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CLC-222 CONTRACTING-UPDATED
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
2026
What is a Contracting Officer Representative? - correct-answer -A technical
representative that is appointed by the contracting officer through a designation
letter
The procuring Contracting Officer, Administrative Contracting Officer,
Termination Contracting Officer, and the Contracting Officer's Representative are
key players in the acquisition process. From the following statements, choose the
correct answer: - correct-answer -The contracting officer appoints the contracting
officer's representative in writing
Earned Value Management is __________. - correct-answer -A widely accepted
industry best practice for project management used across the Department of
Defense, the federal government and the...
Your organization has purchased a diesel generator for emergency power
support. You did a complete visual inspection and tested the unit. Two days later
you start the generator and the engine is destroyed due to defective interior
cylinder walls. This is an example of a: - correct-answer -Latent Defect
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The Contracting Officer's Representative is responsible for safeguarding all
proprietary data. - correct-answer -True
The Contracting Officer's Representative's normal monitoring activities should
shed light on warning signs of contractor problems, such as a failure to meet
performance deadlines. - correct-answer -true
The American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industries Alliance
(ANSI/EIA) established 36 management system guidelines that ensure and provide
complete information needed to make management decisions. - correct-answer -
False
An Earned Value Management system that is formally validated and accepted by
the cognizant contracting officer is required on cost or incentive contracts valued
at or greater than ____. - correct-answer -$50 million
When working with contractor personnel on a non-personal services contract, the
COR should: - correct-answer -Keep an arm's length relationship with contractor
personnel
In construction, "differing site conditions" are defined as known conditions at the
site that the contractor missed during site visits and failed to read in the contract.
- correct-answer -False
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The Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) provides the government
inspection plan to ensure contractor quality. - correct-answer -False
Using informal source selection; the contracting officer acts as the Source
Selection Authority but must follow the criteria spelled out in the solicitation
when selecting the contractor to receive the award. - correct-answer -True
Cost reimbursement contracts are used when there is uncertainty in the outcome
of the effort; the greatest risk is placed on the Government. Select the correct
answer from the following statements: - correct-answer -Under a cost
reimbursement contract, the contractor is reimbursed for all allowable, allocable,
and reasonable cost incurred
When preparing for a procurement that can only be purchased from a single
source, the _________ document is required. - correct-answer -justification and
approval
There are two basic contract types, cost reimbursement and fixed-price. All
others, with the exception of a time-and-materials contract which is a hybrid of
the two, are subsets of cost reimbursement or fixed-price contracts. Which of the
following is NOT true? - correct-answer -cost reimbursement contracts require
less monitoring by the COR than other types of contracts
CLC-222 CONTRACTING-UPDATED
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
2026
What is a Contracting Officer Representative? - correct-answer -A technical
representative that is appointed by the contracting officer through a designation
letter
The procuring Contracting Officer, Administrative Contracting Officer,
Termination Contracting Officer, and the Contracting Officer's Representative are
key players in the acquisition process. From the following statements, choose the
correct answer: - correct-answer -The contracting officer appoints the contracting
officer's representative in writing
Earned Value Management is __________. - correct-answer -A widely accepted
industry best practice for project management used across the Department of
Defense, the federal government and the...
Your organization has purchased a diesel generator for emergency power
support. You did a complete visual inspection and tested the unit. Two days later
you start the generator and the engine is destroyed due to defective interior
cylinder walls. This is an example of a: - correct-answer -Latent Defect
,2|Page
The Contracting Officer's Representative is responsible for safeguarding all
proprietary data. - correct-answer -True
The Contracting Officer's Representative's normal monitoring activities should
shed light on warning signs of contractor problems, such as a failure to meet
performance deadlines. - correct-answer -true
The American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industries Alliance
(ANSI/EIA) established 36 management system guidelines that ensure and provide
complete information needed to make management decisions. - correct-answer -
False
An Earned Value Management system that is formally validated and accepted by
the cognizant contracting officer is required on cost or incentive contracts valued
at or greater than ____. - correct-answer -$50 million
When working with contractor personnel on a non-personal services contract, the
COR should: - correct-answer -Keep an arm's length relationship with contractor
personnel
In construction, "differing site conditions" are defined as known conditions at the
site that the contractor missed during site visits and failed to read in the contract.
- correct-answer -False
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The Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) provides the government
inspection plan to ensure contractor quality. - correct-answer -False
Using informal source selection; the contracting officer acts as the Source
Selection Authority but must follow the criteria spelled out in the solicitation
when selecting the contractor to receive the award. - correct-answer -True
Cost reimbursement contracts are used when there is uncertainty in the outcome
of the effort; the greatest risk is placed on the Government. Select the correct
answer from the following statements: - correct-answer -Under a cost
reimbursement contract, the contractor is reimbursed for all allowable, allocable,
and reasonable cost incurred
When preparing for a procurement that can only be purchased from a single
source, the _________ document is required. - correct-answer -justification and
approval
There are two basic contract types, cost reimbursement and fixed-price. All
others, with the exception of a time-and-materials contract which is a hybrid of
the two, are subsets of cost reimbursement or fixed-price contracts. Which of the
following is NOT true? - correct-answer -cost reimbursement contracts require
less monitoring by the COR than other types of contracts
