CLC 222 Mod 2 Contract Pre-Award & Award Exam 2022-2023
CLC 222 Mod 2 Contract Pre-Award & Award Exam
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1) Who has the official responsibility for performing market research? [Identify market research actions of the COR]
COR/functional office
Chaplain
Contracting Officer
Legal Counsel
2) Items to consider during the development of the IGE include: (select all that apply)
[Identify the process for developing an independent Government cost estimate.]
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An estimate that agrees with documented market research
An unbiased realistic cost estimate for the supplies or services that will be procured
under the contract
The estimate of resources and costs a prudent contractor will incur in the performance
of a contract
An estimate that can be shared with the contractor or potential offerors during negotiations
3) A Statement Of Work should include the following: [List the requirements for preparing a statement of work or statement of objectives.]
The work to be performed, location of the work, period of performance, deliverable
schedule, any special requirements
The work to be performed, funding information and contract clauses
The work to be performed, manning documents and funding information
The work to be performed, attachments, contract clauses and CDRLs
4) Acquisition Planning begins when the agency’s need is identified. Which of the following is TRUE regarding requirements development and documentation? [Recognize the role of the COR in the overall strategic planning of an acquisition] [Remediation Accessed :N]
The requirements document should use market research and promote full and open
competition, as much as possible.
The requirement should request only the lowest priced items or services.
Including a requirement in the contract for contractor’s personnel to have security
clearances is prohibited because that severely limits competition.
The requirement should use restrictive provisions to satisfy agency requirements.
5) Most of the annual requirements for supplies and services are funded with Procurement Funds. [Recognize the various types of funds and fiscal controls applied to contracts] True
False
6) The elements of a purchase request include: [Identify the elements of a Purchase Request]
All these answers are correct
Signature by an official of the requiring activity
Funding and certification on the availability of funds The record and approvals of the requirement
7) Using informal source selection; the contracting officer acts as the Source Selection Authority but must follow the criteria spelled out in the solicitation when selecting the contractor to receive the award. [Identify appropriate evaluation factors/criteria] True
False
8) What are the differences between contracting by negotiation and sealed bidding?
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Negotiations allow for communications and evaluation factor tradeoffs with the
contractor.
Sealed bids allow discussions with contractors.
Negotiations only allow for price to be primary evaluation factor.
Sealed bidding can allow for any type of contract in the award.
9) The purpose of evaluation factors is to represent the key areas of importance and emphasis to be considered in the source selection decision. Of the statements below, the only true statement is: [Identify the COR responsibilities in the source selection evaluation] [Remediation Accessed :N]
The offeror can be evaluated against the evaluation factors and compared to other
offerors’ proposals.
The competitive range is composed of all of the small businesses making offers.
The COR is prohibited from being a member of the source selection evaluation team
The request for proposals is published in the Commerce Business Daily and the World
Wide Web.
10) Some methods of contracting require more time than others. Which of the following is not a streamlined method of acquisition? [Identify the various methods of contracting for
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Competitive Negotiated contract
Ordering off a Blanket Purchase Agreement
Simplified Acquisition Procedures
Buys against a GSA Federal Supply Schedule
Contract Pre-Award & Award Exam
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1) What is an Independent Government Estimate (IGE)? [Identify the process for developing an independent Government cost estimate.]
An independent detailed assessment developed by a government team member,
which includes the cost to the government for services and supplies to be acquired.
A contractor developed estimate of his cost of the
contract.
A cost estimate developed by DCAA for all associated costs to be submitted by
the contractor.
A joint development document between the government and the contractor that
is independently assessed by DCAA before incorporation into the contract.
2) What is a KEY role of the COR in Acquisition Planning? [Recognize the role of the COR in the overall strategic planning of an acquisition]
Conduct market research and develop
requirements
Communicate to higher
management
Generate
commitment
Lead the integrated process
team
3) There are two basic contract types, cost reimbursement and fixed-price. All others, with the exception of a time-and-materials contract which is a hybrid of the two, are
subsets of cost reimbursement or fixed-price contracts. Which of the following is NOT
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Cost reimbursement contracts require less monitoring by the COR than other
types of contracts.
Under fixed price contracts the Government does not normally monitor the
number of employees, number of breaks, or length of lunch time for contractor employees.
Under a fixed-price contract, the COR must process the invoices within 30 days or
the Government will have to pay interest to the contractor.
Although a hybrid contract, a time-and-materials contract is considered to be more like a cost contract than a fixed-price contract.
4) When a COR is involved in the Source Selection Evaluation Board, what might his/her main roles be? (Select all that apply) [Identify the COR responsibilities in the source selection evaluation]
The COR serves as part of the technical
review team
The COR is an advisor to the Contracting
Officer
The COR rates each technical
proposal
The COR makes the final decision on which contractor receives the award
5) Cost reimbursement contracts are used when there is uncertainty in the outcome of the effort; the greatest risk is placed on the Government. Select the correct answer from the following statements: [Identify the various methods of contracting for a supply or service]
Under a cost reimbursement contract, the contractor is reimbursed for all
allowable, allocable, and reasonable costs incurred.
Cost reimbursement contracts are based on
actual costs.
Under a cost reimbursement contract, the contractor is reimbursed for costs but
receives no fee.
There is no statutory limit on cost-plus-fixed-fee
contracts.
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1) What contract type puts the full performance risk on the contractor? [Recognize how contract types impacts COR responsibilities]
Fixed
price
Cost
reimbursement
Labor
hour
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