ACQ 2026 INTERMEDIATE SYSTEMS ACQUISITION MODULE 2
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Incremental funding policy applies to the _______ appropriation category and states that
____________. -ANSWER-Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E); DoD is to
fund each fiscal year for the costs expected to be incurred that year.
With regard to exceptions to the full funding policy, funds used to procure long lead items
for a system with the intent to provide program continuity are known as ____________. -
ANSWER-Advance Procurement
Financial managers use escalation to consider the effects of inflation on an acquisition
program by applying: -ANSWER-ANSWER IS NOT "Full funding policy to defense
procurement appropriations requested in the budget"
A _______ is an aggregation of program elements that reflects a macro-level force mission
or support mission of DoD. -ANSWER-Major Force Program (MFP)
The Deputy Secretary of Defense documents his/her decisions about Component
(Service/Agencies) proposals for allocating resources in the ____________. The components
then revise their programs to be consistent with his/her decisions in the document. -
ANSWER-ANSWER IS NOT " Acquisition Program Baseline (APB) "
Responsibility for awarding the contract and any modifications for Government contracts
rests with the _______. -ANSWER-Contracting Officer
In a _________contract, the Government bears the financial risk of increased costs. -
ANSWER-Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF)
An example of participation in market research by the Technical Integrated Product Team
(IPT) members would be their evaluation of existing commercial products and non-
developmental items (NDI). -ANSWER-True
, If the Government has funded the entire development of an item, the Government is
entitled to _______ rights. -ANSWER-Unlimited
Size standards for small businesses are established on an industry-by-industry basis based on
either the company's dollar volume or the number of employees. -ANSWER-True
Three of the items below are considered best practices for software development. Which
one of them is NOT a best practice for software development? -ANSWER-Minimize the use
of commercial software to reduce risk
Software is an area NOT subject to interoperability issues. -ANSWER-False
When selecting a software developer, years of experience in the software business should be
the most important consideration. The amount of experience a contractor has developing
the specific type of software needed is not as important as experience in general. -ANSWER-
False
To ensure interoperability, compliance with the DoD IT Standards Registry (DISR) is required
for all programs which produce, use, or exchange information in any form electronically. -
ANSWER-True
In order to ensure that a contractor has an acceptable quality assurance system in place, the
Government can require that a contractor be ISO 9001 certified. -ANSWER-False
In the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process, one result of the
programming activities is the __________ -ANSWER-Program Objectives Memorandum
(POM)
Which of the following provides essential project data including objective performance
status, cost impact of known problems, identification of emerging problems, possible
sources of problems, and schedule deviations from the contract plan? -ANSWER-Integrated
Program Management Data and Analysis Report (IPMDAR)
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Incremental funding policy applies to the _______ appropriation category and states that
____________. -ANSWER-Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E); DoD is to
fund each fiscal year for the costs expected to be incurred that year.
With regard to exceptions to the full funding policy, funds used to procure long lead items
for a system with the intent to provide program continuity are known as ____________. -
ANSWER-Advance Procurement
Financial managers use escalation to consider the effects of inflation on an acquisition
program by applying: -ANSWER-ANSWER IS NOT "Full funding policy to defense
procurement appropriations requested in the budget"
A _______ is an aggregation of program elements that reflects a macro-level force mission
or support mission of DoD. -ANSWER-Major Force Program (MFP)
The Deputy Secretary of Defense documents his/her decisions about Component
(Service/Agencies) proposals for allocating resources in the ____________. The components
then revise their programs to be consistent with his/her decisions in the document. -
ANSWER-ANSWER IS NOT " Acquisition Program Baseline (APB) "
Responsibility for awarding the contract and any modifications for Government contracts
rests with the _______. -ANSWER-Contracting Officer
In a _________contract, the Government bears the financial risk of increased costs. -
ANSWER-Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF)
An example of participation in market research by the Technical Integrated Product Team
(IPT) members would be their evaluation of existing commercial products and non-
developmental items (NDI). -ANSWER-True
, If the Government has funded the entire development of an item, the Government is
entitled to _______ rights. -ANSWER-Unlimited
Size standards for small businesses are established on an industry-by-industry basis based on
either the company's dollar volume or the number of employees. -ANSWER-True
Three of the items below are considered best practices for software development. Which
one of them is NOT a best practice for software development? -ANSWER-Minimize the use
of commercial software to reduce risk
Software is an area NOT subject to interoperability issues. -ANSWER-False
When selecting a software developer, years of experience in the software business should be
the most important consideration. The amount of experience a contractor has developing
the specific type of software needed is not as important as experience in general. -ANSWER-
False
To ensure interoperability, compliance with the DoD IT Standards Registry (DISR) is required
for all programs which produce, use, or exchange information in any form electronically. -
ANSWER-True
In order to ensure that a contractor has an acceptable quality assurance system in place, the
Government can require that a contractor be ISO 9001 certified. -ANSWER-False
In the Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) process, one result of the
programming activities is the __________ -ANSWER-Program Objectives Memorandum
(POM)
Which of the following provides essential project data including objective performance
status, cost impact of known problems, identification of emerging problems, possible
sources of problems, and schedule deviations from the contract plan? -ANSWER-Integrated
Program Management Data and Analysis Report (IPMDAR)
