Review Test Submission: Week 1 Quiz

Course CON290

Test Week 1 Quiz

Attempt Score 56 out of 60 points

Question 1

2 out of 2 points

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Jenna, a contracting officer, has been asked by John, a program manager, to restrict competition on an

upcoming procurement to companies within 50 miles of the program office. What Federal Acquisition

Regulation (FAR) policy and underlying statutory requirement should guide Jenna’s response?

Selected

Answer: Contracting officers are required to provide for full and open competition unless a FAR

Part 6 exception or exclusion applies.

Answers: Contracting officers may limit competition when an established and known source is

available to meet the requirement.

Contracting officers may limit competition when it provides for a more efficient

procurement.

Contracting officers are required to provide for full and open competition unless a FAR

Part 6 exception or exclusion applies.

Contracting officers shall provide for full and open competition at all times.

Question 2

2 out of 2 points

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Sam is negotiating data rights for a technical data package (TDP) with Flute Company for a new Army

acquisition program. Flute Company developed the item and related technical data entirely at its

expense. What DoD policy applies in this situation?

Selected

Answer: Acquire only the technical data and rights necessary to satisfy the agency needs.

Answers: Acquire the technical data and rights necessary to protect the Government’s best

interest, in accordance with the contracting officer’s best judgment.

All technical data rights are acquired automatically in DoD contracts.

Technical data rights costing more than $1 million may not be purchased without

Secretary of Defense level approval.

Acquire only the technical data and rights necessary to satisfy the agency needs.

Question 3

2 out of 2 points

Which of the following is a main purpose of a Business Clearance (also known as a Review Board)

briefing?

Selected Answer:

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To gain approval from management to begin non-competitive negotiations

Answers:

To gain approval from management to begin non-competitive negotiations

To develop skills in briefing senior management

To act as a substitute writing a Price Negotiation Memorandum

To supplement the contract file for future audit purposes

Question 4

2 out of 2 points

You just issued a sole-source RFP to Bayser, Inc. for a fixed-price-incentive-firm (FPIF) contract to

develop a new sensor. Bayser responded with a proposal based on a cost-plus-incentive-fee (CPIF)

contract type. How should you respond?

Selected

Answer: You may consider changing contract type because contract type is negotiable, even

after RFP release, in this situation.

Answers: Reject the proposal because the FAR prohibits changing contract type once the

acquisition plan has been approved.

Reject the proposal because the FAR prohibits changing contract type once the RFP

has been submitted.

You may consider changing contract type because contract type is negotiable, even

after RFP release, in this situation.

You must change the contract type because this is a sole source procurement.

Question 5

2 out of 2 points

When using regression to test the causal/beneficial relationship of Nanotech’s indirect G&A support

expenses, it makes the most sense to use the historical ________________________.

Selected

Answer: G&A expense pool as the dependent variable and the associated G&A base as the

independent variable.

Answers:

G&A expense pool as the dependent variable and the associated G&A base as the

independent variable.

G&A base as the dependent variable and associated expense pool as the independent

variable.

G&A rate as the dependent variable and the associated year as the independent

variable.

year as the dependent variable and associated rate as the independent variable.

Question 6

2 out of 2 points

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