ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECTLY
WELL DEFINED ANSWERS LATEST
ALREADY GRADED A+ 2025 – 2026
When subcontracting plan not required - ANSWERS-1) From
Small Business concerns
2) For personal services contracts
3) For contracts or modifications performed entirely outside
the USA
4) For modifications within general scope of the contract
that do not contain the clause at 52.219-8-Utilization of
Small Business Concerns
Information to be included in subcontracting plan -
ANSWERS-1) Separate % goals for using small business
2) Total dollars planned to be subcontracted and total
dollars planned to be subcontracted to small business
,3) Principal types of supplies and services to be
subcontracted
4) Method used to develop subcontracting goals
5) Method used to identify potential sources
6) Whether or not offeror included indirect costs in
establishing subcontracting goals and method used to
determine proportionate share of indirect costs to be
incurred with small business
7) Name of individual who will administer offeror's
subcontracting program
8) Efforts to be made to ensure small businesses have an
equitable opportunity to compete for subcontracts
9) Assurances that offeror will include clause at 52.219-8-
Utilization of Small Business Concerns in all subcontracts
offering further subcontracting opportunities and that all
subcontractors >$700K($1.5M for construction) will comply
with subcontracting plan requirements
10) Assurances that offeror will submit all required reports
(e.g. Studies, ISR, and SSR
11) Types of records that will be maintained concerning
procedures to comply with these requirements
Nomanufacturer Rule - ANSWERS-Any concern submitting a
bid or offer in its own name, other than construction or
,service, proposing to furnish an end product it did not
manufacture, is a small business if it has no more than 500
employees, and--
1) In the case of small business set-asides, furnishes in the
performance of the contract, the product of a small business
manufacturer or producer
2) A concern which purchases items and packages them
into kits is considered a nonmanufacturer small business if it
meets the size qualifications and no more than 50% of the
total value of the kit and its contents are manufactured by
small business
3) A waiver is obtained
Post award synopsis requirement - ANSWERS-Contract
awards > $25K that are:
- covered by the World Trade Organization Government
Procurement Agreement or a Free Trade Agreement or
- Likely to result in any subcontracts
Threshold for Public Announcement of Contract Award -
ANSWERS-$7M
Exceptions to Full and Open Competition - ANSWERS-1)
Only one responsible source
, 2) Unusual and compelling urgency
3) Industrial mobilization; Engineering, Development, or
Research Capability; or Expert Services
4) International agreement
5) Authorized or required by statute
6) National Security
7) Public interest
J&A Approval Thresholds - ANSWERS-$700K or below -
Contracting Officer
$700K - $13.5M - Competition Advocate
$13.5M - $93M - SCCO if SES/GO, otherwise CC