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CON 7800 COMMERCIAL ACQUISITION
EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
TESTED AND GRADED A+
SCENARIO: Assume you have found an existing commercial
determination (CD). Based on the decision tree, "Identifying and
Evaluating a Prior CD Steps," Which statement is true?
You document any decision regarding a prior CD in the contract
file.
Wrong answers; SCENARIO: You are completing Step 3 in the
commercial acquisition process (determining a fair and reasonable
price). You are trying to determine the scope and breadth of the market
research you need to perform at this point.
Which statements are true?
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* You need to gather at least some sales, pricing, and cost data from
the contractor to complete the necessary scope.
-Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.404-1(b)(2) and Defense
Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 212.209 give
guidance on the amount of research and type of analysis you need to
perform at this stage.
SCENARIO: You have gathered all the information you can find from
government sources for a particular agency need. You are unsure how
much time to spend on public sources. You ask a colleague.
Which of the following is good advice?
1 look at customer terms and conditions in the industry, trends in
the marketplace, and other factors that affect market prices in the
industry.
SCENARIO: Your preliminary research indicates that a pressure sensor,
a component of an existing commercial product, may be suitable for
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government use. However, the existing product as a whole is not similar
enough to our overall requirement to be evaluated as "of a type" for this
Which is the best market research action to take
Explore market research on the component separately from the
complete product
SCENARIO: Why do we need to determine commerciality before we
use the streamlined commercial acquisition procedures? You ask
yourself, "After all, if a company or facility has been deemed
commercial, surely all the products or services provided by that
company or facility are commercial?" Which is the appropriate
response?
Commerciality is specific to products and services, not companies or
facilities.
CON 7800 COMMERCIAL ACQUISITION
EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
TESTED AND GRADED A+
SCENARIO: Assume you have found an existing commercial
determination (CD). Based on the decision tree, "Identifying and
Evaluating a Prior CD Steps," Which statement is true?
You document any decision regarding a prior CD in the contract
file.
Wrong answers; SCENARIO: You are completing Step 3 in the
commercial acquisition process (determining a fair and reasonable
price). You are trying to determine the scope and breadth of the market
research you need to perform at this point.
Which statements are true?
,Page 2 of 22
* You need to gather at least some sales, pricing, and cost data from
the contractor to complete the necessary scope.
-Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.404-1(b)(2) and Defense
Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 212.209 give
guidance on the amount of research and type of analysis you need to
perform at this stage.
SCENARIO: You have gathered all the information you can find from
government sources for a particular agency need. You are unsure how
much time to spend on public sources. You ask a colleague.
Which of the following is good advice?
1 look at customer terms and conditions in the industry, trends in
the marketplace, and other factors that affect market prices in the
industry.
SCENARIO: Your preliminary research indicates that a pressure sensor,
a component of an existing commercial product, may be suitable for
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government use. However, the existing product as a whole is not similar
enough to our overall requirement to be evaluated as "of a type" for this
Which is the best market research action to take
Explore market research on the component separately from the
complete product
SCENARIO: Why do we need to determine commerciality before we
use the streamlined commercial acquisition procedures? You ask
yourself, "After all, if a company or facility has been deemed
commercial, surely all the products or services provided by that
company or facility are commercial?" Which is the appropriate
response?
Commerciality is specific to products and services, not companies or
facilities.
