CON 216 Exam 2
As the contracting officer for the newly awarded EQG software design contract, you have
completed debriefing a losing offeror. The losing offeror declares at the end of the debriefing
that the agency did an improper cost/technical tradeoff analysis and expresses the intent to
protest. Given this situation, which of the following forums would be most likely to not hear a
protest challenging the source selection decision? - ANS -civilian board of contract appeals
which protest PARTICIPANT is likely to schedule a hearing to resolve issues raised in a protest?
- ANS -GAO
Which protest PARTICIPANT examines the protest to ensure that it is timely, identifies the basis
for the protest, and renders a written decision with factual detail explaining the decision? - ANS
-Contracting agency
What party fits the GAO "interested party" definition and therefore can file a protest to an agency
procurement? - ANS -An agency tender official under an A-76 competition
Two days after awarding the featherweight hypothermic undergarment production contract, you
receive a registered letter containing an agency level protest from an interested party
challenging the award. The protester claims that the solicitation contained ambiguous data
which resulted in the company not receiving the award. Given this situation, which of the
following would be the appropriate procedure? - ANS -NOT: withhold the award pending
resolution of the protest
Which is correct about an assignment of claims? - ANS -an assignment of claims is used to
help contractors obtain private financing for Government contract
The contractor currently working on your service contract has just been awarded another
service contract in the amount of $10,000 for janitorial work in DAU building #7. He has never
asked for nor received an assignment of claims before. He decided that he would like the
recently awarded service contract payments to go directly to his bank. An assignment of claims
is permissible in this situation. - ANS -True
The Air Force contracted to purchase a quantity of portable electric hand drills. Because the drill
was a commercial item, the contract contained the provisions found in FAR 52.212-4, Contract
Terms and Conditions --Commercial Items. When the contractor delivered the drills, the
Government issued a written acceptance and distributed the drills to the field, without inspecting
them. Air Force civil engineering personnel soon found that the drills, in normal use, overheated
and burned out their batteries prematurely due to a defect. In using the drill, the government did
not substantially change its condition. What can the Government do to remedy the situation? -
As the contracting officer for the newly awarded EQG software design contract, you have
completed debriefing a losing offeror. The losing offeror declares at the end of the debriefing
that the agency did an improper cost/technical tradeoff analysis and expresses the intent to
protest. Given this situation, which of the following forums would be most likely to not hear a
protest challenging the source selection decision? - ANS -civilian board of contract appeals
which protest PARTICIPANT is likely to schedule a hearing to resolve issues raised in a protest?
- ANS -GAO
Which protest PARTICIPANT examines the protest to ensure that it is timely, identifies the basis
for the protest, and renders a written decision with factual detail explaining the decision? - ANS
-Contracting agency
What party fits the GAO "interested party" definition and therefore can file a protest to an agency
procurement? - ANS -An agency tender official under an A-76 competition
Two days after awarding the featherweight hypothermic undergarment production contract, you
receive a registered letter containing an agency level protest from an interested party
challenging the award. The protester claims that the solicitation contained ambiguous data
which resulted in the company not receiving the award. Given this situation, which of the
following would be the appropriate procedure? - ANS -NOT: withhold the award pending
resolution of the protest
Which is correct about an assignment of claims? - ANS -an assignment of claims is used to
help contractors obtain private financing for Government contract
The contractor currently working on your service contract has just been awarded another
service contract in the amount of $10,000 for janitorial work in DAU building #7. He has never
asked for nor received an assignment of claims before. He decided that he would like the
recently awarded service contract payments to go directly to his bank. An assignment of claims
is permissible in this situation. - ANS -True
The Air Force contracted to purchase a quantity of portable electric hand drills. Because the drill
was a commercial item, the contract contained the provisions found in FAR 52.212-4, Contract
Terms and Conditions --Commercial Items. When the contractor delivered the drills, the
Government issued a written acceptance and distributed the drills to the field, without inspecting
them. Air Force civil engineering personnel soon found that the drills, in normal use, overheated
and burned out their batteries prematurely due to a defect. In using the drill, the government did
not substantially change its condition. What can the Government do to remedy the situation? -
