With respect to proposal evaluations, solicitations for simplified acquisitions are: - ✔✔not required to
state the relative importance of each evaluation factor and subfactor.
Performance-based acquisition offers __________, which can be used to adjust payment to reflect the
degree of performance success and to motivate superior performance. - ✔✔Incentives
_______________ contracts are characterized by the employer-employee relationship it creates
between the Government and the contractor's personnel. - ✔✔Personal
When deciding how to measure and manage performance, the contracting officer (CO) should consider
all of the following, EXCEPT: - ✔✔Vendor satisfaction
Which response best describes a letter contract? - ✔✔Normally a brief, written preliminary contractual
instrument that authorizes a contractor to begin performance immediately.
Performance-based contracts - ✔✔use measurable performance standards and quality assurance
surveillance plans.
Which of the following is NOT a reason to contract for Advisory and Assistance services? - ✔✔Obtain
work of a policy, decision-making, or managerial nature which is the direct responsibility of agency
officials
Options for increased quantities of supplies/services may NOT be expressed in terms of - ✔✔a range of
quantities for various line items
Solicitations for commercial items shall require offerors to offer the Government - ✔✔the same
warranty terms offered to the general public.
Who is generally responsible for determining a subcontractor's responsibility? - ✔✔The prime
contractor
, When the time of delivery or timely performance is so important that the Government may reasonably
expect to suffer damage if the delivery or performance is delinquent; and the extent or amount of such
damage would be difficult or impossible to estimate accurately or prove, then what type of assessment
may occur? - ✔✔Liquidated damages.
The government's preferred remedy when terminating a contract for a commercial item for cause will
be - ✔✔a. to acquire similar items from another contractor and to charge the defaulted contractor with
any excess reprocurement costs.
The Contract Disputes Act covers - ✔✔claims by a contractor against the Government relating to a
contract.
Which of the following is NOT required to be revealed during a post award debriefing? - ✔✔Ranking of
all offerors.
The contracting officer may accept proposal revisions during - ✔✔discussions
What term is described by the following: The process by which efforts of all personnel responsible for an
acquisition are coordinated and integrated through a comprehensive plan for fulfilling the agency need
in a timely manner at a reasonable cost. It includes developing the overall strategy for managing the
acquisition. - ✔✔Acquisition Plan
During source selection it is an acceptable practice to - ✔✔inform an offeror that its price is considered
too high.
These are limited exchanges between the Government and offerors, that may occur when award
without discussions is contemplated: - ✔✔Clarifications
A special form of written approval by an authorized official that is required by statute or regulation as a
prerequisite to taking certain contract actions is called - ✔✔Determination and Findings