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What are the three broad OCI categories?
Unequal Access, Impaired Objectivity, and biased ground rules
What is unequal access?
An unfair competitive advantage typical services when a contractor of tas information not
generally available to competitors were such information to contact her money in the contract
award.
What is impaired objectivity?
This may happen when a support contractor is performing duty set em all assessing with
annihilating itself or a related entity
What is biased ground rules?
Dismiss often occurs when the contractor is writing the statement of work, performing system
engineering, or providing technical direction efforts.
What are the three basic approaches for dealing with OCI issues?
Avoid, Neutralize, and Mitigate
CO shall analyze planned acquisitions in order to?
-identify and evaluate potential organizational conflicts of interest as early in the acquisition
processes as possible; and
-avoid, neutralize, or mitigate significant potential conflicts before contract award
Per Far 3.1002, Government contractors must conduct themselves?
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,With the highest degree of integrity and honesty
Prohibition
Prohibit contractors and subcontractors from discharging, demoting or otherwise discriminating
against an employee as a reprisal for disclosing information that employee reasonably believes
is evidence of gross miss management of a DOD contract, a gross waste of DOD funds, and an
abusive 40 relating to a DOD contract, a violation of law or rule, or regulation related to DOD
contract, or a substantial and specific danger to public health and safety
Which DFARS deals with whistle blower protection?
DFARS subpart 203.9
Who can a whistleblower disclose information on fraud, waste, and abuse?
Member of Congress for a representative of the committee of Congress, and expected general,
GAO, DoD employee responsible for contract oversight and management, offer us official of
DOJ, court Jury, a Management official.
Who develops a solicitation?
The Government or the buyer
Who prepares the offer?
The contractor or the seller
During the post award phase while the contract is being performed, who has responsibility for
quality?
The contractor
Personal conflict of interest is which FAR part?
FAR Part 3
Orginzational conflict of interest is covered in which FAR part?
FAR part 9
Openness for the contracting officer applies primarily to?
The acquisition team, contractors, offerors, and the contracting team.
You need to document a business decision, such as the use of a specific contract type.What
document will you create?
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,A determination and findings
At the conclusion of negotiations, the contracting officer will complete a?
Price Negotiation Memorandum (PNM)
Prior to negotiating a sole source contract, the contracting officer must complete a?
Justification and Approval (J&A)
Prohibition of employment is?
If an agency official, participating personally and substantially in a federal agency procurement
for a contract in excess of the simple thought acquisition for a show, contracts or is contracted
by a person who is an offer and the federal agency procurement regarding possible non-federal
employment for that official, official must - report in writing to the official supervisor and
agencies ethics official either reject the possibility of an on federal employment or disqualify
him or herself from further personal substantial participation in the federal agency procurement
until such time as agency offer us is the official to resume participation in the procurement
When a contracting officer receives information on a disclosure of fraud waste abuse or
mismanagement of a DOD contract what shall I do with that information?
Ford information to legal counsel or appropriate party in accordance with agency procedures
All unclassified Federal award data must be publicly accessible on contract actions above the
micro purchase threshold, we log data on?
FPDS
Government business shall be conducted in a manner that is above reproach, with complete
impartiality, and with Preferential treatment for none. True or false
True
No person or other entity may disclose contractor bid or proposal information or source
election information to any person other than a person authorized, in accordance with
applicable agency regulations or procedures, by agency head or contracting officer to receive
such information. True or false
True
The anti-kickback act of 1986 prohibits any person from?
-Providing, attempting to provide, we're offering to provide any kick back
-soliciting, excepting, or attempting to accept any kickback
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, -including, directly or indirectly, the amount of any kickback in the contract price charged by a
subcontractor to a prank contractor or a higher tear subcontractor or in the contract price
changed by a prime contractor to the United States
Federal employees are prohibited from soliciting were excepting is offered because of the
employees official position what gifts offered by a prohibited source. True or false
True
A personal conflict of interest is a situation where an individual is employed by a defense
contractor company and is in a position to materially influence DOD recommendations and/or
decisions and, because of his/her personal activities, relationships, or financial interest, may
lack or appear to lack objectivity or appear to be unduly influenced by personal financial
interest. True or false
True
What are the broad categories of OCI?
Unequal access, impaired objectivity, and biased ground rules
There are three basic a purchase available to contractors and agency for dealing with OCI issues,
what are they?
Avoid, neutralize, and mitigate
What is the vision of the Federal Acquisition System?
Is to deliver on a timely basis the best value product or service to the customer, while
maintaining the Publix trust and the filling public policy objectives
Division of the federal acquisition system consist of?
Deliver on a timely basis the best value product and services to the customer and maintain the
Publix trust of Phil public policy and objectives
What is the contracting lifecycle?
The total cost to the government of acquiring, Operating, supporting, and (if applicable)
disposing of the items being acquired
What is market research?
Clothing in eyes information about capabilities within the market to satisfy agency needs. Is
broken into two subsections FAR 10.001 addresses market research policy and FAR 10.002
Address is market research procedures
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ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS
|FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS |ALREADY GRADED
A+|NEWEST|BRAND NEW
VERSION!!|GUARANTEED PASS
What are the three broad OCI categories?
Unequal Access, Impaired Objectivity, and biased ground rules
What is unequal access?
An unfair competitive advantage typical services when a contractor of tas information not
generally available to competitors were such information to contact her money in the contract
award.
What is impaired objectivity?
This may happen when a support contractor is performing duty set em all assessing with
annihilating itself or a related entity
What is biased ground rules?
Dismiss often occurs when the contractor is writing the statement of work, performing system
engineering, or providing technical direction efforts.
What are the three basic approaches for dealing with OCI issues?
Avoid, Neutralize, and Mitigate
CO shall analyze planned acquisitions in order to?
-identify and evaluate potential organizational conflicts of interest as early in the acquisition
processes as possible; and
-avoid, neutralize, or mitigate significant potential conflicts before contract award
Per Far 3.1002, Government contractors must conduct themselves?
1|Page
,With the highest degree of integrity and honesty
Prohibition
Prohibit contractors and subcontractors from discharging, demoting or otherwise discriminating
against an employee as a reprisal for disclosing information that employee reasonably believes
is evidence of gross miss management of a DOD contract, a gross waste of DOD funds, and an
abusive 40 relating to a DOD contract, a violation of law or rule, or regulation related to DOD
contract, or a substantial and specific danger to public health and safety
Which DFARS deals with whistle blower protection?
DFARS subpart 203.9
Who can a whistleblower disclose information on fraud, waste, and abuse?
Member of Congress for a representative of the committee of Congress, and expected general,
GAO, DoD employee responsible for contract oversight and management, offer us official of
DOJ, court Jury, a Management official.
Who develops a solicitation?
The Government or the buyer
Who prepares the offer?
The contractor or the seller
During the post award phase while the contract is being performed, who has responsibility for
quality?
The contractor
Personal conflict of interest is which FAR part?
FAR Part 3
Orginzational conflict of interest is covered in which FAR part?
FAR part 9
Openness for the contracting officer applies primarily to?
The acquisition team, contractors, offerors, and the contracting team.
You need to document a business decision, such as the use of a specific contract type.What
document will you create?
2|Page
,A determination and findings
At the conclusion of negotiations, the contracting officer will complete a?
Price Negotiation Memorandum (PNM)
Prior to negotiating a sole source contract, the contracting officer must complete a?
Justification and Approval (J&A)
Prohibition of employment is?
If an agency official, participating personally and substantially in a federal agency procurement
for a contract in excess of the simple thought acquisition for a show, contracts or is contracted
by a person who is an offer and the federal agency procurement regarding possible non-federal
employment for that official, official must - report in writing to the official supervisor and
agencies ethics official either reject the possibility of an on federal employment or disqualify
him or herself from further personal substantial participation in the federal agency procurement
until such time as agency offer us is the official to resume participation in the procurement
When a contracting officer receives information on a disclosure of fraud waste abuse or
mismanagement of a DOD contract what shall I do with that information?
Ford information to legal counsel or appropriate party in accordance with agency procedures
All unclassified Federal award data must be publicly accessible on contract actions above the
micro purchase threshold, we log data on?
FPDS
Government business shall be conducted in a manner that is above reproach, with complete
impartiality, and with Preferential treatment for none. True or false
True
No person or other entity may disclose contractor bid or proposal information or source
election information to any person other than a person authorized, in accordance with
applicable agency regulations or procedures, by agency head or contracting officer to receive
such information. True or false
True
The anti-kickback act of 1986 prohibits any person from?
-Providing, attempting to provide, we're offering to provide any kick back
-soliciting, excepting, or attempting to accept any kickback
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, -including, directly or indirectly, the amount of any kickback in the contract price charged by a
subcontractor to a prank contractor or a higher tear subcontractor or in the contract price
changed by a prime contractor to the United States
Federal employees are prohibited from soliciting were excepting is offered because of the
employees official position what gifts offered by a prohibited source. True or false
True
A personal conflict of interest is a situation where an individual is employed by a defense
contractor company and is in a position to materially influence DOD recommendations and/or
decisions and, because of his/her personal activities, relationships, or financial interest, may
lack or appear to lack objectivity or appear to be unduly influenced by personal financial
interest. True or false
True
What are the broad categories of OCI?
Unequal access, impaired objectivity, and biased ground rules
There are three basic a purchase available to contractors and agency for dealing with OCI issues,
what are they?
Avoid, neutralize, and mitigate
What is the vision of the Federal Acquisition System?
Is to deliver on a timely basis the best value product or service to the customer, while
maintaining the Publix trust and the filling public policy objectives
Division of the federal acquisition system consist of?
Deliver on a timely basis the best value product and services to the customer and maintain the
Publix trust of Phil public policy and objectives
What is the contracting lifecycle?
The total cost to the government of acquiring, Operating, supporting, and (if applicable)
disposing of the items being acquired
What is market research?
Clothing in eyes information about capabilities within the market to satisfy agency needs. Is
broken into two subsections FAR 10.001 addresses market research policy and FAR 10.002
Address is market research procedures
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