Part 1 Authority, Legal, Rats., and Clearance

Question 1

Delegates To Appoint CO’s to SCO

Answer 1

AFFARS 5301

Question 2

3 Types of Contracting

Answer 2

Enterprise, Operational, and PEO

Question 3

Enterprise

Answer 3

Supply Chain Management and Sustainment

Question 4

Operational

Answer 4

Installation Needs

Question 5

PEO (Program Executive Office

Answer 5

Major Weapons Systems and PEO Portfolios

Question 6

Legal Review Threshold

Answer 6

Operational: $500K, Non-Operational $1M, and LCMC $5M

Question 7

J&A Legal Review

Answer 7

Over $750K

Question 8

Legal Review Required

Answer 8

Always before Clearance, Solicitations and Amendments, Contract actions and awards, ratifications, disputes, terminations, Protrests, SSD, and Orders under ID/IQs

Question 9

Head of Contracting Activity and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Contracting

Answer 9

Maj. Gen Cameron Holt

Question 10

Unauthroized Commitment

Answer 10

an agreement that is not bidning solely because the Government rep who made it lacked the authoriy to enter into that agreement on behalf of the Government.

Question 11

Ratification

Answer 11

Approving the unauthorized committment

Question 12

Ratification Threshold

Answer 12

$30K - SCO

Question 13

Limitations on Ratifications

Answer 13

Benefited, Ratifying Official has authority, Action would have been proper, price is fair and reasonable; CO recommends paymet and legal concurs, funds available, IAW agency limitations

Question 14

Anti-Defiency Act

Answer 14

Prohibits employees from making or authoring and expedeniture from, or creating or authorizing an delegation under, any appropriation or fund in excess of the amount available in the appropriation or fund unless authorized by law

Question 15

Bona Fide Need

Answer 15

appropriated funds be used only for goods and services for which a need arises during the period that appropriations available for obligation. PURPOSE TIME AMOUNT

Question 16

Purpose of Clearance

Answer 16

Actions implement Acq Strategy, Ensure Negotiations, Ensure Documents are consistent with laws, regs, and policiies, and independent review and assessment

Question 17

Purpose of Non-Competitive Business Clearance

Answer 17

Begin negotiations and stay within variance

Question 18

Elements of Non-Competitive Business Clearance

Answer 18

Basis for developing negotiation objective, rational for request for variance (dollars), Pre-PNM, PZCAA clearance review and legal review, Model Contract, briefing charts.

Question 19

Non-competitive Contract Clearance

Answer 19

You can waive, but if not: Final PNM, PZCAA clearance reviewer and legal comments, final contractual document, and slides

Question 20

Purpose of Competitive Business Clearance

Answer 20

CAA is approving the release of the solicitation

Question 21

Competitive Business Clearance Elements

Answer 21

PZCAA reviewer and legal reviewrs comments, ensure L&M implement Acq Strategy, ensure correct clauses.

Question 22

Competitive Contract Clearance (No Discussions)

Answer 22

CAA recommending to SSA to award

Question 23

Competitive Contract Clearance (With Discussions)

Answer 23

(1st) CAA recommending to SSA to send out FPR request, ensure all discussions issues have been addressed by EN’s. (2nd) after receipt and evaluation of FPRs and making recommendation to award the BEST VALUE DECISION