FAC-C Certification Exam Prep ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
All non-price factors are evaluated on a pass/fail basis - CORRECT ANSWERS Which of
the following statements is true regarding the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source
selection approach?
Allow maximum flexibility in making tradeoffs among factors - CORRECT
ANSWERS The most successful scoring or rating methods for tradeoffs:
Neither favorable or unfavorably based on past performance - CORRECT ANSWERS If
an offeror lacks relevant past performance history, how must evaluators rate the lack of
information?
Negotiations are exchanges in a competitive or sole source environment between the government
and offerors that are undertaken with the intent of allowing the offeror to revise its offer. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Which statement is correct regarding negotiations?
To obtain the best value for the government - CORRECT ANSWERS What is the ultimate
objective of negotiations?
Interest-based negotiation is preferred style and involves obtaining a win/win outcome for both
parties. - CORRECT ANSWERS What statement is true regarding negotiation styles?
To address adverse past performance information that an offeror has not had a previous
opportunity to address - CORRECT ANSWERS Communications are exchanges of
information with offerors prior to establishment of the competitive range. What are
communications used for?
, Limited exchanges that occur when the CO anticipates award without discussions - CORRECT
ANSWERS What are clarfications?
All offerors in the competitive range - CORRECT ANSWERS If discussions are held, who
must they be held with?
Those with the most highly rated proposals - CORRECT ANSWERS Which offerors are
included in the competitive range?
Advising the offeror of deficiencies and significant weaknesses in its proposal - CORRECT
ANSWERS What activity is appropriate during discussions?
FAR 8.4 - CORRECT ANSWERS Which should be used when documenting the outcome
of awards for Federal Supply Schedules?
Evaluate them against the evaluation factors in the solicitation - CORRECT
ANSWERS When evaluating final proposal revisions, what should evaluators do?
Award may be made to a higher-priced, technically superior proposal - CORRECT
ANSWERS When using the tradeoff approach to source selection, which of the following
is correct?
Responsibility - CORRECT ANSWERS The CO has obtained information that a potential
offeror does not have adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain
them. What will this information be used to determine about the offeror?
3 - CORRECT ANSWERS Within how many days after the date of contract award to the
successful offeror must the government notify offerors whose proposals were included in the
competitive range but not selected for award?
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
All non-price factors are evaluated on a pass/fail basis - CORRECT ANSWERS Which of
the following statements is true regarding the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source
selection approach?
Allow maximum flexibility in making tradeoffs among factors - CORRECT
ANSWERS The most successful scoring or rating methods for tradeoffs:
Neither favorable or unfavorably based on past performance - CORRECT ANSWERS If
an offeror lacks relevant past performance history, how must evaluators rate the lack of
information?
Negotiations are exchanges in a competitive or sole source environment between the government
and offerors that are undertaken with the intent of allowing the offeror to revise its offer. -
CORRECT ANSWERS Which statement is correct regarding negotiations?
To obtain the best value for the government - CORRECT ANSWERS What is the ultimate
objective of negotiations?
Interest-based negotiation is preferred style and involves obtaining a win/win outcome for both
parties. - CORRECT ANSWERS What statement is true regarding negotiation styles?
To address adverse past performance information that an offeror has not had a previous
opportunity to address - CORRECT ANSWERS Communications are exchanges of
information with offerors prior to establishment of the competitive range. What are
communications used for?
, Limited exchanges that occur when the CO anticipates award without discussions - CORRECT
ANSWERS What are clarfications?
All offerors in the competitive range - CORRECT ANSWERS If discussions are held, who
must they be held with?
Those with the most highly rated proposals - CORRECT ANSWERS Which offerors are
included in the competitive range?
Advising the offeror of deficiencies and significant weaknesses in its proposal - CORRECT
ANSWERS What activity is appropriate during discussions?
FAR 8.4 - CORRECT ANSWERS Which should be used when documenting the outcome
of awards for Federal Supply Schedules?
Evaluate them against the evaluation factors in the solicitation - CORRECT
ANSWERS When evaluating final proposal revisions, what should evaluators do?
Award may be made to a higher-priced, technically superior proposal - CORRECT
ANSWERS When using the tradeoff approach to source selection, which of the following
is correct?
Responsibility - CORRECT ANSWERS The CO has obtained information that a potential
offeror does not have adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain
them. What will this information be used to determine about the offeror?
3 - CORRECT ANSWERS Within how many days after the date of contract award to the
successful offeror must the government notify offerors whose proposals were included in the
competitive range but not selected for award?
