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CON 1100V Study Guide For Class: Questions/AnswersWhat are the five key stages of the Contracting Life Cycle? Right Ans - 1.
Acquistion Planning
2. Solicitation
3. Evaluation
4. Award
5. Contract Administration
Which stage of the contracting life cycle includes modifications, performance,
payments, and contract closeout? Right Ans - Contract Administration
The purpose of the Contracting Subway Map is to Right Ans - Provide you
with a generalized order of events in the acquisition contracting process.
What affects how we effectively motivate contractors through the life cycle?
Right Ans - The government's business strategies
When contemplating the business strategy of a procurement, what should the
acquisition team consider when aligning the strategy to the contractor
motivations? Right Ans - Understanding what motivates the industry.
What is the role of the contracting professional? Right Ans - The overall
business advisors to the acquisition team, responsible for advising on the
establishment of a feasible and appropriate business strategy.
True or False. Contract Management requires both general and business skills
in areas such as: Problem solving, critical thinking, customer focus,
communication, and technical credibility. Successful contract management
does not allow for adaptability in changing business environment. Right
Ans - True
One of the initial steps in Acquisition Planning is to identify the Acquisition
Team. FAR 1.102-4(e) describes the role of the Contracting Officer within the
Acquisition Team. (HINT: Identify Acquisition Team stop) Right Ans - It
says that Contracting officers should take the lead in encouraging business
and ensuring that business decisions are sound.
,The Adaptive Acquisition Framework (AAF) includes six pathways to enable
the workforce to tailor strategies to deliver better solutions faster. What are
the 6 pathways? Right Ans - 1. Urgent Capability
2. Middle Tier DoD
3. Major Capability
4. Software Acquisition
5. Defense Business
6. Acquisition of Services
Urgent Capability Pathway Right Ans - To field capabilities to fulfill urgent
existing and/or emerging operational needs or quick reactions in less than
two years.
Middle Tier Dod Pathway Right Ans - To rapidly develop fieldable
prototypes within an acquisition program to demonstrate new capabilities
and/or rapidly field production quantities of systems with proven
technologies that require minimal development.
Major Capability Pathway Right Ans - To acquire and modernize military
unique programs that provide enduring capability.
Software Acquisition Right Ans - To facilitate rapid and iterative delivery of
software capability systems (DBS) (e.g., software-intensive systems and/or
software-intensive components or sub-systems) to the user.
Defense Business Pathway Right Ans - To acquire information systems that
support DoD business operations.
Acquisition of Services Right Ans - To acquire services from the private
sector including knowledge-based, construction, electronics and
communications, equipment, facilities, product support, logistics, medical,
research and development, and transportation services.
Acquisition planning must involve all personnel responsible for significant
aspects of the acquisition. What is the purpose of acquisition planning? (HINT:
Acquisition Planning stop) Right Ans - To ensure that the Government
meets its needs in the most effective, economical, and timely manner.
, Market research means _______________ and ______________ information about
capabilities within the market to __________ agency needs. (HINT: Market
Research stop) Right Ans - Market research means Collection and
Analyzing information about capabilities within the market to Satisfy agency
needs. (HINT: Market Research stop)
Simplified acquisition is an acquisition method prescribed by FAR part 13 for
purchasing supplies and services, including construction, research and
development, and commercial items, for which the aggregate amount does not
exceed the _____________________, which currently is ________. (HINT: Methods of
Contracting stop) Right Ans - Simplified acquisition is an acquisition
method prescribed by FAR part 13 for purchasing supplies and services,
including construction, research and development, and commercial items, for
which the aggregate amount does not exceed the Simplified Acquisition
Threshold, which currently is $250k. (HINT: Methods of Contracting stop)
Generally, contract types are grouped into what two families? Right Ans -
1st family - Fixed Price
2nd family - Cost Reimbursement
What is the official U.S. Government website that contracting officers use to
publicize contracting opportunities? Right Ans - Sam.gov
When drafting a solicitation, what tool provides guidance on the use of all
provisions and clauses contained in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR),
Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), Department of
Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR), and Department of Energy
Acquisition Regulation (DEAR)?
It also includes guidance on the use of provisions and clauses contained in
DoD class deviations. Right Ans - DAU Provision and Clause Matrix
Which best value source selection process allows the Government to award to
other than the lowest priced offeror or other than the highest technically
rated offeror? (HINT: Source Selection Development stop - Best Value
Continuum Acquipedia article) Right Ans - Tradeoff
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