CON 216 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
A claim must be certified when: - Answer- a contractor's claim for monetary relief
exceeds $100,000.
What is an assignment of claims? - Answer- mechanism that allows a contractor to use
payments to be made under the contract as collateral for a loan
You have elected to use conciliation to resolve a dispute with a contractor. Which of the
following is true about this ADR technique? - Answer- this ADR technique seeks to
restore damaged relationships between parties by bringing them together, clarifying
perceptions, and pointing out misconceptions
Which method of calculating an equitable adjustment uses analysis of the contract
change by individuals who are qualified and knowledgeable about the facts? - Answer-
estimated costs
A contractor is preparing to submit a bid on a contract requiring the winning offeror to
resurface a government parking lot. The parking lot has 200 marked parking spaces,
which are marked in white, green, blue and yellow paint. The Invitation For Bid (IFB)
contains a design specification which states in paragraph 12, ?repaint markings
designating parking spaces.? The IFB also includes attachment (1), which is a diagram
of the parking lot designating only 100 parking spaces. The attachment does not say
anything about the color of the paint to be used for the markings. Furthermore, the
diagram is dated June 2009 and the size of the lot in the diagram is only 2/3rds the size
of the actual lot which was enlarged in 2014. The specification does not cite Attachment
(1) anywhere in the text of the spec. Prior to bidding, Acme notes the disparity between
Attachment 1 and the actual number of marked spaces in the parking lot - Answer-
NOT: the rule that states that a contract is to be read as "a whole"
Six months ago, the government purchased and accepted several widgets (a
noncommercial item) to be used as replacement parts in government equipment.
Because failure of a widget can cause substantial damage to equipment in which it is
installed, the government inspects widgets prior to acceptance. Last week, two widgets
failed and caused a great deal of damage. The government now wishes to revoke its
acceptance of these two widgets, and any others it finds in its current inventory that are
faulty. Which of the following statements best describes the situation? - Answer- since
its inspection of the widget did not disclose the defect, the government will win only if it
can show that its inspection was reasonable
, Which statement is true about assignment of claims? - Answer- it denotes an
agreement between the contractor and financial institution
An unpriced change order is issued. If the specification of actual cost method of
calculation an equitable adjustment is used, what would the contractor be compensated
for? - Answer- the specific costs incurred in performing the change, so long as they are
reasonable, allocable, and allowable under the CAS
The contracting officer's written action on a claim is referred to as a - Answer-
Contracting officer's final decision
A co-worker retired recently. You have been given many of her contracts to administer.
One of these is a contract to replace the roofs on several Government buildings in the
area. As you start going through the stack of mail that she had, you find a FEDEX
package containing a letter from the roofing contractor. In the letter the contractor states
that the COR on the project had instructed him to make a change to the specification of
the roofing materials to withstand an approaching hurricane forecasted to hit within
days. Due to the impending hurricane, the contractor stated that if he did not hear back
immediately, he would proceed with the COR's requests. What type of contract change
occurred? (Note: the parties agreed that the change was the type of change fairly and
reasonably contemplated when the contract was entered into.) - Answer- NOT: cardinal
As the contracting officer for the newly awarded EQG software design contract, you
have completed debriefing a losing offeror. The losing offeror declares at the end of the
debriefing that the agency did an improper cost/technical tradeoff analysis and
expresses the intent to protest. Given this situation, which of the following forums would
be most likely to not hear a protest challenging the source selection decision? - Answer-
civilian board of contract appeals
which protest PARTICIPANT is likely to schedule a hearing to resolve issues raised in a
protest? - Answer- GAO
Which protest PARTICIPANT examines the protest to ensure that it is timely, identifies
the basis for the protest, and renders a written decision with factual detail explaining the
decision? - Answer- Contracting agency
What party fits the GAO "interested party" definition and therefore can file a protest to
an agency procurement? - Answer- An agency tender official under an A-76 competition
Two days after awarding the featherweight hypothermic undergarment production
contract, you receive a registered letter containing an agency level protest from an
interested party challenging the award. The protester claims that the solicitation
contained ambiguous data which resulted in the company not receiving the award.
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
A claim must be certified when: - Answer- a contractor's claim for monetary relief
exceeds $100,000.
What is an assignment of claims? - Answer- mechanism that allows a contractor to use
payments to be made under the contract as collateral for a loan
You have elected to use conciliation to resolve a dispute with a contractor. Which of the
following is true about this ADR technique? - Answer- this ADR technique seeks to
restore damaged relationships between parties by bringing them together, clarifying
perceptions, and pointing out misconceptions
Which method of calculating an equitable adjustment uses analysis of the contract
change by individuals who are qualified and knowledgeable about the facts? - Answer-
estimated costs
A contractor is preparing to submit a bid on a contract requiring the winning offeror to
resurface a government parking lot. The parking lot has 200 marked parking spaces,
which are marked in white, green, blue and yellow paint. The Invitation For Bid (IFB)
contains a design specification which states in paragraph 12, ?repaint markings
designating parking spaces.? The IFB also includes attachment (1), which is a diagram
of the parking lot designating only 100 parking spaces. The attachment does not say
anything about the color of the paint to be used for the markings. Furthermore, the
diagram is dated June 2009 and the size of the lot in the diagram is only 2/3rds the size
of the actual lot which was enlarged in 2014. The specification does not cite Attachment
(1) anywhere in the text of the spec. Prior to bidding, Acme notes the disparity between
Attachment 1 and the actual number of marked spaces in the parking lot - Answer-
NOT: the rule that states that a contract is to be read as "a whole"
Six months ago, the government purchased and accepted several widgets (a
noncommercial item) to be used as replacement parts in government equipment.
Because failure of a widget can cause substantial damage to equipment in which it is
installed, the government inspects widgets prior to acceptance. Last week, two widgets
failed and caused a great deal of damage. The government now wishes to revoke its
acceptance of these two widgets, and any others it finds in its current inventory that are
faulty. Which of the following statements best describes the situation? - Answer- since
its inspection of the widget did not disclose the defect, the government will win only if it
can show that its inspection was reasonable
, Which statement is true about assignment of claims? - Answer- it denotes an
agreement between the contractor and financial institution
An unpriced change order is issued. If the specification of actual cost method of
calculation an equitable adjustment is used, what would the contractor be compensated
for? - Answer- the specific costs incurred in performing the change, so long as they are
reasonable, allocable, and allowable under the CAS
The contracting officer's written action on a claim is referred to as a - Answer-
Contracting officer's final decision
A co-worker retired recently. You have been given many of her contracts to administer.
One of these is a contract to replace the roofs on several Government buildings in the
area. As you start going through the stack of mail that she had, you find a FEDEX
package containing a letter from the roofing contractor. In the letter the contractor states
that the COR on the project had instructed him to make a change to the specification of
the roofing materials to withstand an approaching hurricane forecasted to hit within
days. Due to the impending hurricane, the contractor stated that if he did not hear back
immediately, he would proceed with the COR's requests. What type of contract change
occurred? (Note: the parties agreed that the change was the type of change fairly and
reasonably contemplated when the contract was entered into.) - Answer- NOT: cardinal
As the contracting officer for the newly awarded EQG software design contract, you
have completed debriefing a losing offeror. The losing offeror declares at the end of the
debriefing that the agency did an improper cost/technical tradeoff analysis and
expresses the intent to protest. Given this situation, which of the following forums would
be most likely to not hear a protest challenging the source selection decision? - Answer-
civilian board of contract appeals
which protest PARTICIPANT is likely to schedule a hearing to resolve issues raised in a
protest? - Answer- GAO
Which protest PARTICIPANT examines the protest to ensure that it is timely, identifies
the basis for the protest, and renders a written decision with factual detail explaining the
decision? - Answer- Contracting agency
What party fits the GAO "interested party" definition and therefore can file a protest to
an agency procurement? - Answer- An agency tender official under an A-76 competition
Two days after awarding the featherweight hypothermic undergarment production
contract, you receive a registered letter containing an agency level protest from an
interested party challenging the award. The protester claims that the solicitation
contained ambiguous data which resulted in the company not receiving the award.
