards to the availability and life cycle of funds, explain the
meaning of the terms "current", "expired" and "cancelled". For what
,purposes can each of the three phases of funds be used? How many
years does the current status last for construction (3300) funds,
procurement (3010) funds, for R&D (3600) funds, and for O&M
(3400) funds? Answer: Current - The funds are available for
obligation. This stage is primarily for obligating or placing funds on
contract for a specific purpose. The "current" phase lasts five years
for construction (3300) funds, three years for procurement (3010)
funds, two years for R&D (3600) funds, and one year for O&M
(3400) funds.
Expired - The funds are not available for obligation but may be used
for liquidation of previously incurred obligations or certain
adjustments to these obligations. They may be used to pay existing,
unpaid bills on the contract. Funding in this phase remains available
for 5 years from the year the appropriation expires, regardless of the
appropriation type. No obligations for new requirements can be
incurred against expired funds during this phase.
Cancelled - The funds are no longer available and cease to exist for
any purpose. Under PL 101-510 any use of cancelled funds is
prohibited and results in a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act. This
includes incurring any new obligation or payment against a previous
obligation. Obligations or adjustments that would otherwise be
chargeable to these years must be charged to current funds.
◉ You are the Contracting Officer negotiating a multi-million dollar,
non-classified, research effort, on a tight schedule, with a large
business as a prime. Near the end of negotiations, the prospective
contractor advises you that one of its subcontractors, a university
whose unique capabilities render it a major player in the effort,
,refuses to accept the DFARS clause 252.204-7000, Disclosure of
Information. You want to include this clause, which typically goes in
solicitations and contracts when the contractor will have access to
or generate unclassified information that may be sensitive or
inappropriate for release to the public. With the inclusion of this
clause the prime and its subs will be prohibited from releasing
potentially sensitive information without your permission.
The university has advised the prime they feel so strongly that this
clause would impair their academic freedom that they will not
partici Answer: A. Public Law 98-94 sets forth policies, procedures
and responsibilities for withholding of unclassified technical data
from public disclosure when it is determined that such disclosure
could reveal military critical technologies.
B. In this case the government must have the right to protect
sensitive information from release and will not agree to the deletion
of this clause. Nevertheless the CO should confer with the Program
Manager, to determine if the effort will contain military critical
technologies; with JAG; and with the Foreign Technology Office.
While the clause will not be removed, it might be possible to
designate certain portions of the effort that the university could
release while protecting the remainder.
ANSWER: Authority: DFARS 252.204-7000 / DFARS 204.404-70
In this case, the Government must have the right to protect sensitive
information from release and will not agree to the deletion of the
clause. The clause just requires that the contractor get permission
from the contractor before release of information. It doesn't prohibit
the contractor from releasing all data. The PCO should confer with
, the Program Manager, legal office and the Foreign Technology Office
to determine if the effort will contain military critical technologies.
While the clause will not be removed, it might be possible to
designate certain portions of the effort that the university could
release while protecting the remainder.
◉ You are the Contracting Officer on a major competitive aircraft
program that is preparing to issue the RFP to start source selection.
What types of requirements documents would you expect to see in
the RFP? Answer: There are a variety of acceptable answers but
normally at ASC we would expect to see these two types of
requirements in a major program RFP:
A. A Statement of Objectives (SOO) specifies all the objectives for the
program in terms of business and technical outcomes and
management emphasis. The Government normally would ask each
offeror, as part of their proposal, to submit a proposed Statement of
Work (SOW) in response to the RFP SOO to be evaluated as part of
source selection and for eventual inclusion in the offeror's final
contract if they were to be the winning offeror.
B. A System Requirements Document (SRD) would normally specify
the aircraft technical details that would be required of all offerors in
source selection. Normally ASC's practice is that each offeror would
respond to the RFP SRD with a proposed system and/or vehicle
specification that would capture both the required features from the
SRD as well as the unique features of the aircraft to be proposed. The
system and/or air vehicle specification would be evaluated as part of
the source selection evaluation, then would become the unique
contractual specification for the winning offeror's contract.
SCRIPT 2026 FULL SOLUTION SET
◉ What is the requirement for obligating funds when awarding
indefinite-quantity contracts? Answer: (1) For indefinite-delivery
indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts all supplies and services to be
furnished shall be obtained via delivery orders(s) or task order(s)
issued by individuals designated in the contract.
(2) Upon execution of the contract, an obligation shall be recorded
based upon the issuance of a delivery or task order for the
cost/price of the minimum quantity specified. Obtaining a
certification of availability of funding from the finance office does
not satisfy the requirement to record an obligation in the official
accounting records of the Government for the minimum order
amount established by the award of an IDIQ contract. The
Government's actual obligation must be recorded at the time of
contract award. Recording and subsequently reporting the required
obligation using anything other than a delivery or task order will
result in the action not being reported in FPDS-NG. the Recording of
Obligations Act is implemented in the DoD Financial Management
Regulation (FMR) (DoD 7000.14-R - see paragraph 080504 of the
FMR). The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is
responsible for recording contractual obligations in the Air Force
accounting records.
◉ In regards to the availability and life cycle of funds, explain the
meaning of the terms "current", "expired" and "cancelled". For what
,purposes can each of the three phases of funds be used? How many
years does the current status last for construction (3300) funds,
procurement (3010) funds, for R&D (3600) funds, and for O&M
(3400) funds? Answer: Current - The funds are available for
obligation. This stage is primarily for obligating or placing funds on
contract for a specific purpose. The "current" phase lasts five years
for construction (3300) funds, three years for procurement (3010)
funds, two years for R&D (3600) funds, and one year for O&M
(3400) funds.
Expired - The funds are not available for obligation but may be used
for liquidation of previously incurred obligations or certain
adjustments to these obligations. They may be used to pay existing,
unpaid bills on the contract. Funding in this phase remains available
for 5 years from the year the appropriation expires, regardless of the
appropriation type. No obligations for new requirements can be
incurred against expired funds during this phase.
Cancelled - The funds are no longer available and cease to exist for
any purpose. Under PL 101-510 any use of cancelled funds is
prohibited and results in a violation of the Anti-Deficiency Act. This
includes incurring any new obligation or payment against a previous
obligation. Obligations or adjustments that would otherwise be
chargeable to these years must be charged to current funds.
◉ You are the Contracting Officer negotiating a multi-million dollar,
non-classified, research effort, on a tight schedule, with a large
business as a prime. Near the end of negotiations, the prospective
contractor advises you that one of its subcontractors, a university
whose unique capabilities render it a major player in the effort,
,refuses to accept the DFARS clause 252.204-7000, Disclosure of
Information. You want to include this clause, which typically goes in
solicitations and contracts when the contractor will have access to
or generate unclassified information that may be sensitive or
inappropriate for release to the public. With the inclusion of this
clause the prime and its subs will be prohibited from releasing
potentially sensitive information without your permission.
The university has advised the prime they feel so strongly that this
clause would impair their academic freedom that they will not
partici Answer: A. Public Law 98-94 sets forth policies, procedures
and responsibilities for withholding of unclassified technical data
from public disclosure when it is determined that such disclosure
could reveal military critical technologies.
B. In this case the government must have the right to protect
sensitive information from release and will not agree to the deletion
of this clause. Nevertheless the CO should confer with the Program
Manager, to determine if the effort will contain military critical
technologies; with JAG; and with the Foreign Technology Office.
While the clause will not be removed, it might be possible to
designate certain portions of the effort that the university could
release while protecting the remainder.
ANSWER: Authority: DFARS 252.204-7000 / DFARS 204.404-70
In this case, the Government must have the right to protect sensitive
information from release and will not agree to the deletion of the
clause. The clause just requires that the contractor get permission
from the contractor before release of information. It doesn't prohibit
the contractor from releasing all data. The PCO should confer with
, the Program Manager, legal office and the Foreign Technology Office
to determine if the effort will contain military critical technologies.
While the clause will not be removed, it might be possible to
designate certain portions of the effort that the university could
release while protecting the remainder.
◉ You are the Contracting Officer on a major competitive aircraft
program that is preparing to issue the RFP to start source selection.
What types of requirements documents would you expect to see in
the RFP? Answer: There are a variety of acceptable answers but
normally at ASC we would expect to see these two types of
requirements in a major program RFP:
A. A Statement of Objectives (SOO) specifies all the objectives for the
program in terms of business and technical outcomes and
management emphasis. The Government normally would ask each
offeror, as part of their proposal, to submit a proposed Statement of
Work (SOW) in response to the RFP SOO to be evaluated as part of
source selection and for eventual inclusion in the offeror's final
contract if they were to be the winning offeror.
B. A System Requirements Document (SRD) would normally specify
the aircraft technical details that would be required of all offerors in
source selection. Normally ASC's practice is that each offeror would
respond to the RFP SRD with a proposed system and/or vehicle
specification that would capture both the required features from the
SRD as well as the unique features of the aircraft to be proposed. The
system and/or air vehicle specification would be evaluated as part of
the source selection evaluation, then would become the unique
contractual specification for the winning offeror's contract.
