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CON 2370 Simplified Acquisition Procedures Exam Updated - Answers from Actual Exam
You are the contracting officer for a commercial services requirement with an estimated value of $2,600,000. None of the exceptions in FAR 5.202 apply. Which one of the following correctly describes the requirement for publicizing this proposed contract action? --------- Correct Answer --------- Notice of the proposed action must be transmitted to the GPE.
You have a repetitive requirement for individual purchases of the same commercial service. The estimated value of the individual purchases range from $75,000 to
$500,000.
Which one of the following simplified acquisition methods would be the most appropriate to use? --------- Correct Answer --------- Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)
Which one of the following is NOT one of the first steps taken when quotations are received in response to a solicitation using SAP? --------- Correct Answer --------- Not - Reviewing the quotations for responsibility
Not - Reviewing electronic and digital submission to ensure they are readable
Not - Ranking the quotations by technical acceptability
Ensuring quotations are marked with the date and time they were received
- Documenting the quotations with the date and time they were received
Not - Safeguarding proprietary and sensitive information in the quotations form improper release.
Which one of the following statements about the evaluation of quotations or offers using SAP is true? --------- Correct Answer --------- Not - discretion to evaluate quotations.
Not - A formal evaluation must be established prior to evaluating quotations or offers.
Not - A formal evaluation plan must be established prior to receipt of quotations or offers
Not - For efficiency purposes, the contracting officer is not required to consider all quotations or offers.
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Not - Conducting comparative evaluations of quotations or offers is not permitted.
Not - Contracting officers have the discretion to use the evaluation procedures prescribed in FAR parts 14 and 15.
- Quotations or offers must be evaluated using the basis stated in the solicitation.
The contracting officer is required to consider all quotations or offers
Which one of the following is NOT correct regarding documenting the award of a buy using SAP? --------- Correct Answer --------- 19. Maybe not - Records of oral price quotations must be established to clearly reflect the appropriateness of the award decision.
Not - Price reasonableness should be based on competitive quotes or offers whenever possible.
Not - A statement of price reasonableness is not required when only one quote or offer is received.
You just made a purchase for supplies in the amount of $22,300. You solicited quotations orally from four local sources.
Which one of the following statements is correct regarding providing notice to the unsuccessful suppliers? --------- Correct Answer --------- notice to the unsuccessful suppliers cannot be provided because an oral solicitation was used.
notice to unsuccessful suppliers is never required when using SAP
Not - Notice must be provided to each of the unsuccessful suppliers
notice to the unsuccessful suppliers will only be given if requested.
Which one of the following would result in the establishment of a contract? --------- Correct Answer --------- Not - Supplier validates the terms of the quotation
Not - Government issuance of an order in response to a quotation
Supplier's written acceptance of an order
Supplier furnishes the ordered supplies
Substantial performance by the supplier
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