CON 3910 Practice Test 4

Question 1

A contract is considered physically complete when the contractor has completed all the required deliveries and:
a. All obligated funds on the contract have been expensed.
b. The contractor has submitted their final invoice.
c. The Government has inspected all the items.
d. The Government has accepted all the items.

Answer 1

d. The Government has accepted all the items.

Question 2

Contract files for contracts using simplified acquisition procedures should be considered closed when the contracting officer receives evidence of two things. The first is receipt of the property or service. What is the second?
a. Final acceptance
b. Final inspection
c. Final payment
d. Final approval of the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) report

Answer 2

c. Final payment

Question 3

What office/entity is responsible for initiating administrative closeout of the contract after receiving evidence of physical completion?
a. The contractor
b. The Government contract administration office
c. The Government user/requiring activity
d. Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)

Answer 3

b. The Government contract administration office

Question 4

The contracting officer is responsible for initiating contract closeout procedures after the contracting officer receives:
a. A final audit from the Inspector General
-b. A written request for contract closeout from the contractor
c. Notice that the last item has been delivered
d. Evidence of physical completion

Answer 4

d. Evidence of physical completion

Question 5

You are a contracting officer who has a $260,000 commercial contract. You decide you need to terminate the contract because the contractor has failed to perform. What is the name of this type of termination?
a. For Noncompliance
b. For Cause
c. For Default
d. For Failure

Answer 5

b. For Cause

Question 6

What part of the FAR covers terminations?
a. FAR part 46
b. FAR part 47
c. FAR part 48
d. FAR part 49

Answer 6

d. FAR part 49

Question 7

You’ve received a claim on your contract. The contractor is required to certify its claim above what amount?
a. $100,000
b. $10,000
c. $10 million
d. $100 million

Answer 7

a. $100,000

Question 8

What entity can the contractor appeal to if they do not agree with the contracting officer’s final decision on a claim?
a. The head of the agency
b. The head of the contracting activity (HCA)
c. The United States Court of Federal Claims
d. The General Accountability Office (GAO)

Answer 8

c. The United States Court of Federal Claims

Question 9

When shall contracting officers negotiate equitable adjustments resulting from change orders?
a. Within 30 days
b. Within 90 days
c. Within the shortest practicable time
d. Within a time frame that is acceptable to the contractor

Answer 9

c. Within the shortest practicable time

Question 10

Who may execute contract modifications on behalf of the Government?
a. Contracting officers
b. Contract specialists
c. Contracting officer’s representatives (COR)
d. Program managers

Answer 10

a. Contracting officers

Question 11

Which of the following modifications must be issued bilaterally?
a. Making administrative changes
b. Making a negotiated equitable adjustment caused by a change order
c. Issuing a change order
d. Issuing a termination notice

Answer 11

b. Making a negotiated equitable adjustment caused by a change order

Question 12

What are the two types of contract modifications?
a. Supplemental and termination
b. Supplemental and equitable adjustment
c. Termination and unilateral
d. Unilateral and bilateral

Answer 12

d. Unilateral and bilateral

Question 13

Which of the following contract modifications must be signed by both the contractor and the contracting officer?
a. An administrative change
b. A termination notice
c. An agreement definitizing a letter contract
d. Exercising an option within the scope of the contract

Answer 13

c. An agreement definitizing a letter contract

Question 14

Change orders issued under the changes clause of the contract use which form?
a. SF 30
b. SF 33
c. SF 44
d. SF 1449

Answer 14

a. SF 30

Question 15

Which FAR part is titled “Subcontracting Policies and Procedures”?
a. FAR part 43
b. FAR part 44
c. FAR part 45
d. FAR part 46

Answer 15

b. FAR part 44

Question 16

Which of the following entities has privity with a first-tier subcontractor?
a. The contracting officer
b. The prime contractor
c. The Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)
a. The Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)

Answer 16

b. The prime contractor

Question 17

Does the Government’s policy to require prime contractors to incorporate, to the maximum extent practicable, commercial items or nondevelopmental items as components of items supplied to the agency, apply to subcontractors at all levels?
a. No, it only applies to first-tier subcontracts.
b. No, it only applies to first- and second-tier subcontracts.
c. Yes.
d. The policy of flowing down this requirement no longer applies to DoD acquisitions.

Answer 17

c. Yes.

Question 18

Which of the following statements regarding Small Business Subcontracting Plans is accurate?
a. Required for contracts with large businesses, regardless of location
b. Required for contracts with both large and small businesses, regardless of location
c. Not required for contracts with large or small businesses, regardless of location
d. Not required for contracts with large businesses performed overseas

Answer 18

d. Not required for contracts with large businesses performed overseas

Question 19

Quality assurance on contract actions valued below the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) is:
a. Minimal, unless a special circumstance exists
b. The same as above the SAT
c. More stringent for commercial items
d. Not necessary, as risk of loss is considered too low to justify the expense

Answer 19

a. Minimal, unless a special circumstance exists

Question 20

When preparing a solicitation, the quality requirements essential to ensure the integrity of the supplies or services is developed by whom?
a. The procurement contracting officer (PCO)
b. The activity responsible for technical requirements
c. The contractor’s quality control representative
d. The administrative contracting officer (ACO)

Answer 20

b. The activity responsible for technical requirements

Question 21

According to the FAR, acceptance of supplies or services is the responsibility of whom?
a. The project manager (or designated representative)
b. The quality assurance representative (QAR)
c. The contracting officer
d. The plant clearance officer

Answer 21

c. The contracting officer

Question 22

In commercial contracting, what quality system is utilized?
a. The Government’s
b. The contractor’s
c. The Commercial Quality System (CQS)
d. ISO 900 Series

Answer 22

b. The contractor’s

Question 23

When does title for a completed product transfer to the Government, assuming the product meets all contract requirements?
a. Title transfer only applies to real estate transactions, not purchases of products.
b. When the Government takes physical possession of the product
c. On the last day of the month that the item was presented for inspection and acceptance
d. Upon formal acceptance by the Government

Answer 23

d. Upon formal acceptance by the Government

Question 24

Does the Government have the right to inspect a product before it is accepted?
a. No.
b. No, unless the item is a commercial product.
c. Yes, unless the item is a commercial product.
d. Yes, always.

Answer 24

d. Yes, always.

Question 25

Contractors are responsible for: a. Appointing Government Contracting Officer Representatives b. Managing Government quality control c. Tendering to the Government for acceptance only those supplies or services that conform to contract quality requirements d. Prescribing Government quality assurance

Answer 25

c. Tendering to the Government for acceptance only those supplies or services that conform to contract quality requirements

Question 26

Quality assurance policies and procedures found in FAR part 46: a. Apply to both the Government and contractor b. Apply only to subcontractors c. Guide the process of determining a competitive range d. Apply to contractors but not the Government

Answer 26

a. Apply to both the Government and contractor

Question 27

The Government’s preferred remedy to nonconforming goods or services is: a. Terminate the contract for default b. Unilaterally reduce the contract price by the value of the nonconforming goods or services c. Allow the contractor to repair or replace the nonconforming items, as long as the contract has not been closed out d. Allow the contractor to repair or replace the nonconforming items, as long as there is still time left within the required delivery schedule

Answer 27

d. Allow the contractor to repair or replace the nonconforming items, as long as there is still time left within the required delivery schedule

Question 28

In ensuring overall quality of items and services received under a contract, which of the following is the responsibility of the Government? a. Designing, fabrication and inspection of all items b. Quality assurance surveillance c. Designing the contractor’s inspection system d. Fabrication of subassemblies

Answer 28

b. Quality assurance surveillance

Question 29

To be determined responsible by a contracting officer, a prospective contractor must: a. Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to obtain them b. Not have any current or pending civil or criminal cases against it c. Be fully compliant with all cost accounting standards (CAS) d. Be approved by the Small Business Administration (SBA)

Answer 29

a. Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to obtain them

Question 30

With limited exceptions, a Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) report is required: a. When the contract requires certified cost or pricing data b. For all contracts/purchase orders c. For contracts exceeding one million dollars d. When the contract dollar value exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold

Answer 30

d. When the contract dollar value exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold

Question 31

According to the FAR, the acquisition team: a. Includes the contractor b. Does not include the contractor c. Includes the contractor for sole source buys only d. Includes the contractor for competitive buys only

Answer 31

a. Includes the contractor

Question 32

A contractor employee accidentally broke a test fixture that belongs to the Government and is accountable to a Government contract. Generally speaking: a. Contractors are held liable but only in cost-reimbursement contracts b. Contractors are not held liable for loss of Government property c. The contractor will have to pay for the test fixture d. The Government shall terminate the contract when any Government property is intentionally destroyed

Answer 32

b. Contractors are not held liable for loss of Government property

Question 33

A purpose of a postaward orientation is to: a. Allow the contractor to change an unclear term or condition in the contract b. Start working on the first modification to the contract c. Achieve a clear and mutual understanding of all contract requirements d. Allow the Government to meet and establish privity with subcontractors

Answer 33

c. Achieve a clear and mutual understanding of all contract requirements

Question 34

What agency does DoD typically delegate contract administrative functions for supply contracts? a. Defense Contract Audit Agency b. Defense Contract Management Agency c. Defense Regulatory Agency d. Defense Logistics Agency

Answer 34

b. Defense Contract Management Agency

Question 35

You have a requirement for an online subscription to Engineering News Record. The site owner requires payment before they will provide the license code number to activate the annual subscription. Which payment form is required? a. An invoice payment b. A progress payment c. A commercial payment d. An advance payment

Answer 35

d. An advance payment

Question 36

When acquiring commercial items, quality assurance is primarily the responsibility of: a. The contracting officer b. The contracting officer’s representative (COR) c. The inspection and acceptance personnel at the receiving dock (Government supply point) d. The contractor

Answer 36

d. The contractor

Question 37

When late in paying an otherwise acceptable invoice, the Government will: a. Negotiate consideration b. Submit a claim c. NOT pay an interest penalty d. Pay an interest penalty

Answer 37

d. Pay an interest penalty

Question 38

A postaward orientation aids both Government and contractor personnel to: a. Achieve a clear and mutual understanding of all contract requirements and identify and resolve potential problems b. Discuss and further develop the Performance Work Statement c. Meet all stakeholders in person in order to brainstorm how to make the contract less costly d. Develop and understand the contractor’s quality control plan

Answer 38

a. Achieve a clear and mutual understanding of all contract requirements and identify and resolve potential problems