CON 3910 Quiz 3
It is the Government's pricing policy to purchase supplies and services at fair and reasonable
prices from:
- Responsive sources
- Responsible sources
- Sources that offer the lowest possible price
- The smallest set of sources - ANS -- Responsible sources
FAR 15.402
What are the two types of negotiated acquisitions?
- Sole source and competitive
- Sole source and single source
- Source selection and competitive
- Single source and face-to-face - ANS -- Sole source and competitive
FAR 15.002
What is the objective of a source selection?
- To select the proposal with the lowest price
- To select the proposal with advancements in technology
- To select the proposal that represents the best value
- To select the proposal with the fewest rewrites - ANS -- To select the proposal that represents
the best value
FAR 15.302
Which contract type shifts cost risk from the Government to the contractor?
- Labor-hour
- Fixed-price
- Time-and-materials
- Cost-reimbursement - ANS -- Fixed-price
FAR 16.104(d)
Which of the following best describes the purpose of proposal analysis?
- To ensure the price is fair and reasonable
- To validate the Government requirement is met
- To determine if the proposal follows commercial practices
- To evaluate the specifications of the product or service - ANS -- To ensure the price is fair and
reasonable
FAR 15.404-1
Which type of solicitation may require the submission of certified cost or pricing data?
, - Micropurchase request
- Invitation for bids
- Request for quotations
- Request for proposals - ANS -- Request for proposals
FAR 15.203 & 15.402
A contracting officer has the broadest discretion in fashioning suitable evaluation procedures
when considering:
- Proposals
- Bids
- Unsolicited proposals
- Quotations - ANS -- Quotations
FAR 13.106
Which acquisition situation would warrant an exception to the requirement for certified cost or
pricing data?
- Sole source award
- Commercial item acquisition
- Major weapon system acquisition
- Small business award - ANS -- Commercial item acquisition
FAR 15.403
A proposal submission time and date of 2pm on February 3, 2020, appeared on the cover page
of a Government solicitation. Based on the information provided at FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to
Offerors - Competitive Acquisitions, which of the following proposals is late?
- The contractor provided its proposal at 2:15pm on February 3, 2020.
- The contractor provided its proposal on January 25, 2020.
- The contractor sent a proposal electronically at 1:30pm on February 2, 2020; however, the
Government did not receive the proposal unit February 4, 2020, due to the Government server
being down for repairs. The contractor had proof of the server failure.
- The contractor physically delivered their proposal at 11am on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, due
to the fact that at 1pm on February 3, there was a bomb scare that shut down the Government
contracts office for the remainder of the day precluding physical delivery of their propos - ANS
-- The contractor provided its proposal at 2:15pm on February 3, 2020.
FAR 52.215-1(c)(3)
When a contractor submits a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing data, it is certifying that:
- All contractor data "sweeps" have been accomplished.
- Negotiations have been completed, and the parties have come to agreement.
- The data submitted in support of a negotiations are current, accurate, and complete.
- The data it submitted to support negotiations has been properly notarized. - ANS -- The data
submitted in support of a negotiations are current, accurate, and complete.
FAR 15.406-2
It is the Government's pricing policy to purchase supplies and services at fair and reasonable
prices from:
- Responsive sources
- Responsible sources
- Sources that offer the lowest possible price
- The smallest set of sources - ANS -- Responsible sources
FAR 15.402
What are the two types of negotiated acquisitions?
- Sole source and competitive
- Sole source and single source
- Source selection and competitive
- Single source and face-to-face - ANS -- Sole source and competitive
FAR 15.002
What is the objective of a source selection?
- To select the proposal with the lowest price
- To select the proposal with advancements in technology
- To select the proposal that represents the best value
- To select the proposal with the fewest rewrites - ANS -- To select the proposal that represents
the best value
FAR 15.302
Which contract type shifts cost risk from the Government to the contractor?
- Labor-hour
- Fixed-price
- Time-and-materials
- Cost-reimbursement - ANS -- Fixed-price
FAR 16.104(d)
Which of the following best describes the purpose of proposal analysis?
- To ensure the price is fair and reasonable
- To validate the Government requirement is met
- To determine if the proposal follows commercial practices
- To evaluate the specifications of the product or service - ANS -- To ensure the price is fair and
reasonable
FAR 15.404-1
Which type of solicitation may require the submission of certified cost or pricing data?
, - Micropurchase request
- Invitation for bids
- Request for quotations
- Request for proposals - ANS -- Request for proposals
FAR 15.203 & 15.402
A contracting officer has the broadest discretion in fashioning suitable evaluation procedures
when considering:
- Proposals
- Bids
- Unsolicited proposals
- Quotations - ANS -- Quotations
FAR 13.106
Which acquisition situation would warrant an exception to the requirement for certified cost or
pricing data?
- Sole source award
- Commercial item acquisition
- Major weapon system acquisition
- Small business award - ANS -- Commercial item acquisition
FAR 15.403
A proposal submission time and date of 2pm on February 3, 2020, appeared on the cover page
of a Government solicitation. Based on the information provided at FAR 52.215-1, Instructions to
Offerors - Competitive Acquisitions, which of the following proposals is late?
- The contractor provided its proposal at 2:15pm on February 3, 2020.
- The contractor provided its proposal on January 25, 2020.
- The contractor sent a proposal electronically at 1:30pm on February 2, 2020; however, the
Government did not receive the proposal unit February 4, 2020, due to the Government server
being down for repairs. The contractor had proof of the server failure.
- The contractor physically delivered their proposal at 11am on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, due
to the fact that at 1pm on February 3, there was a bomb scare that shut down the Government
contracts office for the remainder of the day precluding physical delivery of their propos - ANS
-- The contractor provided its proposal at 2:15pm on February 3, 2020.
FAR 52.215-1(c)(3)
When a contractor submits a Certificate of Current Cost or Pricing data, it is certifying that:
- All contractor data "sweeps" have been accomplished.
- Negotiations have been completed, and the parties have come to agreement.
- The data submitted in support of a negotiations are current, accurate, and complete.
- The data it submitted to support negotiations has been properly notarized. - ANS -- The data
submitted in support of a negotiations are current, accurate, and complete.
FAR 15.406-2
