QUIZ 4

Question 1

A postaward orientation aids both Government and contractor personnel to:

Answer 1

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

Question 2

When late in paying an otherwise acceptable invoice, the Government will:

Answer 2

Pay an interest penalty

Question 3

When acquiring commercial items, quality assurance is primarily the responsibility of:

Answer 3

The contractor

Question 4

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?

Answer 4

An advance payment

Question 5

What agency does DoD typically delegate contract administrative functions for supply contracts?

Answer 5

DCMA

Question 6

A purpose of a postaward orientation is to:

Answer 6

Achieve a clear and mutual understanding of all contract requirements

Question 7

A contractor employee accidentally broke a test fixture that belongs to the Government and is accountable to a Government contract. Generally speaking:

Answer 7

Contractors are not held liable for loss of Government property
See FAR 45.104

Question 8

T/F: According to the FAR, the acquisition team includes the contractor.

Answer 8

T; Includes the contractor
See FAR 1.102-3

Question 9

With limited exceptions, a Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) report is required when…

Answer 9

the contract dollar value exceeds the simplified acquisition threshold

Question 10

To be determined responsible by a contracting officer, a prospective contractor must:

Answer 10

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

Question 11

In ensuring overall quality of items and services received under a contract, which of the following is the responsibility of the Government?

Answer 11

Quality assurance surveillance

Question 12

The Government’s preferred remedy to nonconforming goods or services is:

Answer 12

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

Question 13

Quality assurance policies and procedures found in FAR part 46:

Answer 13

Apply to both the Government and contractor

Question 14

T/F: Contractors are responsible for tendering to the Government for acceptance only those supplies or services that conform to contract quality requirements

Answer 14

true

Question 15

T/F: Contractors are responsible for prescribing Government quality assurance

Answer 15

false

Question 16

Does the Government have the right to inspect a product before it is accepted?

Answer 16

yes, always

Question 17

When does title for a completed product transfer to the Government, assuming the product meets all contract requirements?

Answer 17

Upon formal acceptance by the Government

Question 18

In commercial contracting, what quality system is utilized?

Answer 18

the contractor’s

Question 19

According to the FAR, acceptance of supplies or services is the responsibility of whom?

Answer 19

contracting officer

Question 20

When preparing a solicitation, the quality requirements essential to ensure the integrity of the supplies or services is developed by whom?

Answer 20

The activity responsible for technical requirements

Question 21

Quality assurance on contract actions valued below the simplified acquisition threshold (SAT) is:

Answer 21

Minimal, unless a special circumstance exists

Question 22

Which of the following statements regarding Small Business Subcontracting Plans is accurate?

Answer 22

Not required for contracts with large businesses performed overseas

Question 23

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?

Answer 23

yes

Question 24

Who has privity with a first-tier subcontractor?

Answer 24

The prime contractor

Question 25

Which FAR part is titled “Subcontracting Policies and Procedures”?

Answer 25

FAR Part 44

Question 26

Change orders issued under the changes clause of the contract use which form?

Answer 26

SF30

Question 27

Which of the following contract modifications must be signed by both the contractor and the contracting officer?

Answer 27

An agreement definitizing a letter contract

Question 28

What are the two types of contract modifications?

Answer 28

Unilateral and bilateral

Question 29

When shall contracting officers negotiate equitable adjustments resulting from change orders?

Answer 29

Within the shortest practicable time

Question 30

What entity can the contractor appeal to if they do not agree with the contracting officer’s final decision on a claim?

Answer 30

The United States Court of Federal Claims

Question 31

You’ve received a claim on your contract. The contractor is required to certify its claim above what amount?

Answer 31

$100,000

Question 32

What part of the FAR covers terminations?

Answer 32

FAR Part 49

Question 33

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?

Answer 33

For cause

Question 34

The contracting officer is responsible for initiating contract closeout procedures after the contracting officer receives:

Answer 34

Evidence of physical completion

Question 35

What office/entity is responsible for initiating administrative closeout of the contract after receiving evidence of physical completion?

Answer 35

The Government contract administration office

Question 36

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?

Answer 36

Final payment

Question 37

A contract is considered physically complete when the contractor has completed all the required deliveries and:

Answer 37

The Government has accepted all the items.