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Contract Planning Exam, Part A

This document contains a series of multiple choice questions covering topics related to contract planning and acquisition, including: 1. The key principles of decision making and market research. 2. The organization and administration of the FAR, DFARS, and required government supply sources. 3. Sources of information for market research and the importance of acquisition files from prior contracts. 4. Key aspects of customer relationships, requirements documents, and qualification lists.

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Contract Planning Exam, Part A

This document contains a series of multiple choice questions covering topics related to contract planning and acquisition, including: 1. The key principles of decision making and market research. 2. The organization and administration of the FAR, DFARS, and required government supply sources. 3. Sources of information for market research and the importance of acquisition files from prior contracts. 4. Key aspects of customer relationships, requirements documents, and qualification lists.

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Contract Planning Exam, Part A

1) What is a core principle that serves as the foundation to good decision


making? [Choose the elements of the Seven-step Path to Better Decision Making.]

Powe
r

2) Which of the following identifies the correct structure of the FAR? [Identify how
the FAR is organized, administered and updated.]

Part, subpart, section,


subsection

3) Which of the following administers DFARS? [Identify how the DFARS is organized,
administered and updated.]

Defense Acquisition Regulations Council


(DARC)

4) Which phase of market research is an ongoing process? [Describe the characteristics


of strategic and tactical market research.]

Strategi
c

5) Which of the following words best characterizes market research? [Explain the
benefits of conducting a market research.]

Foundation
al

6) Federal Prison Industries, The Committee for Purchase from People Who Are
Blind or Severely Disabled, and wholesale supply sources are all required sources
for which of the following? [Identify required sources for a supply or service.]

Supplie
s

8) What type of information might non-profit organizations be able to provide?


[Locate potential sources of information.]

Results of product
testing

9) “Provide Practitioner Training and Services to Enable the AT&L Community to


Make Smart Business Decisions and Deliver Timely and Affordable Capabilities to
the Warfighter” represents what component of the Defense Acquisition
University’s mission support strategy? [Identify the factors in development of your mission
support strategy.]

Mission
Statement

10) Anticipating the needs of the customer is the basis of which of the key
characteristics of customer relationships? [Select the key characteristics for successful
customer relationships.]

Early
intervention

11) Acquisition files of prior contracts will help you analyze the activity’s
requirement and prepare new solicitations? [Distinguish the importance of acquisition
resources and market research information.]

Fals
e

True

12) When researching marketplace assessment methods, once you identify


potential sources, ask each to furnish information on their products or services
and _______. [Describe aspects of the performance assessment methods.]

Their acquisition
strategies.

13) One agency can purchase supplies or services for another agency when doing
so would be more economical or convenient than contracting directly with a
private source. This is done under authority of the: [Explain the requirements for using the
Economy Act.]

Economy
Act

Competition in Contracting
Act

Javitts Wagner O'Day


Act

The Federal Acquisition


Streamlining Act

14) Which of the following helps to determine whether a requirement will be


satisfied by a commercial or noncommercial product or service? [Identify the various
issues and elements considered when developing requirements documents.]

The requirement
itself

The vendor’s business


size
The competitive
environment

The
customer

15) Which of the following describes any person engaged in the performance of a
service contract other than any person employed in a bona fide executive,
administrative, or professional capacity? [Describe the elements of a requirements document
for acquisitions for services, construction, Architect-engineer services.]

Service
employee

Service
contractor

Wage
administrator

Service
representative
Properly drafted requirement documents will provide you with the widest area of ______?
Competition

The number to the left of the dash represents which of the following? 6.302-2
Section
Which of the following outlines the policy and procedures for using qualification lists?
FAR 9.202

Which of the following describes any person engaged in the performance of service
contract other than any person employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or
professional capacity?
Service employee

The Josephson institute created a decision-making path that is how many steps ? 7

what is the benefit of effective market research


to assist the source selection authority in establishing the competitive range

of the following, all are meaningful questions to asks when conduction research on
market place performance assessments methods, except ?
how long did it take to develop your performance criteria

which phase of market research is more focused and detailed ? Tactical

which of the following is purpose of a mission support strategy ?


serve as framework for others to use

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