ACQ 202 MODULE 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The ________ compares alternatives by estimating their ability to satisfy the identified capability need
through an effectiveness analysis and by estimating their life cycle costs through cost analysis
Analysis of Alternatives
Which of the following requires that us government tariffs be added to purchases of international
products or materials unless an exception (such as public interest) applies or the foreign sourced items
are acquired from a qualifying country with a reciprocal procurement memorandum of understanding
(MOU)
Buy America Statute
Joint Capability Technology Demonstrations (JCTDs) are a special case of Advanced Technology
Demonstrations (ATDs), enhanced so that they can demonstrate the potential to eventually be fielded
and used by operational forces. Additionally, JCTDs are:
Used for both maturing technology and refining operational concepts in the field
Which of the following international acquisition and portability ia&e areas described in the international
considerations section of a program acquisition strategy could have a significant long term impact on
overall program affordability? (Select the three that apply)
Establishing a domestic and international supplier base to support global operations by US and
allied/friendly nation system owners
Coordination with partner and customer nations in the system’s Operations & Support phase logistics
acquisition efforts
International partner and customer nation investment in procurement of system of system product
upgrades
Both the Army and Marine Corps have a capability need to procure additional helicopters beyond the
number specified in the current contract; the helicopter program is currently in production. What cost
estimating technique would the services most likely use as a basis for requesting the funding to pay for
the additional aircraft?
Actual Cost
Program-level exportability studies should be conducted as early as possible in a systems 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
_____ consists of all costs associated with developing, procuring and housing a weapon system.
Program Acquisition Cost
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, What element of International Acquisition & Exportability (IA&E) assesses the risks of transferring
controlled technology and information that provide US warfighters a combat advantage as well as the
benefits of international participation?
Technology Security and Foreign Disclosure
The largest distribution of software cost will be _______ in the program’s life cycle
Late
A software-costing model that bases cost estimates upon statistical data such as source line of code is an
example of a ____ costing model.
Parametric
Affordability is most concerned with:
Making tradeoffs in performance and schedule to achieve cost objectives within affordability constraints
Which of the following are characteristics of International Cooperation Programs (ICPs)? (Select the
three that apply.)
Government-to-Government
Shared risks and benefits
Shared Cost
When comparing two alternatives concepts to provide needed warfighting capabilities, you discover that
the total life cycle costs of both are projected to be nearly the same. Alternative 1 relies on technology
that has been successfully demonstrated during Advanced Technology Demonstrations and can be
fielded in 5 years. Alternative 2 relies on technology that is in the basic research stage and can be fielded
in 8 years. Based on the information provided here, which is the better alternative?
Alternative1
What tool does the Program Manager use to define the international considerations that need to be
addressed in the International Involvement section of a program’s Acquisition Strategy?
International Acquisition and Exportability (IA&E) Assessment
During which part of the International Acquisition & Exportability (IA&E) Assessment does the Program
Management Office and Integrated Product Team identify the Technology Security and Foreign
Disclosure *TSFD) technology areas (“pipes”) that are relevant to the program’s future international
acquisition actives?
Program Protection Considerations
As a general rule of thumb_______ of the total ownership cost of a system occur late in the life cycle,
due to costs associated with operations and support
70-80%
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The ________ compares alternatives by estimating their ability to satisfy the identified capability need
through an effectiveness analysis and by estimating their life cycle costs through cost analysis
Analysis of Alternatives
Which of the following requires that us government tariffs be added to purchases of international
products or materials unless an exception (such as public interest) applies or the foreign sourced items
are acquired from a qualifying country with a reciprocal procurement memorandum of understanding
(MOU)
Buy America Statute
Joint Capability Technology Demonstrations (JCTDs) are a special case of Advanced Technology
Demonstrations (ATDs), enhanced so that they can demonstrate the potential to eventually be fielded
and used by operational forces. Additionally, JCTDs are:
Used for both maturing technology and refining operational concepts in the field
Which of the following international acquisition and portability ia&e areas described in the international
considerations section of a program acquisition strategy could have a significant long term impact on
overall program affordability? (Select the three that apply)
Establishing a domestic and international supplier base to support global operations by US and
allied/friendly nation system owners
Coordination with partner and customer nations in the system’s Operations & Support phase logistics
acquisition efforts
International partner and customer nation investment in procurement of system of system product
upgrades
Both the Army and Marine Corps have a capability need to procure additional helicopters beyond the
number specified in the current contract; the helicopter program is currently in production. What cost
estimating technique would the services most likely use as a basis for requesting the funding to pay for
the additional aircraft?
Actual Cost
Program-level exportability studies should be conducted as early as possible in a systems 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
_____ consists of all costs associated with developing, procuring and housing a weapon system.
Program Acquisition Cost
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, What element of International Acquisition & Exportability (IA&E) assesses the risks of transferring
controlled technology and information that provide US warfighters a combat advantage as well as the
benefits of international participation?
Technology Security and Foreign Disclosure
The largest distribution of software cost will be _______ in the program’s life cycle
Late
A software-costing model that bases cost estimates upon statistical data such as source line of code is an
example of a ____ costing model.
Parametric
Affordability is most concerned with:
Making tradeoffs in performance and schedule to achieve cost objectives within affordability constraints
Which of the following are characteristics of International Cooperation Programs (ICPs)? (Select the
three that apply.)
Government-to-Government
Shared risks and benefits
Shared Cost
When comparing two alternatives concepts to provide needed warfighting capabilities, you discover that
the total life cycle costs of both are projected to be nearly the same. Alternative 1 relies on technology
that has been successfully demonstrated during Advanced Technology Demonstrations and can be
fielded in 5 years. Alternative 2 relies on technology that is in the basic research stage and can be fielded
in 8 years. Based on the information provided here, which is the better alternative?
Alternative1
What tool does the Program Manager use to define the international considerations that need to be
addressed in the International Involvement section of a program’s Acquisition Strategy?
International Acquisition and Exportability (IA&E) Assessment
During which part of the International Acquisition & Exportability (IA&E) Assessment does the Program
Management Office and Integrated Product Team identify the Technology Security and Foreign
Disclosure *TSFD) technology areas (“pipes”) that are relevant to the program’s future international
acquisition actives?
Program Protection Considerations
As a general rule of thumb_______ of the total ownership cost of a system occur late in the life cycle,
due to costs associated with operations and support
70-80%
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