CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures Exam
You have a requirement to buy a large commercially available, prefabricated wash rack for your installation. The
catalog price is $102,000.
Simplified acquisition procedures can be used
The Director of training for the installation has a request to purchase 25 televisions and 25 DVD recorders for the
new training facility that will open next month. Each television will cost approximately $525, and each DVD
recorder about $150.
Simplified acquisition procedures can be used
You have a requirement for four military-unique fighter aircraft parts. Each part is estimated to cost 1.6 million.
Simplified acquisition procedures CANNOT be used.
You have a requirement to purchase equipment that was previously developed at Government expense and sold
exclusively to the military. This type of item is:
A non-developmental item
Evaluation factors are:
Stated in the solicitation
An oral solicitation may be used for:
Construction less than $2,000
The required sources of supplies and services can be found in:
FAR Part 8
You have a requirement for ship repair that will require a unique welding technique. You only know of a few firms
that have performed this technique and selecting an inexperienced contractor could be disastrous. As such, you
should primarily consider evaluating offerors':
Experience
, When making a commercial purchase, you may conduct an in-process inspection:
At at time to check that the product being made fits your specification
When no other exceptions apply, is a Government Point of Entry (GPE) synopsis required for purchases
estimated to exceed $25,000 but not to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold?
YES
Market research is performed
To determine if commercial or non-developmental items are available to satisfy agency needs
The implied warranty of merchantability means that an item is:
Reasonably fit for the ordinary purposes for which such items are used.
A training facility needs to purchase 50 binders from a local office supply store. The price for the binders is $20
each. What is the preferred method of purchase?
The Governmentwide commercial purchase card
The competition requirement for micro-purchases is:
There is no formal requirement for competition for micro-purchases
When should electronic commerce be used as a method of solicitation?
Whenever cost-effective and practicable.
What method of purchase is preferred to purchase 10 computer mouse pads, at $3.95 each?
The Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
You have a requirement to purchase observation-surveillance drones for Navy Seal Teams. Market research
reveals no commercially developed items that will meet your specification requirements. However, there is a
similar drone that was developed exclusively for the Army that will satisfy the requirement. This type of item is a:
Non-developmental Item
You have a requirement to buy a large commercially available, prefabricated wash rack for your installation. The
catalog price is $102,000.
Simplified acquisition procedures can be used
The Director of training for the installation has a request to purchase 25 televisions and 25 DVD recorders for the
new training facility that will open next month. Each television will cost approximately $525, and each DVD
recorder about $150.
Simplified acquisition procedures can be used
You have a requirement for four military-unique fighter aircraft parts. Each part is estimated to cost 1.6 million.
Simplified acquisition procedures CANNOT be used.
You have a requirement to purchase equipment that was previously developed at Government expense and sold
exclusively to the military. This type of item is:
A non-developmental item
Evaluation factors are:
Stated in the solicitation
An oral solicitation may be used for:
Construction less than $2,000
The required sources of supplies and services can be found in:
FAR Part 8
You have a requirement for ship repair that will require a unique welding technique. You only know of a few firms
that have performed this technique and selecting an inexperienced contractor could be disastrous. As such, you
should primarily consider evaluating offerors':
Experience
, When making a commercial purchase, you may conduct an in-process inspection:
At at time to check that the product being made fits your specification
When no other exceptions apply, is a Government Point of Entry (GPE) synopsis required for purchases
estimated to exceed $25,000 but not to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold?
YES
Market research is performed
To determine if commercial or non-developmental items are available to satisfy agency needs
The implied warranty of merchantability means that an item is:
Reasonably fit for the ordinary purposes for which such items are used.
A training facility needs to purchase 50 binders from a local office supply store. The price for the binders is $20
each. What is the preferred method of purchase?
The Governmentwide commercial purchase card
The competition requirement for micro-purchases is:
There is no formal requirement for competition for micro-purchases
When should electronic commerce be used as a method of solicitation?
Whenever cost-effective and practicable.
What method of purchase is preferred to purchase 10 computer mouse pads, at $3.95 each?
The Governmentwide commercial purchase card.
You have a requirement to purchase observation-surveillance drones for Navy Seal Teams. Market research
reveals no commercially developed items that will meet your specification requirements. However, there is a
similar drone that was developed exclusively for the Army that will satisfy the requirement. This type of item is a:
Non-developmental Item
