CON 237 Simplified Acquisition Procedures Exam 2023/ Solved

1. You have a requirement to buy a large commercially available, prefabricat- ed wash rack for your installation. The catalog price is $102,000.: Simplified acquisition procedures can be used 2. The Director of training for the installation has a request to purchase 25 televisions and 25 DVD recorders for the new training facility that will open next month. Each television will cost approximately $525, and each DVD recorder about $150.: Simplified acquisition procedures can be used 3. You have a requirement for four military-unique fighter aircraft parts. Each part is estimated to cost 1.6 million.: Simplified acquisition procedures CANNOT be used. 4. You have a requirement to purchase equipment that was previously devel- oped at Government expense and sold exclusively to the military. This type of item is:: A non-developmental item 5. Evaluation factors are:: Stated in the solicitation 6. An oral solicitation may be used for:: Construction less than $2,000 7. The required sources of supplies and services can be found in:: FAR Part 8 8. You have a requirement for ship repair that will require a unique welding technique. You only know of a few firms that have performed this technique and selecting an inexperienced contractor could be disastrous. As such, you should primarily consider evaluating offerors':: Experience 9. When making a commercial purchase, you may conduct an in-process inspection:: At ay time to check that the product being made fits your specification 10. When no other exceptions apply, is a Government Point of Entry (GPE) synopsis required for purchases estimated to exceed $25,000 but not to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold?: YES 11. Market research is performed: To determine if commercial or non-develop- mental items are available to satisfy agency needs 12. The implied warranty of merchantability means that an item is:: Reason- ably fit for the ordinary purposes for which such items are used. 13. A training facility needs to purchase 50 binders from a local office supply store. The price for the binders is $20 each. What is the preferred method of purchase?: The Governmentwide commercial purchase card 14. The competition requirement for micro-purchases is:: There is no formal requirement for competition for micro-purchases 15. When should electronic commerce be used as a method of solicitation?- : Whenever cost-effective and practicable. 16. What method of purchase is preferred to purchase 10 computer mouse pads, at $3.95 each?: The Governmentwide commercial purchase card. 17. You have a requirement to purchase observation-surveillance drones for Navy Seal Teams. Market research reveals no commercially developed items that will meet your specification requirements. However, there is a similar drone that was developed exclusively for the Army that will satisfy the requirement. This type of item is a:: Non-developmental Item 18. The priority for required sources of supplies is: inventories of the requir- ing agency, excess from other agencies,: Federal prison industries, committee for purchase from people who are blind or Severly Disabled, Government whole- sale sources, commercial sources 19. Requirements that cannot be met by a required source of supplies or services and are expected to are automatically reserved exclu- sively for small businesses.: Exceed $5,000, nut not exceeed $250,000 20. You may cancel a unilateral purchase order if:: The contractor accepts the cancellation and does not claim cost were incurred from the beginning perfor- mance 21. There is a requirement to purchase recreational equipment for base playgrounds. Market research has determined that there is a large variety of playground equipment available to the general public from many manufac- turers. This type of item is a:: Commercial Item 22. If available, practicable, and cost effective; what is a preferred method of solicitation when conducting simplified acquisitions over the micro-pur- chase threshold?: Electronic Commerce (EC) 23. You have been requested to buy 100 hospital beds for a humanitarian effort in Pedonia. The beds need to be delivered within the next 30 days so they can be airlifted to Pedonia via military transport. Your research has indicated that: - the Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled does not supply beds. - Federal Prison Industries can deliver the beds in 45 days. The price per bed is $250. - A-Med, Inc. can deliver the beds in 15 days at a price of $225 per bed. - The Army hospital on post, which has been closed, will have 150 suitable excess beds in 21 days. Based upon this information, you should:: Obtain the beds from the Army hospital inventory 24. What is a simplified method of filling anticipated repetitive needs for sup- plies or services by establishing "charge accounts" with qualified sources of supply?: Blanket purchase agreement (BPA)