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STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Which authority is legally binding in Government contracting and
recognized by the courts?.
Answer: Actual Authority
◍ Ensure that each has been met.
Answer: With respect to the requirements of law, executive orders,
regulations, and all other applicable procedures, prior to signing a contract,
what must a contracting officer do?a) Document noncomplianceb) Ensure
that each has been metc) Obtain legal validation that each has been metd)
Ensure that all statutory requirements have been met and try to ensure all
regulations or applicable procedures have been followed
◍ In DoD contracting, who has the authority to enter into a legally binding
contract?.
Answer: Contracting Officer
◍ Which of the following are essential elements of a contract?.
Answer: Capacity, Consideration, Mutual Assent, Lawful Purpose
◍ True or False: A contract is defined as a mutually binding legal relationship
obligating the seller to furnish the supplies or services and the buyer to pay
for them..
Answer: True
◍ Executive contracting officer.
Answer: Which is NOT a type of contracting officer?a) Contracting
officerb) Administrative contracting officerc) Terminating contracting
officerd) Executive contracting officer
,◍ True or False: Capacity is when each party either makes a promise or begins
to render performance..
Answer: False, Capacity is the ability to understand and appreciate the terms
of the contract.
◍ Market research can be __________..
Answer: Both A and B (Strategic and Tactical)
◍ 53.
Answer: How many parts are there in the FAR?a) 52b) 53c) 54d) 51
◍ Indefinite-delivery contracts to include IDIQs and requirements contracts.
Answer: The DoD Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID) is 13 positions
long. Position 9 identifies the type of instrument. If position 9 is a "D",
which of the following types of instruments is representative?a)
Indefinite-delivery contracts to include IDIQs and requirements contractsb)
Contracts of all types except indefinite-delivery contractsc) Invitations for
bids (IFBs)d) Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs)
◍ True or False: Contracting Officers shall promote and provide for full and
open competition in soliciting offers and awarding Government contracts
unless an exception applies..
Answer: True
◍ Market Research is conducted during which phase of acquisition?.
Answer: All phases of the acquisition
◍ What is the use of a procedure that is inconsistent with the FAR?.
Answer: Deviation
◍ FAR part 1.
Answer: Which FAR part sets forth the basic policies and general
information about the Federal Acquisition Regulations System?a) FAR part
1b) FAR part 2c) FAR part 52d) FAR part 53
◍ Simplified Acquisition Procedures should __________..
Answer: Promote competition to the maximum extent practicable
,◍ What type(s) of contracts can be awarded when acquiring commercial
products?.
Answer: Only firm fixed price contracts or firm fixed with economic prices
adjustment
◍ Which is NOT a type of contracting officer?.
Answer: Executive contracting officer
◍ With respect to the requirements law, what must a KO ensure before signing
a contract?.
Answer: Ensure each requirement has been met
◍ Termination for Cause.
Answer: A contractor failed to deliver a commercial item within the time
specified by the contract. As the government contracting officer, you plan to
terminate the contract. What type of termination would you proceed with?a)
Termination for Convenienceb) Termination for Defaultc) Termination for
Caused) Termination for Late Deliveries - Commercial/Noncommercial
◍ What is a contract clause?.
Answer: A term or condition used in contracts, or in both solicitation and
contract that applies after contract award or both before and after contract
award.
◍ Each authority is delegable unless specifically stated otherwise.
Answer: Which of the following statements best conveys the convention at
FAR 1.108(b), delegation of authority?a) Authority is not delegableb) Each
authority is delegable down to no lower than one level above the contracting
officerc) No authority is delegable unless specifically stated otherwised)
Each authority is delegable unless specifically stated otherwise
◍ It has not been awarded.
Answer: Joan stated that she was working on selecting solicitation
provisions. What is true about the contract?a) It is ready for closeoutb) It
was recently awardedc) It is nearing completiond) It has not been awarded
, ◍ A unique number identifying each solicitation, contract, agreement, or order
and related procurement instrument.
Answer: What is a Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)?a) A unique
number identifying a contractb) A unique number identifying a policy to a
contract clausec) A unique number identifying a funding documentd) A
unique number identifying each solicitation, contract, agreement, or order
and related procurement instrument
◍ A contract clause is a term or condition used in contracts, or in both
solicitations and contracts, that applies after contract award or both before
and after award.
Answer: A program manager asked John whether a contract clause is only
used in the contract or if it applies to the solicitation as well. John correctly
answered by replying with which of the following statements?a) A contract
clause only applies after contract awardb) A contract clause applies unless
superseded by a solicitation provisionc) A contract clause is a term or
condition used in contracts, or in both solicitations and contracts, that
applies after contract award or both before and after awardd) A contract
clause is a term or condition used in contracts and solicitations unless the
resulting contract is for a commercial item
◍ Which statement best conveys the convention of FAR 1.108(b), delegation
of authority?.
Answer: Each authority is delegable unless specifically stated otherwise.
◍ The DFARS PGI is a companion resource to the DFARS.
Answer: Which of the following is correct regarding the DFARS Procedures
Guidance and Information (PGI)?a) The DFARS PGI applies to all federal
agenciesb) The DFARS PGI is a companion resource to the DFARSc) The
DFARS PGI is not numbered similarly to the DFARSd) The DFARS PGI is
only used by DCMA and DCAA
◍ Where in the FAR can you find guidance on how to establish, maintain, and
dispose of Government contract files?.
Answer: FAR Part 4
STUDY GUIDE 2026 FULL QUESTIONS
AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◍ Which authority is legally binding in Government contracting and
recognized by the courts?.
Answer: Actual Authority
◍ Ensure that each has been met.
Answer: With respect to the requirements of law, executive orders,
regulations, and all other applicable procedures, prior to signing a contract,
what must a contracting officer do?a) Document noncomplianceb) Ensure
that each has been metc) Obtain legal validation that each has been metd)
Ensure that all statutory requirements have been met and try to ensure all
regulations or applicable procedures have been followed
◍ In DoD contracting, who has the authority to enter into a legally binding
contract?.
Answer: Contracting Officer
◍ Which of the following are essential elements of a contract?.
Answer: Capacity, Consideration, Mutual Assent, Lawful Purpose
◍ True or False: A contract is defined as a mutually binding legal relationship
obligating the seller to furnish the supplies or services and the buyer to pay
for them..
Answer: True
◍ Executive contracting officer.
Answer: Which is NOT a type of contracting officer?a) Contracting
officerb) Administrative contracting officerc) Terminating contracting
officerd) Executive contracting officer
,◍ True or False: Capacity is when each party either makes a promise or begins
to render performance..
Answer: False, Capacity is the ability to understand and appreciate the terms
of the contract.
◍ Market research can be __________..
Answer: Both A and B (Strategic and Tactical)
◍ 53.
Answer: How many parts are there in the FAR?a) 52b) 53c) 54d) 51
◍ Indefinite-delivery contracts to include IDIQs and requirements contracts.
Answer: The DoD Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID) is 13 positions
long. Position 9 identifies the type of instrument. If position 9 is a "D",
which of the following types of instruments is representative?a)
Indefinite-delivery contracts to include IDIQs and requirements contractsb)
Contracts of all types except indefinite-delivery contractsc) Invitations for
bids (IFBs)d) Blanket purchase agreements (BPAs)
◍ True or False: Contracting Officers shall promote and provide for full and
open competition in soliciting offers and awarding Government contracts
unless an exception applies..
Answer: True
◍ Market Research is conducted during which phase of acquisition?.
Answer: All phases of the acquisition
◍ What is the use of a procedure that is inconsistent with the FAR?.
Answer: Deviation
◍ FAR part 1.
Answer: Which FAR part sets forth the basic policies and general
information about the Federal Acquisition Regulations System?a) FAR part
1b) FAR part 2c) FAR part 52d) FAR part 53
◍ Simplified Acquisition Procedures should __________..
Answer: Promote competition to the maximum extent practicable
,◍ What type(s) of contracts can be awarded when acquiring commercial
products?.
Answer: Only firm fixed price contracts or firm fixed with economic prices
adjustment
◍ Which is NOT a type of contracting officer?.
Answer: Executive contracting officer
◍ With respect to the requirements law, what must a KO ensure before signing
a contract?.
Answer: Ensure each requirement has been met
◍ Termination for Cause.
Answer: A contractor failed to deliver a commercial item within the time
specified by the contract. As the government contracting officer, you plan to
terminate the contract. What type of termination would you proceed with?a)
Termination for Convenienceb) Termination for Defaultc) Termination for
Caused) Termination for Late Deliveries - Commercial/Noncommercial
◍ What is a contract clause?.
Answer: A term or condition used in contracts, or in both solicitation and
contract that applies after contract award or both before and after contract
award.
◍ Each authority is delegable unless specifically stated otherwise.
Answer: Which of the following statements best conveys the convention at
FAR 1.108(b), delegation of authority?a) Authority is not delegableb) Each
authority is delegable down to no lower than one level above the contracting
officerc) No authority is delegable unless specifically stated otherwised)
Each authority is delegable unless specifically stated otherwise
◍ It has not been awarded.
Answer: Joan stated that she was working on selecting solicitation
provisions. What is true about the contract?a) It is ready for closeoutb) It
was recently awardedc) It is nearing completiond) It has not been awarded
, ◍ A unique number identifying each solicitation, contract, agreement, or order
and related procurement instrument.
Answer: What is a Procurement Instrument Identifier (PIID)?a) A unique
number identifying a contractb) A unique number identifying a policy to a
contract clausec) A unique number identifying a funding documentd) A
unique number identifying each solicitation, contract, agreement, or order
and related procurement instrument
◍ A contract clause is a term or condition used in contracts, or in both
solicitations and contracts, that applies after contract award or both before
and after award.
Answer: A program manager asked John whether a contract clause is only
used in the contract or if it applies to the solicitation as well. John correctly
answered by replying with which of the following statements?a) A contract
clause only applies after contract awardb) A contract clause applies unless
superseded by a solicitation provisionc) A contract clause is a term or
condition used in contracts, or in both solicitations and contracts, that
applies after contract award or both before and after awardd) A contract
clause is a term or condition used in contracts and solicitations unless the
resulting contract is for a commercial item
◍ Which statement best conveys the convention of FAR 1.108(b), delegation
of authority?.
Answer: Each authority is delegable unless specifically stated otherwise.
◍ The DFARS PGI is a companion resource to the DFARS.
Answer: Which of the following is correct regarding the DFARS Procedures
Guidance and Information (PGI)?a) The DFARS PGI applies to all federal
agenciesb) The DFARS PGI is a companion resource to the DFARSc) The
DFARS PGI is not numbered similarly to the DFARSd) The DFARS PGI is
only used by DCMA and DCAA
◍ Where in the FAR can you find guidance on how to establish, maintain, and
dispose of Government contract files?.
Answer: FAR Part 4
