CON 237|| Questions and Answers||2025||
1) What required source has priority for services?
✓ Services which are on the Procurement List maintained by the Committee for Purchase
from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.
2) The contracting officer can terminate a commercial purchase order for cause
✓ All choices are correct.
3) 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
4) Which type of item is LEAST preferred for satisfying Government requirements?
✓ Developmental item
5) Acquisitions for supplies and services exceeding $3,500, but not exceeding $150,000, are
automatically reserved exclusively for small business concerns unless the contracting officer
✓ Determines that they will be unable to obtain two or more offers from small
businesses that are competitive in terms of market price, quality, and delivery
6) You have a request to buy 30 units of commercially available machining equipment. Each unit
will cost approximately $300,000
✓ SAP cannot be used.
7) Which method of purchase is most appropriate for requirements exceeding the micro-
purchase threshold?
✓ Electronic Commerce
8) 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 $300.
✓ SAP can be used.
, 9) There is a requirement to purchase recreational equipment for base playgrounds. Market
research has determined that there is a large variety of play equipment available to the general
public from many manufacturers. This type of item is a:
✓ Commercial item
10) What is the public announcement requirement for micro-purchases?
✓ No formal announcement is required.
11) Which of the following are acceptable techniques for conducting market research?
✓ All techniques listed are acceptable.
12) You have been requested to procure custodial services for your installation. Your market
research has indicated that: - A Nonprofit Agency Employing People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled can provide the custodial services for $95,000. - Federal Prison Industries can provide
the custodial services for $93,000. - R-Clean can provide the custodial services for $92,500 and
has outstanding past performance. - Rub-A-Scrub can provide custodial services for $91,500 and
has satisfactory past performance. Who must receive the award?
✓ Nonprofit Agency Employing People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
13) You have a requirement to buy janitorial services for your facility. There has been a history
of performance and customer service problems with the present and past contractors. Your
evaluation criteria for the follow-on solicitation should contain a factor for:
✓ Past performance
14) A non-developmental item is:
✓ Any previously developed item used exclusively for governmental purposes.
15) Fulfilling repetitive needs for supplies may best be satisfied by:
✓ Establishing blanket purchase agreements
16) 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 with the maximum practicable opportunities
to respond to solicitations issued using simplified acquisition procedures.
✓ True
17) Implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose means that an item is:
✓ Fit for use for the particular purpose for which the Government will use the item.
1) What required source has priority for services?
✓ Services which are on the Procurement List maintained by the Committee for Purchase
from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled.
2) The contracting officer can terminate a commercial purchase order for cause
✓ All choices are correct.
3) 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
4) Which type of item is LEAST preferred for satisfying Government requirements?
✓ Developmental item
5) Acquisitions for supplies and services exceeding $3,500, but not exceeding $150,000, are
automatically reserved exclusively for small business concerns unless the contracting officer
✓ Determines that they will be unable to obtain two or more offers from small
businesses that are competitive in terms of market price, quality, and delivery
6) You have a request to buy 30 units of commercially available machining equipment. Each unit
will cost approximately $300,000
✓ SAP cannot be used.
7) Which method of purchase is most appropriate for requirements exceeding the micro-
purchase threshold?
✓ Electronic Commerce
8) 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 $300.
✓ SAP can be used.
, 9) There is a requirement to purchase recreational equipment for base playgrounds. Market
research has determined that there is a large variety of play equipment available to the general
public from many manufacturers. This type of item is a:
✓ Commercial item
10) What is the public announcement requirement for micro-purchases?
✓ No formal announcement is required.
11) Which of the following are acceptable techniques for conducting market research?
✓ All techniques listed are acceptable.
12) You have been requested to procure custodial services for your installation. Your market
research has indicated that: - A Nonprofit Agency Employing People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled can provide the custodial services for $95,000. - Federal Prison Industries can provide
the custodial services for $93,000. - R-Clean can provide the custodial services for $92,500 and
has outstanding past performance. - Rub-A-Scrub can provide custodial services for $91,500 and
has satisfactory past performance. Who must receive the award?
✓ Nonprofit Agency Employing People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled
13) You have a requirement to buy janitorial services for your facility. There has been a history
of performance and customer service problems with the present and past contractors. Your
evaluation criteria for the follow-on solicitation should contain a factor for:
✓ Past performance
14) A non-developmental item is:
✓ Any previously developed item used exclusively for governmental purposes.
15) Fulfilling repetitive needs for supplies may best be satisfied by:
✓ Establishing blanket purchase agreements
16) 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 with the maximum practicable opportunities
to respond to solicitations issued using simplified acquisition procedures.
✓ True
17) Implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose means that an item is:
✓ Fit for use for the particular purpose for which the Government will use the item.
