ACQ 1650 Defense Acquisition of Services
Quiz 100% Answered Updated
Contract that calls directly for a contractor's time and effort rather than a
concrete, physical product.
a. Services acquisition
b. Services contract
c. Service requirement
b. Services contract
An identifiable task rather than an end item of supply.
a. Services acquisition
b. Services contract
c. Service requirement
c. Service requirement
Acquiring performance results that meet performance requirements needed to
successfully execute an organization's mission.
a. Services acquisition
b. Services contract
c. Service requirement
a. Services acquisition
Why are services acquisitions vital to the Department of Defense (DoD)?
a. Services acquisitions promote effectiveness because they are required to be
performance-based acquisitions.
b. Services acquisitions promote cost savings because they are required to use
the firm fixed price type of contract.
c. Services acquisitions are used to produce the major weapons systems that are
vital to mission success.
d. The Department of Defense (DoD) could not accomplish its mission without
services acquisitions.
d. The Department of Defense (DoD) could not accomplish its mission without services
acquisitions.
Which of the following is the purpose of Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI)
5700.4?
a. To improve performance in defense acquisition through continuous
improvement, innovation, and technical excellence.
b. To establish policy for the management of all acquisition programs in
accordance with public law and DoD policy and guidance.
c. To provide uniform guidance for managing positions and career development
of the acquisition workforce.
, d. To establish policy, assign responsibilities, and provide direction for the
acquisition of contracted services.
d. To establish policy, assign responsibilities, and provide direction for the acquisition of
contracted services.
Which of the following is required or strongly encouraged by Department of
Defense (DoD) policy?
a. An acquisition strategy for contracted services may not provide incentives to
industry to improve productivity and performance.
b. DoD should use competitive procedures, incentives, and performance-based
contracting to the maximum extent practical for services acquisition.
c. Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) level program reviews that are
necessary to respond to poor program performance or assess early indications
of problems with execution should be used with increased frequency.
d. Fixed Price Incentives (FPI) contracts are the preferred contract type and
should be used whenever possible in the acquisition of information technology
(IT) services.
b. DoD should use competitive procedures, incentives, and performance-based
contracting to the maximum extent practical for services acquisition.
Which of the following is prohibited by Department of Defense (DoD) policy?
a. The use of existing contracts available within the DoD to the maximum extent
practical before issuing new contracts.
b. The use of civilian DoD personnel to perform inherently governmental
functions.
c. The use of contractors to perform inherently governmental work currently
performed by DoD civilians.
d. The use of the Service Acquisition Process to the maximum extent practical to
contribute to successful services acquisitions.
c. The use of contractors to perform inherently governmental work currently performed
by DoD civilians.
To which of the following does Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000.74
apply?
(Select all that apply)
a. Department of Defense (DoD) organizational entities
b. Services acquisitions at or above the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT)
c. Equipment or supplies acquisitions above the simplified acquisition threshold
(SAT)
d. Classified, cryptologic, and intelligence projects and service activities
e. Advisory and assistance services (A&AS) to support the research and
development (R&D) or construction activities in the Knowledge Based Services
Portfolio Group
a. Department of Defense (DoD) organizational entities
- AND -
b. Services acquisitions at or above the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT)
Quiz 100% Answered Updated
Contract that calls directly for a contractor's time and effort rather than a
concrete, physical product.
a. Services acquisition
b. Services contract
c. Service requirement
b. Services contract
An identifiable task rather than an end item of supply.
a. Services acquisition
b. Services contract
c. Service requirement
c. Service requirement
Acquiring performance results that meet performance requirements needed to
successfully execute an organization's mission.
a. Services acquisition
b. Services contract
c. Service requirement
a. Services acquisition
Why are services acquisitions vital to the Department of Defense (DoD)?
a. Services acquisitions promote effectiveness because they are required to be
performance-based acquisitions.
b. Services acquisitions promote cost savings because they are required to use
the firm fixed price type of contract.
c. Services acquisitions are used to produce the major weapons systems that are
vital to mission success.
d. The Department of Defense (DoD) could not accomplish its mission without
services acquisitions.
d. The Department of Defense (DoD) could not accomplish its mission without services
acquisitions.
Which of the following is the purpose of Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI)
5700.4?
a. To improve performance in defense acquisition through continuous
improvement, innovation, and technical excellence.
b. To establish policy for the management of all acquisition programs in
accordance with public law and DoD policy and guidance.
c. To provide uniform guidance for managing positions and career development
of the acquisition workforce.
, d. To establish policy, assign responsibilities, and provide direction for the
acquisition of contracted services.
d. To establish policy, assign responsibilities, and provide direction for the acquisition of
contracted services.
Which of the following is required or strongly encouraged by Department of
Defense (DoD) policy?
a. An acquisition strategy for contracted services may not provide incentives to
industry to improve productivity and performance.
b. DoD should use competitive procedures, incentives, and performance-based
contracting to the maximum extent practical for services acquisition.
c. Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) level program reviews that are
necessary to respond to poor program performance or assess early indications
of problems with execution should be used with increased frequency.
d. Fixed Price Incentives (FPI) contracts are the preferred contract type and
should be used whenever possible in the acquisition of information technology
(IT) services.
b. DoD should use competitive procedures, incentives, and performance-based
contracting to the maximum extent practical for services acquisition.
Which of the following is prohibited by Department of Defense (DoD) policy?
a. The use of existing contracts available within the DoD to the maximum extent
practical before issuing new contracts.
b. The use of civilian DoD personnel to perform inherently governmental
functions.
c. The use of contractors to perform inherently governmental work currently
performed by DoD civilians.
d. The use of the Service Acquisition Process to the maximum extent practical to
contribute to successful services acquisitions.
c. The use of contractors to perform inherently governmental work currently performed
by DoD civilians.
To which of the following does Department of Defense Instruction (DoDI) 5000.74
apply?
(Select all that apply)
a. Department of Defense (DoD) organizational entities
b. Services acquisitions at or above the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT)
c. Equipment or supplies acquisitions above the simplified acquisition threshold
(SAT)
d. Classified, cryptologic, and intelligence projects and service activities
e. Advisory and assistance services (A&AS) to support the research and
development (R&D) or construction activities in the Knowledge Based Services
Portfolio Group
a. Department of Defense (DoD) organizational entities
- AND -
b. Services acquisitions at or above the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT)
