Contract Management Exam, Part B
X1) What must the contractor file with the contracting officer that
details the cost and delivering changes necessary to accomplish
the change?
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Supplemental agreement
Request for equitable adjustment
Change order
Cost analysis 5.4, pg. 8/14
2) What type of modification is signed by both the contracting
officer and the contractor?
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Termination
Unilateral
Change order
Bilateral 5.2, pg. 12/18
3) What is the least expensive method used to resolve a
dispute?
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Facilitation
Issuing the contracting officer’s final decision
Negotiation 6.3, pg. 5/24
Alternative dispute resolution
4) The contracting officer received a claim in the amount of
$178,000 on June 11, 2011. On August 18, 2011, she issued a final
decision.
Did she make a decision within a reasonable period of time?
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No, because the final decision was not issued within 60 days 6.4, pg.
6,11/15
Yes, because the decision was issued within 60 days
Yes, because the final decision was issued within 90 days
No, because the final decision was not issued within 90 days
5) Which form would you use to ensure that all of the necessary
steps in the closeout process were completed?
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DD Form 1597 8.2, pg. 11/14
DD Form882
DD Form 1594
DD Form 1593
6) You are the contracting officer on a service contract for refuse
collection. Your contract contains a base year with three option
years. You are nearing the end of the base year and are
considering the exercise of the first option year. You have
determined the Government’s need still exists and you completed
market research which indicates the pricing for the option is
consistent with that found in the applicable marketplace. The
contractor’s performance has been satisfactory and funding
appears to be available for the next FY.
If you decide to exercise the option, what vehicle would you use to
execute your decision?
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A change order
A supplemental agreement
A unilateral modification 5.8, pg. 1/25
X1) What must the contractor file with the contracting officer that
details the cost and delivering changes necessary to accomplish
the change?
mig_10096158 1
Supplemental agreement
Request for equitable adjustment
Change order
Cost analysis 5.4, pg. 8/14
2) What type of modification is signed by both the contracting
officer and the contractor?
mig_10096155 1
Termination
Unilateral
Change order
Bilateral 5.2, pg. 12/18
3) What is the least expensive method used to resolve a
dispute?
mig_10096175 1
Facilitation
Issuing the contracting officer’s final decision
Negotiation 6.3, pg. 5/24
Alternative dispute resolution
4) The contracting officer received a claim in the amount of
$178,000 on June 11, 2011. On August 18, 2011, she issued a final
decision.
Did she make a decision within a reasonable period of time?
, mig_10096177 1
No, because the final decision was not issued within 60 days 6.4, pg.
6,11/15
Yes, because the decision was issued within 60 days
Yes, because the final decision was issued within 90 days
No, because the final decision was not issued within 90 days
5) Which form would you use to ensure that all of the necessary
steps in the closeout process were completed?
mig_10096146 1
DD Form 1597 8.2, pg. 11/14
DD Form882
DD Form 1594
DD Form 1593
6) You are the contracting officer on a service contract for refuse
collection. Your contract contains a base year with three option
years. You are nearing the end of the base year and are
considering the exercise of the first option year. You have
determined the Government’s need still exists and you completed
market research which indicates the pricing for the option is
consistent with that found in the applicable marketplace. The
contractor’s performance has been satisfactory and funding
appears to be available for the next FY.
If you decide to exercise the option, what vehicle would you use to
execute your decision?
mig_10096167 1
A change order
A supplemental agreement
A unilateral modification 5.8, pg. 1/25
