CON 1100V UNDERSTANDING REGULATIONS
EXAM 2026 REVISION NOTES AND
STRUCTURED ACQUISITION REGULATIONS
OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ T/F Contract management requires both general and business
skills in areas such as problem solving, critical thinking, costumer
focus, communication, and technical credibility. Successful contract
management does not allow for adaptability in a changing business
environment. Answer: False
◉ One of the initial steps in Acquisition Planning is to identify the
Acquisition Team. FAR 1.102-4(e) describes the role of the
Contracting Officer within the Acquisition Team Answer: It says that
Contracting officers should take the lead in encouraging business
process innovations and ensuring that business decisions are sound.
◉ The Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) includes six pathways
to enable the workforce to tailor strategies to deliver better
solutions faster. What are those 6 pathways? Answer: 1. Urgent
Capability
2. Middle Tier DoD
3. Major Capability
4. Software Acquisition
,5. Defense Business
6. Acquisition of Services
◉ Urgent Capability Answer: fulfill urgent existing and/or emerging
operational needs or quick reactions in less than two years.
◉ Middle Tier DoD Answer: rapidly develop fieldable prototypes
within acquisition program to demonstrate new capabilities and/or
rapidly field production quantities of systems with proven
technologies that require minimal development.
◉ Major Capability Answer: acquire and modernize military unique
programs that provide enduring capability
◉ Software Acquisition Answer: facilitate rapid and iterative
delivery of software capability systems to user
◉ Defense Business Answer: acquire information systems that
support DoD business operations
◉ Acquisition of Services Answer: acquire services from private
sector including knowledge-based, construction, electronics and
communications, equipment, facilities, product support, logistics,
medical, research and development, and transportation services.
, ◉ Acquisition planning must involve all personnel responsible for
significant aspects of the acquisition. What is the purpose of
acquisition planning? Answer: Ensure Government meets its needs
in the most effective, economical, and timely manner
◉ Market research means ____ information about capabilities within
the market to satisfy agency needs. Answer: collecting and analyzing
◉ Simplified acquisition is an acquisition method prescribed by FAR
part 13 for purchasing supplies and services, including construction,
research and development, and commercial items, for which the
aggregate amount does not exceed the ____ which currently is ____.
Answer: Simplified acquisition threshold (SAT); $250k
◉ Generally, contract types are grouped into what two families?
Answer: fixed price; cost reimbursement
◉ What is the official U.S. Government website that contracting
officers use to publicize contracting opportunities? Answer: sam.gov
◉ When drafting a solicitation, what tool provides guidance on the
use of all provisions and clauses contained in FAR, DFARS, VAAR, and
DEAR? It also includes guidance on the use of provisions and clauses
contained in DoD class deviations. Answer: Acquisition.gov
EXAM 2026 REVISION NOTES AND
STRUCTURED ACQUISITION REGULATIONS
OVERVIEW GUIDE
◉ T/F Contract management requires both general and business
skills in areas such as problem solving, critical thinking, costumer
focus, communication, and technical credibility. Successful contract
management does not allow for adaptability in a changing business
environment. Answer: False
◉ One of the initial steps in Acquisition Planning is to identify the
Acquisition Team. FAR 1.102-4(e) describes the role of the
Contracting Officer within the Acquisition Team Answer: It says that
Contracting officers should take the lead in encouraging business
process innovations and ensuring that business decisions are sound.
◉ The Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) includes six pathways
to enable the workforce to tailor strategies to deliver better
solutions faster. What are those 6 pathways? Answer: 1. Urgent
Capability
2. Middle Tier DoD
3. Major Capability
4. Software Acquisition
,5. Defense Business
6. Acquisition of Services
◉ Urgent Capability Answer: fulfill urgent existing and/or emerging
operational needs or quick reactions in less than two years.
◉ Middle Tier DoD Answer: rapidly develop fieldable prototypes
within acquisition program to demonstrate new capabilities and/or
rapidly field production quantities of systems with proven
technologies that require minimal development.
◉ Major Capability Answer: acquire and modernize military unique
programs that provide enduring capability
◉ Software Acquisition Answer: facilitate rapid and iterative
delivery of software capability systems to user
◉ Defense Business Answer: acquire information systems that
support DoD business operations
◉ Acquisition of Services Answer: acquire services from private
sector including knowledge-based, construction, electronics and
communications, equipment, facilities, product support, logistics,
medical, research and development, and transportation services.
, ◉ Acquisition planning must involve all personnel responsible for
significant aspects of the acquisition. What is the purpose of
acquisition planning? Answer: Ensure Government meets its needs
in the most effective, economical, and timely manner
◉ Market research means ____ information about capabilities within
the market to satisfy agency needs. Answer: collecting and analyzing
◉ Simplified acquisition is an acquisition method prescribed by FAR
part 13 for purchasing supplies and services, including construction,
research and development, and commercial items, for which the
aggregate amount does not exceed the ____ which currently is ____.
Answer: Simplified acquisition threshold (SAT); $250k
◉ Generally, contract types are grouped into what two families?
Answer: fixed price; cost reimbursement
◉ What is the official U.S. Government website that contracting
officers use to publicize contracting opportunities? Answer: sam.gov
◉ When drafting a solicitation, what tool provides guidance on the
use of all provisions and clauses contained in FAR, DFARS, VAAR, and
DEAR? It also includes guidance on the use of provisions and clauses
contained in DoD class deviations. Answer: Acquisition.gov
