ACQ 202 Module 1 Exam: Consideration
of Alternatives
What element of International Acquisition & Exportability (IA&E) assesses the
risks of transferring controlled technology and information that provide U.S.
warfighters a combat advantage as well as the benefits of international
participation? - -IA&E Planning & Analysis *incorrect*
-International Contracting
-International Cooperative Programs *incorrect*
-Technology Security and Foreign Disclosure *incorrect*
-Sales & Transfers
-Defense Exportability *incorrect*
What is the procurement cost of this system?
Cost Types Cost (in millions of dollars)
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation $400
Procurement of Prime Mission Equipment $800
Procurement of Support Equipment $100
Procurement of Initial Spares $100
Operations and Support $70,0000
Disposal $100 –
-*$1,400 million*
-$800 million
-$900 million
-$1,000 million
The largest amount of cost for a system is related to its operations and
support. - -*True*
-False
Which of the following are characteristics of International Cooperation
Programs (ICPs)? (Select the three that apply.) –
-*Shared cost*
-*Shared risks and benefits*
-One way transfers/grants
-Foreign aid
, -Buyer-seller relationship
-*Government-to-Government*
Program Management Offices/Integrated Product Teams should conduct their
initial International Acquisition & Exportability (IA&E) Assessment during the
Production & Deployment phase of traditional, major capability 5000.02
acquisition programs. - -True
-*False*
Program-level exportability feasibility studies should be conducted as early as
possible in a system's life cycle to assess the international market for potential
cooperative programs, foreign sales, or transfers; identify the feasibility of
designing and developing defense exportability features (DEF) for the system;
and estimate potential return on investment from future international
acquisition partnership and sales efforts. - -*True*
-False
DoD receives a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Letter of Request (LOR) from an
allied nation for a DoD system that is currently in Low Rate Initial Production.
At this point in the acquisition life cycle, what are the possible impacts to the
program if an exportable version of the system is available for offer to this
prospective FMS customer? (Select the three that apply.) - (WRONG
COMBINATION)
-*Lower research and development costs through Research, Development
Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) cost sharing*
-*Lower production costs for the DoD and the FMS customer due to economic
order quantity savings*
-Reduced DoD and FMS customer Operations & Support (O&S) costs if
common product support strategies are used
-*Enhanced U.S. political-military relationships with foreign nations*
(WRONG COMBINATION)
-*Lower research and development costs through Research, Development
Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) cost sharing*
-Lower production costs for the DoD and the FMS customer due to economic
order quantity savings
-*Reduced DoD and FMS customer Operations & Support (O&S) costs if
common product support strategies are used*
-*Enhanced U.S. political-military relationships with foreign nations*
(wrong COMBINATION)
of Alternatives
What element of International Acquisition & Exportability (IA&E) assesses the
risks of transferring controlled technology and information that provide U.S.
warfighters a combat advantage as well as the benefits of international
participation? - -IA&E Planning & Analysis *incorrect*
-International Contracting
-International Cooperative Programs *incorrect*
-Technology Security and Foreign Disclosure *incorrect*
-Sales & Transfers
-Defense Exportability *incorrect*
What is the procurement cost of this system?
Cost Types Cost (in millions of dollars)
Research, Development, Test & Evaluation $400
Procurement of Prime Mission Equipment $800
Procurement of Support Equipment $100
Procurement of Initial Spares $100
Operations and Support $70,0000
Disposal $100 –
-*$1,400 million*
-$800 million
-$900 million
-$1,000 million
The largest amount of cost for a system is related to its operations and
support. - -*True*
-False
Which of the following are characteristics of International Cooperation
Programs (ICPs)? (Select the three that apply.) –
-*Shared cost*
-*Shared risks and benefits*
-One way transfers/grants
-Foreign aid
, -Buyer-seller relationship
-*Government-to-Government*
Program Management Offices/Integrated Product Teams should conduct their
initial International Acquisition & Exportability (IA&E) Assessment during the
Production & Deployment phase of traditional, major capability 5000.02
acquisition programs. - -True
-*False*
Program-level exportability feasibility studies should be conducted as early as
possible in a system's life cycle to assess the international market for potential
cooperative programs, foreign sales, or transfers; identify the feasibility of
designing and developing defense exportability features (DEF) for the system;
and estimate potential return on investment from future international
acquisition partnership and sales efforts. - -*True*
-False
DoD receives a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Letter of Request (LOR) from an
allied nation for a DoD system that is currently in Low Rate Initial Production.
At this point in the acquisition life cycle, what are the possible impacts to the
program if an exportable version of the system is available for offer to this
prospective FMS customer? (Select the three that apply.) - (WRONG
COMBINATION)
-*Lower research and development costs through Research, Development
Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) cost sharing*
-*Lower production costs for the DoD and the FMS customer due to economic
order quantity savings*
-Reduced DoD and FMS customer Operations & Support (O&S) costs if
common product support strategies are used
-*Enhanced U.S. political-military relationships with foreign nations*
(WRONG COMBINATION)
-*Lower research and development costs through Research, Development
Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) cost sharing*
-Lower production costs for the DoD and the FMS customer due to economic
order quantity savings
-*Reduced DoD and FMS customer Operations & Support (O&S) costs if
common product support strategies are used*
-*Enhanced U.S. political-military relationships with foreign nations*
(wrong COMBINATION)
