Questão 1
Questão
Which Air Force instruction (AFI) provides additional information on requirements approval documents (RAD)?
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AFI 63–101.
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AFI 63–104.
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AFI 63–138.
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AFI 64–101.
Questão 2
Questão
Which Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (DFARS) part governs commercial item determination (CID)?
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DFARS Part 212.
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DFARS Part 213.
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DFARS Part 233.
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DFARS Part 242.
Questão 3
Questão
Above what price threshold should one conduct a commercial item determination (CID)?
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$250,000.
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$500,000.
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$1 million.
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$6.5 million.
Questão 4
Questão
For small business set asides, what percentage of the cost to manufacture a particular product is the prime contractor required to cover?
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30 percent.
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50 percent.
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75 percent.
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100 percent.
Questão 5
Questão
When the total cost of the contract is below $10 million, when do you create an acquisition plan?
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During routine buys.
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When there are no incentives to be included.
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When the acquisition was well researched and there is minimal risk to award and completion.
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Where there is a history of protests or performance problems.
Questão 6
Questão
Who is responsible for managing the quality assurance surveillance plan (QASP) quality controls?
Questão 7
Questão
What part of the quality assurance surveillance plan (QASP) lists performance objectives and standards that must be performed by the contractor?
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Surveillance matrix.
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Sampling guide.
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Decision tables.
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Checklists.
Questão 8
Questão
When developing the request for proposal (RFP), the Department of Defense (DOD) source selection procedures are required for
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orders under multiple award contracts.
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acquisitions using Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.
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acquisitions using FAR Part 15.
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architect and engineer services solicited and awarded using FAR Part 36.
Questão 9
Questão
The lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection method
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permits the use of tradeoffs between price and nonprice factors.
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may include nonprice factors such as technical and past performance.
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allows the government to accept other than the lowest priced proposal.
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requires the relative importance of all evaluation factors to be identified in the solicitation.
Questão 10
Questão
Which section of a request for proposal (RFP) provides offerors with instructions for proposal preparation?
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Section C.
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Section K.
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Section L.
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Section M.
Questão 11
Questão
What action must be taken if a proposal exceeds established page limitations stated in the solicitation?
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Determine the contractor non-responsive.
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Eliminate the offeror from the competitive range.
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Remove pages in excess of the maximum allowed from the back of the proposal.
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Accept the proposal “as is” only if determined to be one of the most highly rated proposals.
Questão 12
Questão
Solicitation evaluation factors are used to distinguish one proposal from another by
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using discriminators.
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using non-commercial specifications.
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including as many evaluation factors as possible.
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tailoring the evaluation criteria contained in Section K.
Questão 13
Questão
Lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source selections are evaluated according to
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price only.
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the acceptability of a product or service only.
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the acceptability of non-price evaluation factors or subfactors.
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the rankings of non-price factor/subfactors and the acceptability of a product or service.
Questão 14
Questão
A proposal that meets requirements and indicates an exceptional approach and understanding of the requirements is given which rating?
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Good.
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Marginal.
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Outstanding.
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Acceptable.
Questão 15
Questão
One common aspect of past performance relevancy is
Questão 16
Questão
When considering how many D type contracts to award from one request for proposal (RFP), the contracting officer should consider the
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total cost of the contract.
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small business type of the contractors.
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expected duration and frequency of the task or delivery orders.
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ability to alleviate competition among the awardees throughout the contract’s period of performance.
Questão 17
Questão
Which method is a preferred technique in support of price analysis?
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Comparison of proposed price received in response to the solicitation.
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Analysis of data other than certified cost or pricing data provided by the offeror.
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Comparison with competitive published price lists.
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Use of weighted guidelines.
Questão 18
Questão
Which factor affects comparability during price analysis?
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Type of funding being used.
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Differences in quantities or size.
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Use of federal supply schedules.
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Differences in contractor business size.
Questão 19
Questão
Technical analysis of offeror proposals should
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analyze each offeror’s profit margin.
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only be conducted by the contract officer.
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review each offeror’s experience on similar projects.
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examine the types and quantities of materials proposed.
Questão 20
Questão
Communications between the government and contractors are held after receipt of proposals to
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negotiate prices with only those offerors who are in the competitive range.
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determine whether or not a proposal should be placed in the competitive range.
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identify proposal deficiencies and allow offerors to revise its proposal accordingly.
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discuss aspects of an offeror’s proposal that could, in the opinion of the CO, be altered to materially enhance the proposal’s potential for award.
Questão 21
Questão
The overall objective of negotiations is to
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obtain the lowest price possible.
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never settle on a price that is outside of the government’s minimum and maximum objective.
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negotiate a contract type with a price providing the greatest incentive for efficient and economical performance.
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negotiate a contract below what the government believes is reasonable for a particular contract requirement while still allowing the contractor to make a profit.
Questão 22
Questão
In noncompetitive negotiations, which price position supports the price believed to be most reasonable based on the government’s analysis?
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Minimum.
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Objective.
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Median.
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Maximum.
Questão 23
Questão
What profit analysis method assigns values to various profit factors, resulting in a calculated profit objective?
Questão 24
Questão
When conducting negotiations, the inability to compromise may be avoided by
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using concessions to split any differences.
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threatening to cancel and resolicit the requirement.
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using other non-price factors to take the focus off price alone.
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establishing an opening position that allows room to compromise.
Questão 25
Questão
It may become necessary to walk away from negotiations when
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a reasonable person would consider it to be a bad deal.
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the government will exceed its maximum price position.
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the negotiations begin to exceed a reasonable amount of time.
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the parties cannot agree on price alone, although it is known that a better deal does not exist.
Questão 26
Questão
When a deficiency is found in an offeror’s proposal, the government must
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not further consider the offeror for award.
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provide suggestions on how to correct the deficiency.
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identify it and provide the offeror an opportunity to improve the proposal.
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discuss every aspect of the proposal that received less than the maximum possible rating.
Questão 27
Questão
What may the contracting officer request during discussions to clarify the offeror’s position for further discussion?
Questão 28
Questão
When evaluating proposal revisions in a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection
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compare proposals against each other.
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the government may not request final proposal revisions from any offerors.
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the evaluation criteria established in the request for proposal (RFP) must be used.
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the government may only make tradeoffs between cost/price and non-cost/price factors.
Questão 29
Questão
A comparative analysis must be completed for
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all offerors.
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all offerors in the competitive range.
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only the offerors outside of the competitive range.
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only the offerors that source selection authority (SSA) has identified.
Questão 30
Questão
The source selection decision document (SSDD) represents the source selection authority’s
Questão 31
Questão
The source selection decision document (SSDD) should
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be written as a stand-alone document.
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be signed and posted on the government point of entry (GPE).
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strictly focus on lowest price and why other offerors were excluded.
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only identify the factors and subfactors that help sell the authorities’ decision.
Questão 32
Questão
When preparing an award notice letter, what should be provided?
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Award amount.
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Ranking of other proposals.
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Date of expected notice to proceed.
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Amount of offerors and the awarded offeror.
Questão 33
Questão
Within how many days after receipt of a written request should a post-award debriefing be provided to an unsuccessful offeror?
Questão 34
Questão
Post-award debriefings must include
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the overall evaluated cost or price and technical ratings of all offerors.
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the government’s evaluation of the signification weaknesses in the offeror’s proposal.
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names of individuals providing reference information about the offeror’s past performance.
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a point by point comparison of the debriefed offeror’s proposal with those of other offerors.
Questão 35
Questão
Upon completion of a debriefing, offerors must be notified that
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no further questions are permissible.
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debriefings may be reopened at the discretion of the contract officer (CO).
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only the most highly rated offers will be retained for use in future acquisitions.
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requests for additional information must be submitted in writing with three days after conclusion of the debriefing.
Questão 36
Questão
If an untimely request for a debriefing was received, a contract officer
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may decline to provide the debriefing.
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must limit the debriefing to who received the award and the award amount.
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must provide a complete debriefing to all offerors who request one regardless of timeliness.
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is required to provide a debriefing in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act.
Questão 37
Questão
What may contractors receive when site conditions differ from what was indicated in the specifications and drawings?
Questão 38
Questão
Contractor progress schedules are required
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for all construction contracts.
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for only architect and engineering contracts.
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when contracts exceed the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) and the performance period is greater than 30 days.
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when contracts exceed the SAT and the performance period is greater than 60 days.
Questão 39
Questão
Why is the site visit conducted so quickly after issuing the solicitation?
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So that interested contractors have time to submit requests for information for clarifications.
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So that interested contractors have time to submit a protest.
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Because the site visit is only conducted when contractors request one.
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Because the site visit allows civil engineering to verify the requirements.
Questão 40
Questão
What should the contracting officer or contract specialist do when there are discrepancies found during the post-award site visit?
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Forward them to contracting officer representative or contractor so they can be addressed.
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Tell the contractor that payment is being withheld.
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Document the file and address later.
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Tell the customer.
Questão 41
Questão
What type of Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) report is used at the end of the first 12-month option period on a 5-year contract?
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Final.
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Interim.
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Addendum.
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Annual interim.
Questão 42
Questão
The Truthful Cost or Pricing Data statue requires contractors to submit cost or pricing data when the procurement is expected to be valued over
Questão 43
Questão
Certification of cost or pricing data states that
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to the best of the contractor’s knowledge, the cost or pricing data is accurate and complete at the date of the agreement.
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to the best of the contractor’s knowledge, the cost or pricing data is verified by the suppliers.
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the contractor agrees to the cost or price of the contract.
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the contractor’s estimates of cost or pricing data is correct.
Questão 44
Questão
What type of change improperly exceeds the scope of a procurement and is one which could not have been reasonably anticipated by offerors?
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Cardinal change.
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Unilateral change.
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Restrictive change.
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Constructive change.
Questão 45
Questão
A contractor is required to certify any claim
Questão 46
Questão
What Air Force instruction (AFI) governs the use of the government purchase card (GPC)?
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AFI 64–105.
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AFI 64–102.
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AFI 64–117.
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AFI 36–2903.
Questão 47
Questão
The agency/organization program coordinator (A/OPC) is responsible for
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for oversight of all cardholders under his or her control.
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initiating government purchase card (GPC) accounts, issuing delegation letters, and providing mandatory training.
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staying aware of GPC rules, following those rules, and making purchases within their limits.
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providing training, distributing cards, replacing lost or stolen cards, and providing customer service.
Questão 48
Questão
Which is not one of the phases of strategic sourcing?
Questão 49
Questão
What strategic sourcing tool assesses data such as money spent, type of contracts used, size of purchase, item(s) purchased, and so forth?
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Cost analysis.
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Price analysis.
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Spend analysis.
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Portfolio management.
Questão 50
Questão
Two-step sealed bidding is especially useful in
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contracts that have a short lead time and need to be award quickly.
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acquisitions requiring complex technical proposals.
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cost-plus-fixed fee contracts.
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construction contracts.
Questão 51
Questão
One condition why two-step sealed bidding may be used in preference to negotiations is when
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definite criteria exist for evaluating technical proposals.
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only one technically qualified source is expected to be available.
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there is not sufficient time available for use of the two-step sealed bidding method.
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a cost-reimbursement contract will be used.
Questão 52
Questão
The purpose of contract financing is to
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assist the contractor in paying costs incurred during the performance of the contract.
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assist the contractor in getting their business started.
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help the contractor with lease or rental payments.
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help the contractor with the cost-type contract.
Questão 53
Questão
Which is a type of noncommercial contract financing payment?
Questão 54
Questão
Commercial advance and interim payments may be made when the
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form of contract financing is in the best interest of the contractor.
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contract item being financed is a commercial supply or service.
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contract being awarded is under sole-source procedures.
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contract price is below the SAT.
Questão 55
Questão
What type of financing has the least amount of risk to the government?
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Advance.
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Private.
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Partial
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Cost.
Questão 56
Questão
Which task falls under contract support integration?
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Planning, validating and prioritizing requirements.
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Contracting support planning and coordinating common contracting actions.
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Translating requirements into contract terms, and developing, soliciting, executing, and closing out contracts.
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Planning contractor management, preparing for contractor deployment, deploying or redeploying contractors.
Questão 57
Questão
Which is Phase III of the operational phase?
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Deter.
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Stabilize
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Dominate.
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Reinforce.
Questão 58
Questão
What is the purpose of the Joint Requirements Review Board (JRRB)?
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Review, validate, approve, and prioritize contract support requirements.
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Ensure contract support actions support the joint force commanders command guidance.
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Maximize contracting capabilities while minimizing the competition for limited vendor capabilities.
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Ensure that contracting and other related logistics efforts are properly coordinated across the entire area of responsibility.
Questão 59
Questão
International agreements between two or more governments that address various privileges, immunities, and responsibilities and enumerate the rights and responsibilities of individual members of a deployed force are known as
Questão 60
Questão
Contractors authorized to accompany the force (CAAF)
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is a term given to describe local national contractors.
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is a term used to describe all Department of Defense civilian contractors no matter the location.
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is a term given to describe local national contractors and third country nationals.
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are contractor employees who are authorized to accompany the force in applicable foreign contingency operations.
Questão 61
Questão
Contractors authorized to accompany the force (CAAF) are
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subject to all local laws, regardless of status.
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exempt from all host nation laws during a contingency.
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exempt from all laws in a contingency environment unless stated in the contract.
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subject to local laws unless specifically exempted by Status of Forces Agreements (SOFA) security agreements.
Questão 62
Questão
What is a major element of the air expeditionary force (AEF) structure?
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Deployment force.
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Noninstitutional force.
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Expeditionary force.
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Readily available force.
Questão 63
Questão
What is the purpose of the reclama process?
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To request relief from the deployment tasking by asking the authority to reconsider its decision.
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To guarantee that the unit will be relieved from the deployment tasking.
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To ensure a unit will not be tasked with a deployment.
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To ensure the commander can control if his or her Airmen can deploy.
Questão 64
Questão
When should the contracting officer conduct the mission brief?
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As soon as possible.
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Once you have your office established.
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Once the rest of your staff arrive on location.
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Once the deployed commander seeks you out and asks for one.
Questão 65
Questão
Who is the second person to receive contract authority?
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Senior contracting official (SCO).
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Secretary of Defense (SecDef).
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President.
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Head of contracting authority (HCA).
Questão 66
Questão
Which form explicitly documents a contracting officer’s warrant?
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Standard Form (SF) 1400.
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SF 1401.
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SF 1402.
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SF 1403.
Questão 67
Questão
Which of the following is a main contracting-related option?
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Defense Contract Management Agency.
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Functional Contracting Command.
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Defense Logistics Agency.
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Lead service component responsible for theater support contracting.
Questão 68
Questão
Which contracting-related organizational structure is best suited for long-term missions and missions beyond the capability of a single service?
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Service component support to own forces.
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Geographic contracting command (GCC).
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Joint theater support contracting command (JTSCC).
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Lead service component responsible for theater support contracting.
Questão 69
Questão
Which type of funds will a contingency contracting officer (CCO) mainly use?
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Procurement.
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Military construction (MILCON).
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Operations and maintenance (O&M).
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Morale, welfare, and recreation (MWR)/non-appropriated funds (NAF).
Questão 70
Questão
The primary goal of Defense Base Act insurance is to cover
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workers on military bases outside the United States.
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workers on military bases outside and inside the United States.
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military personnel on military bases outside the United States.
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military personnel on coalition bases outside the United States.
Questão 71
Questão
Which regulation(s) cover expedited contracting procedures?
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Air Force Instruction (AFI) 64–105.
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AFI 64–102.
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Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 18.
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FAR Part 18 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Part 218.
Questão 72
Questão
Who normally fulfills the field ordering officer (FOO) role?
Questão 73
Questão
Who appoints field ordering officers (FOO)?
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Contractor chief executives.
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Squadron commanders.
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Contingency contracting officers (CCO).
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Contracting officer representatives (COR).
Questão 74
Questão
What must field ordering officers (FOO) maintain when keeping track of their purchases?
Questão 75
Questão
Which is a field ordering officer (FOO) violation?
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Authorized commitments.
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Purchases at authorized limits.
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Purchases outside the purpose of the appropriated funds.
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Ensuring competition in contracting act requirements (CICA) are met.
Questão 76
Questão
Who is responsible for determining contractors authorized to augment the force (CAAF)/non-CAAF status?
Questão 77
Questão
In-theater management of contractor personnel is maintained in
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security forces.
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System for Award Management (SAM).
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Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS).
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Synchronized predeployment operational tracker (SPOT).
Questão 78
Questão
Which is a tool that a contingency contracting officer (CCO) can use to research an area of responsibility (AOR)?
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Comprehensive emergency management plan (CEMP).
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Lessons learned plan.
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Physically flying to the location.
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The respective combatant command (CCMD) operational contract support integration cell (OCSIC).
Questão 79
Questão
What is a category of defense support of civil authorities (DSCA)?
Questão 80
Questão
Humanitarian assistance is the Department of Defense (DOD) term
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for relief and development activities that take place in the context of an overseas military exercise, training event, or operation.
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for domestic emergencies that affect the public welfare, endanger life and property, or disrupt the usual process of government.
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that allows the DOD to provide aid whenever a military accident happens on a DOD installation.
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that authorizes the DOD to help state and local governments alleviate the suffering and damage caused by disasters.
Questão 81
Questão
Which act authorizes the federal government to help state and local governments alleviate the suffering and damage caused by disasters?
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Disaster Relief Act of 1974.
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Department of Defense Disaster Response Act.
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Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster and Civic Aid Act (OHDACA).
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Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
Questão 82
Questão
If unable to exercise contingency contracting officer (CCO) skills in a base exercise, who prepares CCOs with unit specific exercises?
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Contracting commander.
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Unit training manager. (UTM).
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Unit deployment manager. (UDM.)
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Installation’s wing inspection team (WIT).