CONT 1300 EXAM REVIEW 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Offer - ANS A response to a solicitation that, if accepted, would bind the offeror to perform
the resultant contract.
Two Types of Offers - ANS 1. Bid - An offer to perform the work described in a contract at a
specified cost. Government bids are generally cost-specific, based on the cost of labor,
materials, profit, and overhead
2. Proposal - A government proposal, sometimes called a government contract proposal, is a
response written by a private company to a public government agency for the purchasing of
goods or services
Quote - ANS Used to obtain pricing for a specific number of well-defined items (This is a
quotation, not an Offer)
Solicitations - ANS Used in negotiated acquisitions to communicate your requirements to
prospective contractors and to solicit proposals
The Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) includes - ANS 1. Evaluation factors and sub
factors shall be in the solicitation
2. Based on Lowest Price and Technically Acceptable Offer
3. Solicitations shall specify that award will be made on basis of LPTA
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, Risk - ANS A measure of future uncertainties in achieving program goals and objectives
within defined cost, schedule, and performance constraints
Key Risk elements of a Contract - ANS Cost, Schedule, and Performance
Cost risk - ANS An escalation of project costs. It is the risk that the project will cost more than
the budget allocated for it. Perhaps the most common project risk, cost risk is due to poor
budget planning, inaccurate cost estimating, and scope creep
Schedule risk - ANS Activities will take longer than expected and is typically the result of poor
planning or unforeseen circumstances.
Performance risk - ANS The risk that the project will fail to produce results consistent with
project specifications.
Proposal analysis is done by a contracting officer to determine proposed prices to be ____ and
_____ in all contract actions - ANS Fair and Reasonable
Proposal Analysis Techniques - ANS 1. Price
2. Cost
3. Cost Realism
4. Technical Analysis
5. Unit Pricing and Unbalanced Pricing
Cost Realism Analysis - ANS The process of independently reviewing and evaluating specific
elements of each offeror's proposed cost estimate to determine whether the estimated
proposed cost elements
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Direct Cost - ANS Any cost directly identified with a single, final cost objective
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Offer - ANS A response to a solicitation that, if accepted, would bind the offeror to perform
the resultant contract.
Two Types of Offers - ANS 1. Bid - An offer to perform the work described in a contract at a
specified cost. Government bids are generally cost-specific, based on the cost of labor,
materials, profit, and overhead
2. Proposal - A government proposal, sometimes called a government contract proposal, is a
response written by a private company to a public government agency for the purchasing of
goods or services
Quote - ANS Used to obtain pricing for a specific number of well-defined items (This is a
quotation, not an Offer)
Solicitations - ANS Used in negotiated acquisitions to communicate your requirements to
prospective contractors and to solicit proposals
The Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) includes - ANS 1. Evaluation factors and sub
factors shall be in the solicitation
2. Based on Lowest Price and Technically Acceptable Offer
3. Solicitations shall specify that award will be made on basis of LPTA
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, Risk - ANS A measure of future uncertainties in achieving program goals and objectives
within defined cost, schedule, and performance constraints
Key Risk elements of a Contract - ANS Cost, Schedule, and Performance
Cost risk - ANS An escalation of project costs. It is the risk that the project will cost more than
the budget allocated for it. Perhaps the most common project risk, cost risk is due to poor
budget planning, inaccurate cost estimating, and scope creep
Schedule risk - ANS Activities will take longer than expected and is typically the result of poor
planning or unforeseen circumstances.
Performance risk - ANS The risk that the project will fail to produce results consistent with
project specifications.
Proposal analysis is done by a contracting officer to determine proposed prices to be ____ and
_____ in all contract actions - ANS Fair and Reasonable
Proposal Analysis Techniques - ANS 1. Price
2. Cost
3. Cost Realism
4. Technical Analysis
5. Unit Pricing and Unbalanced Pricing
Cost Realism Analysis - ANS The process of independently reviewing and evaluating specific
elements of each offeror's proposed cost estimate to determine whether the estimated
proposed cost elements
2
Direct Cost - ANS Any cost directly identified with a single, final cost objective
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