CON 237 EXAMINATION TEST 2026 FULL
SOLUTION QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED
A+
●● A commercial item is a supply or service that
Answer: is sold or offered for sale to the general public
●● the contracting officer can only terminate a purchase order for
convenience
Answer: if the contractor fails to comply with any contract terms and
conditions - WRONG
When such a termination would be the in the best interest of the
Government
●● You have a request to buy 30 units of commercially available
machining equipment. Each unit is estimated to cost approximately
$300,000
Answer: Simplified acquisition procedures can be used ONLY if the
contracting officer issues a request for proposal (RFP) - WRONG
Simplified acquisition procedures cannot be used
,●● Which method of purchase is NOT normally used for open-market
purchases over the micro-purchase threshold
Answer: Electronic Commerce - WRONG
●● You have a requirement for telecommunications components. A
single telecommunications manufacturer provides all of these
components to the general public. The estimated cost of these
components is $145,000
Answer: Simplified acquisition procedures cannot be used - WRONG
Simplified acquisition procedures can be used ONLY if the contracting
officer requests a request for proposals (RFP) - WRONG
Simplified acquisition procedures can be used
●● synopsis and a solicitation may be combined when acquiring
commercial items
Answer: True
●● A public announcement by publishing a synopsis in the GPE is
normally required for
Answer: All acquisitions - WRONG
, ●● The priority for required sources of supplies is: inventories of the
requiring agency, excess from other agencies
Answer: Government wholesale supply sources, mandatory federal
supply schedules, federal prison industries, committee for purchase from
people who are blind or severely disabled, optional use federal supply
schedules, commercial sources. - WRONG
Government wholesale supply sources, Federal Prison Industries,
mandatory federal supply schedules, committee for purchase from
people who are blind or severely disabled, optional use federal supply
schedules, commercial sources - WRONG
●● The competition requirement for micro-purchases is
Answer: to solicit at least three sources and receive at least two quotes -
WRONG
to solicit as many sources as possible to ensure full and open
competition - WRONG
●● the required sources of supplies and services can be found in
Answer: FAR part 11 - WRONG
FAR part 8
●● Requirements that cannot be met by a required source of supplies or
services and are expected to ______________________ are
automatically reserved exclusively for small businesses
Answer: exceed $25,000 but not exceed $250,000 - WRONG
SOLUTION QUESTIONS ANSWERS GRADED
A+
●● A commercial item is a supply or service that
Answer: is sold or offered for sale to the general public
●● the contracting officer can only terminate a purchase order for
convenience
Answer: if the contractor fails to comply with any contract terms and
conditions - WRONG
When such a termination would be the in the best interest of the
Government
●● You have a request to buy 30 units of commercially available
machining equipment. Each unit is estimated to cost approximately
$300,000
Answer: Simplified acquisition procedures can be used ONLY if the
contracting officer issues a request for proposal (RFP) - WRONG
Simplified acquisition procedures cannot be used
,●● Which method of purchase is NOT normally used for open-market
purchases over the micro-purchase threshold
Answer: Electronic Commerce - WRONG
●● You have a requirement for telecommunications components. A
single telecommunications manufacturer provides all of these
components to the general public. The estimated cost of these
components is $145,000
Answer: Simplified acquisition procedures cannot be used - WRONG
Simplified acquisition procedures can be used ONLY if the contracting
officer requests a request for proposals (RFP) - WRONG
Simplified acquisition procedures can be used
●● synopsis and a solicitation may be combined when acquiring
commercial items
Answer: True
●● A public announcement by publishing a synopsis in the GPE is
normally required for
Answer: All acquisitions - WRONG
, ●● The priority for required sources of supplies is: inventories of the
requiring agency, excess from other agencies
Answer: Government wholesale supply sources, mandatory federal
supply schedules, federal prison industries, committee for purchase from
people who are blind or severely disabled, optional use federal supply
schedules, commercial sources. - WRONG
Government wholesale supply sources, Federal Prison Industries,
mandatory federal supply schedules, committee for purchase from
people who are blind or severely disabled, optional use federal supply
schedules, commercial sources - WRONG
●● The competition requirement for micro-purchases is
Answer: to solicit at least three sources and receive at least two quotes -
WRONG
to solicit as many sources as possible to ensure full and open
competition - WRONG
●● the required sources of supplies and services can be found in
Answer: FAR part 11 - WRONG
FAR part 8
●● Requirements that cannot be met by a required source of supplies or
services and are expected to ______________________ are
automatically reserved exclusively for small businesses
Answer: exceed $25,000 but not exceed $250,000 - WRONG
