FAC-C CERTIFICATION EXAM PREP

FAC-C CERTIFICATION EXAM PREP/

COMPREHENSIVE

What are clarfications? - CORRECT ANSWER -Limited exchanges that occur when the CO anticipates award without discussions

If discussions are held, who must they be held with? - CORRECT ANSWER -All offerors in the competitive range

Which offerors are included in the competitive range? - CORRECT ANSWER -Those with the most highly rated proposals

What activity is appropriate during discussions? - CORRECT ANSWER -Advising the offeror of deficiencies and significant weaknesses in its proposal

Which should be used when documenting the outcome of awards for Federal Supply Schedules? - CORRECT ANSWER -FAR 8.4

When evaluating final proposal revisions, what should evaluators do? - CORRECT ANSWER-Evaluate them against the evaluation factors in the solicitation

When using the tradeoff approach to source selection, which of the following is correct?

• CORRECT ANSWER -Award may be made to a higher-priced, technically superior

proposal

The CO has obtained information that a potential offeror does not have adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain them. What will this information be used to determine about the offeror? - CORRECT ANSWER - Responsibility

Within how many days after the date of contract award to the successful offeror must the government notify offerors whose proposals were included in the competitive range but not selected for award? - CORRECT ANSWER -3

Which items cannot be discussed in a post-award debriefing? - CORRECT ANSWER -- Names of individuals providing reference information about an offeror's past performance

-Trade secrets

How many days do offerors have to request a post-award debriefing? - CORRECT

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What must a notification of award issued to unsuccessful offerors include? - CORRECT ANSWER-Number of proposals received

What can be protested? - CORRECT ANSWER --Award decision

-Solicitation terms

What is the time limit to file a protest with the Court of Federal Claims? - CORRECT ANSWER-There is no time limit

Through which venues may a firm protest an award decision? - CORRECT ANSWER -- Agency

-Federal Court of Claims

-Government Accountability Office (GAO)

In order for a firm to protest the terms of a solicitation, when must they do so? - CORRECT ANSWER -After the solicitation is issued but before proposals are received

Which of the following statements is true regarding the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection approach? - CORRECT ANSWER -All non-price factors are evaluated on a pass/fail basis

The most successful scoring or rating methods for tradeoffs: - CORRECT ANSWER -

Allow maximum flexibility in making tradeoffs among factors

If an offeror lacks relevant past performance history, how must evaluators rate the lack of information? - CORRECT ANSWER -Neither favorable or unfavorably based on past performance

Which statement is correct regarding negotiations? - CORRECT ANSWER-Negotiations are exchanges in a competitive or sole source environment between the government and offerors that are undertaken with the intent of allowing the offeror to revise its offer.

What is the ultimate objective of negotiations? - CORRECT ANSWER -To obtain the best value for the government

What statement is true regarding negotiation styles? - CORRECT ANSWER -Interest- based negotiation is preferred style and involves obtaining a win/win outcome for both parties.

Communications are exchanges of information with offerors prior to establishment of the competitive range. What are communications used for? - CORRECT ANSWER -To

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