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| It is the primary document, and agency acquisition regulations that implement or supplement the ________. |
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| Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) FAR 1.1 |
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| The FAR is prepared, issued, and maintained, and the FAR System is prescribed separately by the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of General Services, and the Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, under their several statutory authorities. |
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| 41 U.S.C. 431a requires that the FAR Council periodically adjust all statutory acquisition-related dollar thresholds in the FAR for inflation, except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section. This adjustment is calculated every ___ years, starting in October 2005, using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all-urban consumers, and supersedes the applicability of any other provision of law that provides for the adjustment of such acquisition-related dollar thresholds. |
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| Revisions to the FAR will be prepared and issued through the coordinated action of which two councils? |
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Defense Acquisition Regulations Council(DAR Council) and the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council (CAA Council).
FAR 1.201-1 |
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| The Director of the DAR Council shall be the representative of the ________? |
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Secretary of Defense
FAR 1.201-1 (c) |
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| The _______________is responsible for establishing and operating the FAR Secretariat to print, publish, and distribute the FAR through the Code of Federal Regulations system (including a loose-leaf edition with periodic updates). |
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General Services Administration
FAR 1.201-2 |
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| Unless precluded by law, executive order, or regulation, deviations from the FAR may be granted to meet the specific needs and requirements of each agency. |
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| Individual deviations can affect only ____ contract action. |
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| The contracting officer must document the ______________ approval in the contract file for Individual deviations. |
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Justification and Agency
FAR 1.403 |
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| Class deviations affect more than one contract action. |
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Agencies should take positive action to preclude the need for ratification actions.
FAR 1.602-3 |
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| A form of written approval signed by an authorized official that is required by statute or regulation as a prerequisite to taking certain contract actions is defined as a… |
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Determination and Findings
FAR 1.701 |
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Provide authority for contracting acquisitions for the same or related supplies or services or other contracting actions that require essesntially identical justifications.
FAR 1.703 & 1.704 |
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| Determination and Findings (D&F) is a special form of written approval that is required by statute or regulation as a prerequisite to taking certain contract actions. A D&F is typically for an individual contract action, but unless otherwise prohibited, class D&Fs may be executed for classes of contract actions. Expiration dates are: |
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Required for all class D&Fs. All class D&Fs are required to include an expiration date. Furthermore, expiration dates on individual D&Fs MAY be used, but are not required.
FAR 1.706 |
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| Who resolves non-ratifiable commitments? |
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| Deviations from the FAR may be granted to meet the specific needs and requirements of each agency unless : |
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Precluded by law, executive order or regulation
FAR Part 1.402 |
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Contracting Officers may include FAR changes in solicitations issued before their effective date provided its award occurs after its effective date.
FAR 1.108 |
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| Unless precluded by______, _____ or _____deviations from the FAR may be granted to meet the specific needs and requirements of each agency... |
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Law, executive order or regulation
FAR Part 1.402 |
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| If a policy or procedure is in the best interest of the Government and is not specifically addressed in the FAR, should one assume it is allowed? |
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Yes
FAR 1.102(d) and 1.102-4(e) |
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| Contracting officers must be appointed in writing on an SF 1402, Certificate of Appointment, commonly referred to as a warrant. Which of the following shall be delegated in writing and authorized to make procurements on behalf of the government but don’t require a warrant? |
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Individuals delegated micro-purchase authority.
FAR 1.603-3(b) |
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| A form of written approval signed by an authorized official that is required by statute or regulation as a prerequisite to taking certain contract actions is defined as a: |
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Determination and Findings
FAR 1.701 |
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| The Acquisition Team includes: |
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Customer, Contracting Officer, Contractor
FAR 1.102-3 |
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| FAR deviations must be approved by: |
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Agency heads or designees
FAR 1.404 |
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| Determination and findings (D&F) means a special form of written approval by an authorized official that is required by statute or ___________as a perquisite to taking certain contract actions. |
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| The Federal Acquisition System will: |
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Satisfy the customer in terms of cost, quality, and timeliness of the delivered product or service.
FAR 1.102 |
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| Unless precluded by law, executive order, or regulation, ________ from the FAR may be granted to meet the specific needs and requirements of each agency. |
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| Unless precluded by law, executive order, or regulation, deviations from the FAR may be granted to meet the specific needs and requirements of each agency. __________ deviations affect only one contract action. |
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| For civilian agencies other than NASA, if a deviation is required to comply with a treaty or executive agreement is not authorized, then the request shall be processed through: |
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FAR Secretariat to the Civilian Agency Acquisition Council
FAR 1.4 |
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| The opportunity to submit written comments on proposed significant revisions shall be provided by: |
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Placing a notice in the Federal Register with text, point of contact information
FAR 1.501-1, 2 |
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| As required in U.S. Code, the FAR Council must adjust all statutory acquisition-related dollar thresholds in the FAR for inflation: |
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| ___________means a special form of written approval by an authorized official that is required by statute or regulation as a prerequisite to taking certain contract actions. |
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Determination and Findings
FAR 1.7 |
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