AATC CON 1200 Exam 1 Study Guide
Questions With Correct Answers
Whose |responsibility |is |it |to |review |past |performance |during |the |Pre-Award |phase?
Contracting |Officer |(KO)
___________ |is |the |Preferred |method |because |it |puts |the |risk |on |the |contractor |and |has |
measurable |metrics |and |milestones |which |incentivize |a |contractor.
Performance |Work |Statement |(PWS).
What |might |cause |restrictive |language |in |a |requirements |document?
Lack |of |flexibility |and |competition |(ambiguity)
_____________are |detailed |descriptions |telling |the |contractor |what |to |do |and |how |to |do |it.
Statement |of |Work
Type |of |requirement |might |be |listed |on |a |DA |3953•
• |A |description |of |what |is |to |be |acquired
• |Fund |citation
• |Required |delivery |dates
• |Delivery |or |performance |location
• |Requiring |activity |point |of |contact
What |document |describes |the |required |supplies |or |services |so |procurement |can |be |initiated?
Purchase |Request
Types |of |requirement |documents |and |the |order |of |precedence?
1. |Documents |mandated |for |use |by |law. |(Market |research)
2. |Performance-oriented |documents.
(e.g., |a |PWS |or |SOO).
(3) |Detailed |design-oriented |documents.
, (4) |Standards, |specifications |and |related |publications |issued |by |the |Government |outside |the |
Defense |or |Federal |series |for |the |non-repetitive |acquisition |of |items.
Funding |restriction |_______ |is |if |funds |are |not |obligated |during |their |period |of |availability, |
they |expire |and |are |unavailable |for |new |obligations.
Time
Funding |restriction |_______ |is |when |funds |must |be |expended |for |the |purpose |established |by |
Congress.
Purpose
Funding |restriction |_________ |is |the |Anti-Deficiency |Act |prohibits |obligating |or |spending |
money |before |it |is |appropriated |or |in |amounts |in |excess |of |the |amount |appropriated.
Amount
What |are |the |3 |types |of |specification?
1. |Design |Specification
2. |Functional |Specifications
3. |Performance |Specifications
_________________ |Specification |Identify |requirements |by |specifying |exact |dimensions, |
materials, |composition, |physical |and |chemical |requirements |and |other |details |of |the |product |
or |service.
Design
States |only |the |end |result |to |be |achieved |(Environmental |control |method |that |will |maintain |
temp |between |70 |and |78 |degrees)
Functional |Specifications
Expresses |requirements |in |the |form |of |output, |function |or |operation |of |a |commodity.
Performance |Specifications
FAR |37.603 |states |that |performance |standards |establish |required |performance |level |that |must |
be |__________ |and |__________.
Measurable |and |Structured
Types |of |Requirements |Documents:
- |Commercial |Item |Descriptions |(CID)
- |Statement |of |Work |(SOW)
Questions With Correct Answers
Whose |responsibility |is |it |to |review |past |performance |during |the |Pre-Award |phase?
Contracting |Officer |(KO)
___________ |is |the |Preferred |method |because |it |puts |the |risk |on |the |contractor |and |has |
measurable |metrics |and |milestones |which |incentivize |a |contractor.
Performance |Work |Statement |(PWS).
What |might |cause |restrictive |language |in |a |requirements |document?
Lack |of |flexibility |and |competition |(ambiguity)
_____________are |detailed |descriptions |telling |the |contractor |what |to |do |and |how |to |do |it.
Statement |of |Work
Type |of |requirement |might |be |listed |on |a |DA |3953•
• |A |description |of |what |is |to |be |acquired
• |Fund |citation
• |Required |delivery |dates
• |Delivery |or |performance |location
• |Requiring |activity |point |of |contact
What |document |describes |the |required |supplies |or |services |so |procurement |can |be |initiated?
Purchase |Request
Types |of |requirement |documents |and |the |order |of |precedence?
1. |Documents |mandated |for |use |by |law. |(Market |research)
2. |Performance-oriented |documents.
(e.g., |a |PWS |or |SOO).
(3) |Detailed |design-oriented |documents.
, (4) |Standards, |specifications |and |related |publications |issued |by |the |Government |outside |the |
Defense |or |Federal |series |for |the |non-repetitive |acquisition |of |items.
Funding |restriction |_______ |is |if |funds |are |not |obligated |during |their |period |of |availability, |
they |expire |and |are |unavailable |for |new |obligations.
Time
Funding |restriction |_______ |is |when |funds |must |be |expended |for |the |purpose |established |by |
Congress.
Purpose
Funding |restriction |_________ |is |the |Anti-Deficiency |Act |prohibits |obligating |or |spending |
money |before |it |is |appropriated |or |in |amounts |in |excess |of |the |amount |appropriated.
Amount
What |are |the |3 |types |of |specification?
1. |Design |Specification
2. |Functional |Specifications
3. |Performance |Specifications
_________________ |Specification |Identify |requirements |by |specifying |exact |dimensions, |
materials, |composition, |physical |and |chemical |requirements |and |other |details |of |the |product |
or |service.
Design
States |only |the |end |result |to |be |achieved |(Environmental |control |method |that |will |maintain |
temp |between |70 |and |78 |degrees)
Functional |Specifications
Expresses |requirements |in |the |form |of |output, |function |or |operation |of |a |commodity.
Performance |Specifications
FAR |37.603 |states |that |performance |standards |establish |required |performance |level |that |must |
be |__________ |and |__________.
Measurable |and |Structured
Types |of |Requirements |Documents:
- |Commercial |Item |Descriptions |(CID)
- |Statement |of |Work |(SOW)
