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| Which system is used to report contract actions? |
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| Federal Procurement Data System-Next Generation (FPDS-NG). |
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Which has responsibility for the accuracy and the submission of individual contract action
reports? |
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| Which contract action is not reportable? |
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| Purchases made at AbilityOne service stores |
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| After execution by all parties, copies of contracts or modifications must be distributed within |
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| In-process inspection of commercial items by the government |
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| must be conducted in a manner consistent with commercial practice. |
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| Acceptance may not take place |
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| Acceptance of noncomplex commercial items is prescribed in |
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| 52.212–4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items. |
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Ordinarily, what option is given to the contractor because of a notice of rejection for
nonconformance? |
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| Correct or replace any nonconforming supplies at no additional cost to the government |
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When delivery is late on a commodities contract, the government may take any of the actions
except |
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| terminate the contract for default in accordance with Part 12 of the FAR. |
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| Which Web-based system provides for electronic invoicing, receipt, and acceptance? |
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| Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). |
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| To adhere to prompt payment guidelines, payment is due within how many days after government acceptance of supplies? |
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| Records of contractor performance are managed in the |
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| Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). |
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| Which types of copies of contractual instruments can become part of the official contract file? |
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| Original, authenticated copies, or conformed copies. |
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Which action must be taken prior to providing a contractor with preliminary notice of the
government’s intent to exercise an option? |
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| Validate the requirement. |
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Unless otherwise specified, the government typically must provide how many days notice
of its intent to exercise an option period? |
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What option does the government have if it fails to provide the necessary notifications
required by the contract and still desires to exercise an option period? |
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| Issue a bilateral modification and obtain contractor concurrence. |
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| Which is not required to be accomplished by the contracting officer (CO) to exercise an option? |
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| Obtain Representations and Certifications. |
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| The authority to make changes to an existing contract is not extended to |
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| qualified contracting officer representatives to make constructive changes to contracts. |
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) A modification in which all adjustments regarding cost, time, scope, and other consideration
have been decided and required no further modification to complete contract change is known as |
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| a definitized modification. |
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What modification authority must be cited when making administrative changes to a
contract using the SF 30? |
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| No further authority must be cited. |
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| What modification authority must be used when no specific clause can be cited? |
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| Mutual Agreement of the Parties. |
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| Unilateral modifications may be used for all except |
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| make changes authorized by the Changes clause. |
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| When you are processing administrative changes, all may be processed as administrative changes except |
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| correcting errors in unit price. |
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| When you are processing an administrative change, which is required? |
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| Check block 13B of the SF 30. |
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| may be issued unilaterally. |
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| Changes authorized in fixed-price contracts for supplies include all except |
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| directed acceleration in performance of work |
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| The contracting officer has grounds to terminate a contractor for default when |
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| there is an actual failure or fails to progress to perform contractual obligations. |
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| The contracting officer shall issue a no-cost settlement instead of a termination notice when |
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| it is known that the contractor will accept one. |
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| A notice for termination can be rescinded if it is determined that the items had been completed or shipped before the contractor’s receipt of notice by |
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| How can a termination for convenience of a fixed-price contract be settled? |
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| Inventory basis or total-cost basis. |
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| If a contractor’s failure to perform is due to actions of a subcontractor, will the contractor remain liable for excess costs of repurchase? |
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Yes, if supplies or services were available from other sources and sufficient time remained for
the contractor to meet the required delivery schedule. |
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| Which termination consideration is not considered when determining whether to terminate a contract for default? |
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| Value of contractor assets. |
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| A cure notice is issued when |
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| a specific condition exists that endangers contract performance. |
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| What amount of time is the contractor normally given to correct a failure? |
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| Ten days from the receipt of the cure notice. |
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| What actions will the contracting officer take if the contractor fails to respond to a show cause notice? |
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| Proceed under the premise that no valid explanation exists |
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| is used to notify the contractor of the possibility of termination. |
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| When is the contractor’s right to proceed further under the contract terminated? |
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| Upon receipt of the notice of termination |
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| When supplies or services are still required after termination for default, the contracting officer should |
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| repurchase the same or similar supplies or services against the contractor’s account as soon as possible |
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The contracting officer should exercise the government’s right to terminate a contract for
commercial items only when such a termination |
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| would be in the best interest of the government |
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When termination is for the government’s convenience, what may a contractor use to
demonstrate charges resulting from the termination for which the contractor is entitled to be paid? |
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| Records from the contractor’s standard record keeping system |
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Under the Contract Terms and Conditions–Commercial Items clause, the contractor is
required to notify the contracting officer of an excusable delay |
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| as soon as possible after commencement of an excusable delay |
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A contractor has notified the contracting officer of the intent not to accept a unilateral
purchase order. In this situation, the contracting officer must |
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Definition
| . proceed with cancellation of the order. |
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| Contract files using simplified acquisition procedures are considered closed when the contracting officer receives |
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| evidence of receipt of property and final payment |
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| The DD Form 1597, Contract Closeout Checklist, is used when closing out |
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| contracts valued above the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT). |
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| Who needs to be notified when a contract containing classified material is complete and ready to be closed? |
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| Defense Security Service. |
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| How would you close a contract if the contractor becomes bankrupt? |
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| Coordinate with the Office of General Counsel |
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Data transfer, storage, and retrieval procedures must record and reproduce the original
document completely, accurately, and clearly. In addition, the procedures must |
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| protect the original data from alteration. |
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| The retention period for contracts at or below the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) is |
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| three years after final payment. |
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| Follow-up in simplified acquisitions is |
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| When delivery is late on a commodities contract, the government may take any actions except |
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| terminate the contract for default in accordance with Part 12 of the FAR |
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Unless otherwise specified in the contract, Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause
52.212–4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items, states that risk of loss or damage
to supplies remains with the contractor until the supplies are |
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| delivered to a carrier, if transportation is free of board (FOB). |
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| In a commodity contract that has a Variations in Quantity clause, the variations that are allowed by the government are those. |
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| caused by loading, shipping, packing, or allowances within manufacturing processes. |
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| What document is used to guide discussions during a contract post-award conference? |
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| DD Form 1484, Post-Award Conference Record. |
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A contracting officer (CO) might use a post-award letter in lieu of a conference when
a. requested by the requiring activity |
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| an incumbent contractor is awarded a new contract and the terms have not changed. |
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| A new wage determination must be incorporated into service contracts |
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| when extending the contract pursuant to an option clause. |
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| Which statement regarding wage determinations is correct? |
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| Wage determinations must be incorporated at the time of award or by modification |
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| Items that must be addressed in a preconstruction conference include all except |
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| When the government takes possession prior to completion of construction, and without final acceptance, the one-year warranty period begins |
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| at the time the government takes possession. |
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When bonds are required on a construction contract, the contractor’s notice to proceed is
issued after the |
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| contracting officer has received all executed bonds. |
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| What requires that all work under a construction contract be performed in a skillful manner? |
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| Material and Workmanship clause. |
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All are corrective actions that may be taken by the contracting officer (CO) if a contractor
falls behind the approved schedule except |
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| retain a maximum of 20 percent of the amount of a progress payment. |
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Which labor standards provisions require all laborers and mechanics employed or working
upon the site of construction to be paid unconditionally and not less often than once a week? |
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What type of labor interview is used after detecting errors in labor checks or receipt of a
complaint alleging violations? |
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| Special compliance check. |
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Which labor standards provisions require the contractor to submit weekly copies of all
payrolls to the contracting officer and maintain payroll and basic records for a period of three years? |
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| Payrolls and Basic Records. |
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Term
| Blanket purchase agreement ordering officer responsibilities include all except |
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Definition
| delegating authority to authorized users within their unit |
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What term is defined in the Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement
(AFFARS) as an emergency involving military forces caused by natural disasters, terrorists,
subversives, or required military operations? |
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What determines the appropriate certification level and training that contracting personnel
should have prior to selection as a contingency contracting officer (CCO)? |
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What type of organizational structure requires contingency contracting officers (CCOs)
augmenting the organization to follow another service’s Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
Supplement (DFAS) when acquiring goods and services? |
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| Lead Service Theater Contracting Organization. |
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A declared contingency may be designated by the
a. assistant secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition (Contracting) (SAF/AQC |
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Responsiveness to basic life support requirements (i.e. food services, potable water, etc.) is
the main focus of what deployment phase? |
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| Which task is not considered a key task in setting up a work center? |
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| Establishing a cutoff date for end-of-year purchases. |
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All are examples of existing authorities that may be used to provide flexibility in expediting
requirements for contingency except |
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| using written solicitations for Requests for Proposal (RFP) |
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| Who determines the priority of purchase requests in a contingency? |
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| What document is typically used to initially fund a contingency operation? |
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| AF IMT 616, Fund Cite Authorization |
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Which member of a US Embassy essentially operates a contracting office in the host nation
and can provide information on local purchasing conditions? |
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| Government Services Officer. |
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What action must a contingency contracting officer (CCO) take to ensure the necessary
resources are made available and appropriate policies are established to carry out contracting
support at a deployed location? |
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| Brief deployed commander on support requirements and contract capabilities. |
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When connectivity issues prevent the reporting of contract actions during a contingency,
what action must a contingency contracting officer (CCO) take? |
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| Report the actions upon redeployment |
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Which individual has overall responsibility for overseeing the management of decentralized
blanket purchase agreements (BPA)? |
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What document is produced by contingency contracting officers (CCO) and contains
information about special personnel requirements, host nation support, local customs, billeting
arrangements, and other problems encountered in the contracting process at deployed locations? |
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