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ACQ 1010 MODULE 10 EXAM: INTELLIGENCE/COUNTER INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT & RESOURCES Which of the following organizations provides centralized management of DoD CI activities? Answer: Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Counterintelligence (CI) organizations need information that describes the CPI and its projected use to determine the foreign collection threat to an acquisition program and subsequently the ______________. Answer: program acquisition strategy CIPS are _________________...

ACQ 1010 MODULE 9 EXAM: LIFE CYCLE LOGISTICS Performance Based Logistics (PBL) is based on long term Warfighter-driven thinking. Answer: True Life cycle consist of research and development costs, investment costs, operating and support costs, and disposal costs over the entire life cycle. Answer: True Which of the following best describes Performance Based Logistics contracts? Incorrect Answer: PBL Contracts allow the Product Support Provider (PSP) little flexibility on how they provide t...

ACQ 1010 MODULE 10 EXAM: INTELLIGENCE/COUNTER INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT & RESOURCES Which of the following organizations provides centralized management of DoD CI activities? Answer: Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Counterintelligence (CI) organizations need information that describes the CPI and its projected use to determine the foreign collection threat to an acquisition program and subsequently the ______________. Answer: program acquisition strategy CIPS are _________________...

ACQ 1010 MODULE 9 EXAM: LIFE CYCLE LOGISTICS Performance Based Logistics (PBL) is based on long term Warfighter-driven thinking. Answer: True Life cycle consist of research and development costs, investment costs, operating and support costs, and disposal costs over the entire life cycle. Answer: True Which of the following best describes Performance Based Logistics contracts? Incorrect Answer: PBL Contracts allow the Product Support Provider (PSP) little flexibility on how they provide t...

ACQ 1010 MODULE 8 EXAM: TEST AND EVALUATION OVERVIEW The Test and Evaluation Master Plan (TEMP) must be developed prior to which of the following? Answer: Milestone A and updated before each subsequent review Test and Evaluation (T&E) is used to identify technical risk, verify performance, and validate system utility throughout the defense system acquisition life cycle. Answer: True Which type of test supports the systems engineering process by measuring the technical performance against...

ACQ 1010 MODULE 5 EXAM: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Below Threshold Reprogramming for procurement is limited to the lesser of $20 million or 20%, into or out of a program. Thresholds vary by appropriations category. Incorrect Answer: True Approval for reprogramming must always involve Congress. Incorrect Answer: True Which major appropriations category below is NOT included in the Life Cycle Cost Estimate? Answer: Investment Select the term that best fits the following definition: “The legal...

ACQ 1010 MODULE 6 EXAM: CONTRACT MANAGEMENT What is one purpose of contract administration? Answer: Avoiding or eliminating overlap and duplication of Government contract administration effort Which of the following describes an Indefinite-Quantity contract? Answer: Provides an indefinite quantity, within stated limits, of supplies or services to be furnished during a fixed period, within stated limits Who oversees the source selection process and selects the source whose proposal is the ...

Which systems engineering supporting discipline has the goal to compare a system or components against requirements and specifications? Answer: test and evaluation The item detail specification, in combination with associated drawings, parts lists, process specs, and material specs, are together often referred to as the Technical Data Package (TDP). Answer: True In which phase are systems-level requirements stabilized and detailed designs developed based on these requirements? Answer: E...

ACQ 1010 MODULE 4 EXAM: RESOURCE ALLOCATION PROCESS Each phase of the Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution (PPBE) process answers a different question. Which of the following questions does the Programming Phase answer? Answer: How much defense can we afford? Who can approve the realignment of funds between activities that are below the level of control for that appropriation category and that does not require a reprogramming action? Incorrect Answer: Congress Which of the fo...

ACQ 1010 MODULE 3 EXAM: DEFENSE ACQUISITION SYSTEM What decision authorizes entry into the Production and Deployment phase? Answer: Milestone C decision Before a project enters the TMRR phase, the AoA must be completed and the Acquisition Strategy (AS) is approved by the MDA. Answer: True The Acquisition Strategy (AS) is: Answer: Prepared by the Program Manager (PM) during the Materiel Solution Analysis Phase (MSA) and is submitted to the Milestone Decision Authority (MDA) at Milestone A...