Types of Services Flashcards
FAR parts 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, and 41
Types of Services
Types of Services:
FAR parts 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, and 41
FAR Part 34 - Major System Acquisition
FAR Part 35 - Research and Development Contracting
FAR Part 36 - Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts
FAR Part 37 - Service Contracting
FAR Part 39 - Acquisition of Information Technology
Part 41 - Acquisition of Utility Services
Personnel rendering services who are not subject to the supervision and control usually prevailing in relationships between the government and its employees are performing under:
Performance-based contracts
Personal services contracts
Supply contracts
Non-personal services contracts
FAR 37.101
Non-personal services contracts
Generally, which type of contract shall be used to acquire construction?
Cost-plus-award fee
Cost-plus-incentive fee
Firm-fixed-price
Letter contracts
FAR 36.207(a)
Firm-fixed-price
Reasonable risk taking is appropriate as long as risks are:
Controlled and unmitigated
Uncontrolled and unmitigated
Controlled and mitigated
Controlled and inexpensive
FAR 39.102
Controlled and mitigated
A performance work statement:
includes measurable performance standards
is difficult to evaluate based on contractor performance
must include performance incentives
always results from a Statement of Objectives
FAR 37.601(b)(2)
includes measurable performance standards
An Independent Government Estimate of construction costs shall be prepared and furnished to the Contracting officer for each proposed contract and contract modification anticipated to exceed:
$100,000
$1,000,000
$150,000
$500,000
FAR 36.203(a)
150,000
What is a market condition that exists when two or more contractors, acting independently, actively contend for the government’s business in a manner that ensures that the government will be offered the lowest cost or price alternative or best technical design meeting its minimum needs?
National Security System
Non-Personal Services Contract
Effective Competition
Modular Contracting
FAR 34.001
Effective Competition
To the maximum extent practicable, FAR Part 37 requires the use of what for acquisitions of services?
Cost-reimbursement contracts
Multiyear contracts
Performance-based acquisition
Negotiated extensions to existing contracts
FAR 37
Performance-based acquisition
______________ means the lead agency responsible for managing, administering, or monitoring overall use of the FFRDC under a multiple sponsorship agreement
Non-Sponsor
Multiple Sponsor
Primary Sponsor
Sponsor
FAR 35.017(b)
Primary Sponsor
What is the preferred method for acquiring services?
Sealed Bidding procedures
Bundling
Multi-year contracting
Performance-based acquisition
FAR 37.102(a)
Performance-based acquisition
When should agencies utilize modular contracting?
Whenever practicable.
When contracting for construction and architect-engineer supplies and services.
When contracting with industries where technology is not likely to change.
To acquire major systems of information technology.
FAR 39.103(a)
To acquire major systems of information technology.
Which of the following shall be used when the principle purpose of the transaction is to stimulate or support research and development for another public purpose?
Firm-fixed-price contracts
Sealed bids
Letter contracts
Grants or cooperative agreements
FAR 35.003(a)
Grants or cooperative agreements
What kind of contract directly engages the time and effort of a contractor whose primary purpose is to perform an identifiable task rather than to furnish an end item of supply?
Nonpersonal services contract.
Federal Supply Schedule.
Service contract.
Modular contract.
FAR 37.101
Service contract.
What is the purpose of the monthly review of utility service invoices?
To review the financial status of the contract.
To examine competitive markets for better service offerings.
To review that the contract remains under the simplified acquisition threshold.
To ensure the accuracy of the invoices.
FAR 41.401
To ensure the accuracy of the invoices.
Which type of construction contract should be used when the price for materials is likely to fluctuate with market conditions?
Cost reimbursement
Firm-fixed-price contract
Fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment
Time & Materials contract
FAR 36.207(c
Fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment
Which of the following is a true statement?
Contracting officers shall acquire construction using simplified Acquisition Procedures
Generally, Contracting officers shall acquire construction using cost-reimbursement contracts.
Contracting officers shall acquire construction using sealed bid procedures.
Contracting officers shall acquire architect-engineer services using an SF-44 form.
FAR 36.103
Contracting officers shall acquire construction using sealed bid procedures.
Drawings submitted by a contractor to show the construction of a particular structure as actually completed under the contract are called what?
Plans
Design drawings
Record drawings
Specifications
FAR 36
Record drawings
In which of the following cases is a Research and Development contract most appropriate?
Whenever the agency head deems it appropriate.
When the work or methods cannot be precisely described in advance.
When the success of the agency’s goals is fully assured.
When supplies or services are being acquired for a purpose other than Federal use.
FAR 35.002
When the work or methods cannot be precisely described in advance.
In preparing work statements, technical and contracting personnel shall consider and, as appropriate, provide in the solicitation all of the following EXCEPT:
a statement of the area of exploration, tasks to be performed, and objectives of the research or development effort.
reporting requirements and information on any additional items that the contractor is require to furnish as the work progresses.
information on factors such as personnel, environment, and interfaces that may constrain the results of the effort.
a precise description of the work and methods.
FAR 35.005
a precise description of the work and methods.
Which of the following is NOT considered a utility service under FAR Part 41?
Electric service
Cable television (CATV) and telecommunications service
Natural gas service
Sewage service
FAR 41.102
Cable television (CATV) and telecommunications service
Which of the following is not an example of information technology?
A building’s digital thermostat
A modem
A computer hard drive
Software development
FAR 39
A building’s digital thermostat
GSA is authorized by 40 U.S.C.501 to contract for utility services for periods not exceeding ___ years.
10
5
15
25
FAR 41.103(a)
10