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. Ans- 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. Ans- 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. Ans- 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: Ans- A non-developmental item Evaluation factors are: Ans- Stated in the solicitation An oral solicitation may be used for: Ans- Construction less than $2,000 The required sources of supplies and services can be found in: Ans- 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': Ans- Experience When making a commercial purchase, you may conduct an in-process inspection: Ans- At ay 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? Ans- YES Market research is performed Ans- To determine if commercial or non-developmental items are available to satisfy agency needs The implied warranty of merchantability means that an item is: Ans- 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? Ans- The Governmentwide commercial purchase card The competition requirement for micro-purchases is: Ans- There is no formal requirement for competition for micro-purchases When should electronic commerce be used as a method of solicitation? Ans- Whenever cost-effective and practicable. What method of purchase is preferred to purchase 10 computer mouse pads, at $3.95 each? Ans- 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: Ans- Non-developmental Item The priority for required sources of supplies is: inventories of the requiring agency, excess from other agencies, Ans- Federal prison industries, committee for purchase from people who are blind or Severly Disabled, Government wholesale sources, commercial sources Requirements that cannot be met by a required source of supplies or services and are expected to ___________ are automatically reserved exclusively for small businesses. Ans- Exceed $5,000, nut not exceeed $250,000 You may cancel a unilateral purchase order if: Ans- The contractor accepts the cancellation and does not claim cost were incurred from the beginning performance There is a requirement to purchase recreational equipment for base playgrounds. Market research has determined that there is a large variety of playground equipment available to the general public from many manufacturers. This type of item is a: Ans- Commercial Item If available, practicable, and cost effective; what is a preferred method of solicitation when conducting simplified acquisitions over the micro-purchase threshold? Ans- Electronic Commerce (EC) You have been requested to buy 100 hospital beds for a humanitarian effort in Pedonia. The beds need to be delivered within the next 30 days so they can be airlifted to Pedonia via military transport. Your research has indicated that: - the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled does not supply beds. - Federal Prison Industries can deliver the beds in 45 days. The price per bed is $250. - A-Med, Inc. can deliver the beds in 15 days at a price of $225 per bed. - The Army hospital on post, which has been closed, will have 150 suitable excess beds in 21 days. Based upon this information, you should: Ans- Obtain the beds from the Army hospital inventory What is a simplified method of filling anticipated repetitive needs for supplies or services by establishing "charge accounts" with qualified sources of supply? Ans- Blanket purchase agreement (BPA) Which of the following are acceptable market research techniques? Ans- All techniques listed are acceptable A synopsis in the GPE is generally required for: Ans- Proposed contract actions exceeding $25,000. You have a requirement to purchase temporary grounds keeping services for 6 months at Base X. The estimated dollar value for these services is $24,000. What is the preferred method of purchase? Ans- Purchase Order The status information contained in the System for Award Management (SAM) and additional vendor files maintained by the contracting office, if any, may be used as the basis to ensure that small business concerns are provided the maximum practicable opportunities to respond to solicitations issued using simplified acquisition procedures. Ans- True An offeror's experience as an evaluation factor consists primarily of: Ans- Their history of completing similar contracts, and quality of their performance In order to use simplified acquisition procedures (SAP), the aggregate value of the acquisition and all its options: Ans- CANNOT exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, EXCEPT for certain commercial items.