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CON 3990 PREP QUESTIONS WITHCOMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Whatsaresthesthreescontractingslifescyclesphasess-sans✔✔Pre-award,sAward,sandsPost-
award
Definesthespre-awardsphases-
sans✔✔Invokessallsworksperformedsbysbothsthesbuyers(Gov'tsorsPrimesContractor)sandssel
lers(contractorsorssub)sinscommunicatingsthesbuyer'ssrequirementssandsprovidingsassolutio
nstosthosesrequirements
Whatstypicallysstartssbeforesthescontractingsprocess?s-
sans✔✔Requirementsdefinition,sbudgeting/fundingsprocess,sandsacquisitionsplanning.
Thespre-awardsphasesconsistsofswhatstwosprimarysactivities?s-
sans✔✔DevelopsSolicitations(forsourspurpose,sthississdonesbysthesGov'tsorsthescontractor)s
andsdevelopsoffers(thississdonesbysthescontractorsorssub)
Insplanningsthessolicitations-
sans✔✔Thesbuyingsactivitysmustsassesssthesneedsandsanalyzesthesrequirementsasswellsm
akessuresthatscontractsoutcomesswillsbesmeasurablesandsproperlysincentivized.sTheysbuyi
ngsactivitysmustsalsosverifysavailabilitysofsfunds.
Buyingsactivitiessmustsalsos-
sans✔✔Conductsmarketsresearchstosidentifyspotentialssuppliers,sevaluatesifsthesrequireme
ntsissachievable,sandsperformsanyspre-offersconferencessorscommunication
MarketsResearchshappenssinswhatsphasessofscontractingslifescycle?s-
sans✔✔Issasprocessscontinuoussthroughsoutsallsphasessofsthescontractingslifescycle
Insplanningsthessolicitation...s-
sans✔✔Buyingsactivitiessshouldsanalyzesrisksthatscanstakesthesformsofsperformingsmakeso
rsbysdecisions,sconductingsassupplysorsservicesdetermination,sandsunderstandingsthesrequ
iredsschedulesorsneedssofsthescustomer.
Beforesfinalizingsthessolicitation...s-
sans✔✔Thescontractsmanagerswillsparticipatesinschoosingsascontractstypesandscontracting
smethod,shelpsdeterminesapplicablesregulations,sandsassistsinsbuildingsansevaluationsstrat
egysforsoffers.
Insresponsestosassolicitation...s-sans✔✔Thessellerswillssubmitsansoffer
,Thessellerssoffersshouldsincludes-
sans✔✔Thesoffersmust'veslineswithsthesoffererssoverallssalessplansandsoverallsriskscategor
y.sdeterminingswhichspartssofsthescontractsperformancesthesofferswillsneedsassistancesfro
mspartners,ssubcontractors,sorsvendors.sCommunicateswithsthesbuyingsactivitystosmakess
uresallsinformationshassbeensprovided
Whatsissthesawardsphase?s-
sans✔✔Thessecondscontractslifescyclesphasesissaward.sTheswordsphasesinvolvessallsworks
performedsbysbothsthesbuyersandssellersthatsproducessansawardscontract.
Whatsissonesactivitysinstheswardsphase?s-sans✔✔Formsthescontract
Whensthesgovernmentsreceivessoffersstheysmustsanalyzesproposalssforswhat?s-
sans✔✔Instermssofsrisk,sreviewsforspricesofsreasonableness,sandsdocumentsthesresultssofst
hesanalysis.
Basedsonsthesanalysissofsproposal,stosplansforsnegotiationssthesgovernmentsmaysasksfor?s
-
sans✔✔Clarificationsfromsofferssandsthensdevelopsnegotiationsobjectives.sThesofferswillsre
spondstosthesrequestsforsclarificationsandspreparesforsnegotiationssasswell.
Truesorsfalse;sthesbuyersandssellersmaysexchangesideassorshavesdiscussions,stheysmaysb
esinformalsorshighlysstructuredsassneededsduringsthesawardsphases-sans✔✔True
Aftersreviewingsproposalssandsanalyzingsthesproposalssandshavingsexchangesswithsthesse
llers,sthesbuyerswillsthen?s-sans✔✔Selectsassource
Whatsissthesthirdscontractslifescyclesphase?s-sans✔✔Postsawardsphase
Whatsaresthestwosprimaryselementssofsthespostswardsphase?s-
sans✔✔PerformscontractsandsClosesContract
Whatsissinvolvedsinsthespostsawardsphase?s-
sans✔✔Involvessallsthesworksperformedsbysbothsthesbuyersandssellersduringscontractsperf
ormance,stosincludeschangesstosthescontract,scontractsclosesout,sandssometimessterminati
onsofsascontract.
Whatshappenssduringspostsawardsphasesactivitysperformsthescontract?s-
sans✔✔Duringsthissphase,swesaresmonitoringsrisksinsassessingsitssimpactsonscontractsperf
ormancesensuringscomplianceswithsonescontractualstermssandsconditionssandstwoscontra
ctstechnicalsrequirementssduringscontractsperformancesupstoscontractsclosesoutsorstermina
tion
TruesorsFalse:sBothsthesbuyersandssellersmustsadministersthescontract?s-sans✔✔True
,Whatsissansimportantsfocussduringspost-awardscontractsadministration?s-
sans✔✔Qualitysofscontractsperformance
Whatsissincludedsinsqualitysofscontractsperformance?s-
sans✔✔Thissqualitysincludessschedules,scost,sandssuccessfulsdeliverysofsservicessorsitem
s.
Whosissresponsiblesforsquality?s-
sans✔✔Thessellershassthesresponsibilitysforsquality,showeversthesbuyersmustshavespropers
oversightstosprotectsthesinterestsofsstakesholders
Mostssellersshavesassupplyschainsofssupportsforstheirscontractsperformance,stheysaresknow
sas?s-sans✔✔Subscontractors
Howscanschangesscontractsarrangementssduringscontractsperformancesbesmade?s-
sans✔✔Buyersandssellersnegotiationssforsascontractsmodificationsorsasunilateralsmodificati
onsofsprovisionssaresmet.sSometimes,scontractsterminationswillsbesneeded.
WhatsissContractsclosesout?s-
sans✔✔Thesprocesssofsverifyingsallsthesrequirementssofsthescontractsaressatisfied,ssettling
sunresolvedsmatters,sandsreconcilingsthescontractstosmakesfinalspayment.
Whatstaskssaresincludedsinscontractsclosesout?s-
sans✔✔Validationsofscompletionsofscontractsrequirements,sdispositionsofsproperty,ssettling
ssub-contractorsissues,sfundssreconciliationsandsfinalspayment.
KOsstandssfor?s-sans✔✔ContractingsOfficer
KOsplaysswhatsrolesthroughoutscontractingslifescycle?s-
sans✔✔Requirementssidentificationsthroughscontractsclose-
out,sthesKO'ssresponsibilitiesschangesandsevolvesfromsphasestosphase.
Acquisitionsdefinitions-
sans✔✔Thesacquiringsbyscontractswithsappropriatesfundssofssuppliessorsservicessbysandsf
orsthesusesofsfederalsgovernmentsthroughsthespurchasesorslease,swhethersthessuppliessors
servicessaresalreadysinsexistencesorsmustsbescreated,sdevelop,sdemonstrated,sandsevalua
ted
Acquisitionsteamsmemberssdefinitions-
sans✔✔Consingsofsallsparticipantssandsgovernmentsacquisitionsincludingsnotsonlysreprese
ntativessofsthestechnical,ssupply,sempermentscommunitiessbutsalsoscustomersstheysserve,
sandsthescontractorsswhosprovidesthesproductssandsservices
KO'ssrolesonsthesacqsteamsissto?s-
sans✔✔Thescontractingsofficersmustshavesthesauthoritystosthesmaximumsextentspracticalsa
, ndsconsistentswithslaw,stosdeterminesthesapplicationsofsrules,sregulations,sandspolicies,sons
thesspecificscontract
WhatsissrequiredsforsKOsappointments?s-
sans✔✔Requiressaspointingsofficials,sselectingscontractingsofficers,stosconsidersthescompl
exitysandsdollarsvaluesofsthesacquisitionsstosbesassignedsandsthescandidatessexperience,st
raining,seducation,sbusinesssacumen,sjudgment,scharacter,sandsreputation
WhatsissthesContractingsofficersresponsiblesfor?s-
sans✔✔Ensuringsperformancesofsallsnecessarysactionssforseffectivescontracting,sensurings
complianceswithsthestermssofsthescontract,sandssafeguardingsthesinterestsofsthesUnitedsSt
atessandsitsscontractualsrelationships
Listssomesresponsibilitiessofscontractingsofficers-
sans✔✔Ensuressufficientsfunds,sdealingswithscontractors,srequestsassistancesassappropri
ate,sandscontractingsofficersrepresentative
FarsParts1s-sans✔✔FederalsAcquisitionsRegulationssSystem
FarsParts2s-sans✔✔DefinitionssofsWordssandsTerms
FarsParts3s-sans✔✔ImpropersBusinesssPracticessandsPersonalsConflictssofsInterest
FarsParts4s-sans✔✔AdministrativesandsInformationsMatters
FarsParts5s-sans✔✔PublicizingsContractsActions
FarsParts6s-sans✔✔CompetitionsRequirements
FarsParts7s-sans✔✔AcquisitionsPlanning
FarsParts8s-sans✔✔RequiredsSourcessofsSuppliessandsServices
FarsParts10s-sans✔✔marketsresearch
FarsParts12s-sans✔✔Acquisitionsofscommercialsproductssandscommercialsservices
FarsParts13s-sans✔✔SimplifiedsAcquisitionsProcedures
FarsParts15s-sans✔✔ContractingsbysNegotiation
FarsParts16s-sans✔✔TypessofsContracts
FarsParts19s-sans✔✔SmallsBusinesssPrograms
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