VA Contracting Exam

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FLG 307: Advanced Contracting for
Supply Chain Management
Exam
Version 5

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1. Which two policies govern contracting and procurement?
a. DFAR, Solicitation
b. FAR, VAAR
c. VAAR, Handbook 6500.6
d. SOW, BPA
2. During which phase do you conduct market research?
a. Acquisition Planning
b. Solicitation / Award
c. Contract Administration
d. None of the above
3. All of the following are members of the procurement team EXCEPT?
a. Requirements Owner
b. Contracting Officer
c. Technical Evaluation Team (TET)
d. Legal
4. What is the primary purpose of Finance on the Acquisition Team?
a. Ensure that funding is available
b. Look for discounts on products
c. Determines the final cost of the contract
d. All of the above
5. Which contract type provides the least amount of risk to the government?
a. Firm Fixed Price
b. Time and Materials
c. IDIQ
d. Cost Reimbursement
6. Who develops the Procurement Package?
a. CO
b. Finance
c. Requirements Owner
d. Legal
7. The market research documents require all of the following EXCEPT?
a. Statement of Need
b. Previous procurement
c. Solicitation
d. Conclusions and findings
8. Who is responsible to develop the SOW/PWS?
a. The vendor
b. Logistic Action Officer
c. Requirements Owner
d. Legal

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9. What are the elements of the Solicitation?
a. Project title
b. Purpose of the project
c. Scope and methodology
d. All of the above
10. Salient Characteristics are used to _____?
a. Identify the service required
b. Define item specifics
c. Establish delivery dates
d. Determine legalities
11. The _________ will issue the solicitation and receive proposals from the vendor community?
a. Contracting Officer
b. Requirements Owner
c. The OGC
d. Finance
12. All of the following are components of a solicitation EXCEPT?
a. Period of performance
b. Deliverable/delivery schedule
c. Contract terms and conditions
d. Independent Government Cost Estimate
13. What is the CO responsible for when managing the solicitation?
a. Communicate answers to questions from potential vendors
b. Issue solicitation amendments to all vendors
c. Safeguarding all bid/proposal information
d. All of the above
14. The technical evaluation consists of which of the following?
a. Examination of the technical aspects of each proposal against the evaluation factors in the
solicitation
b. Rating factors in accordance with the criteria stated in the SSP
c. Both examination of the technical aspects of each proposal against the evaluation
factors in the solicitation and rating factors in accordance with the criteria stated in the
SSP
d. Rating of the factors in accordance with the criteria stated in the SSP
15. Past Performance Evaluation includes which of the following?
a. Includes only fact-based past performance history from Government sources
b. Considers previous performance on projects of similar scope, size, value, and complexity
c. Lists any previous issues or complaints from the COR
d. All of the above
16. ______ is when the Contract Award process begins.

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a. The issuance of a contractual vehicle for the Government that is prepared and signed
by a CO
b. After past performance of a vendor has been reviewed by the Customer
c. Once public notification has been announced
d. All of the above
17. Source selection is used in the Solicitation / Award process as a ______:
a. Initial step of the evaluation process, which results in contract award
b. The process of examining merits of each proposal
c. Way to publically announce the selected contractor
d. None of the above
18. All of the following steps are included in Contract Administration phase EXCEPT:
a. Pre award meeting
b. Contract close out
c. Contract award
d. Monitoring contractor performance
19. The COR assists the CO with contract administration in which ways?
a. Oversight of contractor activities
b. Documentation of contractor communications
c. Credential / security processing
d. All of the above
20. The official contract file maintained by the CO includes which of the following documents?
a. Market Research
b. Technical Evaluation
c. Contractor’s proposal and associated documents
d. All of the above
21. What are the three phases in the procurement process?
a. Acquisition planning, solicitation/contract award, and contract administration
b. Procurement management, SOW, contract evaluation
c. Legal review, solicitation, fund obligation
d. None of the above
22. During which phase do you review bids/proposals?
a. Acquisition Planning
b. None of the choices
c. Solicitation / Award
d. Contract Administration
23. Whose responsibility is it to check if the vendor is registered in sam.gov?
a. Requirements Owner
b. COR

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c. Contracting Officer
d. Both Requirements Owner and COR
24. Who designates the COR?
a. Chief Medical Officer
b. Medical Center Director
c. Contracting Officer
d. Program Manager
25. What is a potential disadvantage of using a Cost Reimbursement contract?
a. Lacks a mechanism to control costs
b. If minimums are not met, government can be at risk
c. Less up front planning
d. All of the above
26. What is the purpose of Market Research?
a. Estimate budget
b. Identify potential sources
c. Assess the market climate
d. All of the above
27. What is the purpose of the IGCE?
a. Provide an unbiased estimate of the good(s)/service(s)
b. To provide government regulations
c. Verify if the vendor has a DUNS number
d. All of the above
28. What is the main difference between a SOW and PWS?
a. A PWS is performance based
b. Quality of salient characteristics
c. Dollar amount
d. All of the above
29. All of the following are potential consequences of a poorly written SOW, EXCEPT:
a. Limited or no solicitation response
b. Guarantees of on-time delivery
c. Wide range of bid responses
d. Difficulties with contract management
30. Identify all the steps found in the Solicitation/Award process:
a. Solicit Bids/Proposals
b. Evaluate
c. Award Process
d. All of the above

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31. Integrated Oversight Processes (IOP) is:
a. None of the answer choices
b. Used to conduct solicitation reviews
c. Building efficiency for the contract administration process
d. An oversight process that has been created to promote efficiency in how time and
resources are allocated
32. What happens once proposals are received from vendors?
a. The CO records the receipt of the proposals and ensures the general instructions were
followed
b. The CO evaluates the pricing portion of the proposals
c. The CO provides instructions as needed to the various evaluation teams
d. All of the above
33. Who conducts the technical evaluation?
a. The Technical Evaluation Team (TET)
b. The Customer
c. Contracting Officer
d. None of the above
34. Which of the following is NOT true about price evaluation?
a. Only the CO evaluates price
b. All price components are evaluated to determine if the offered price is fair and reasonable
c. The complexity and cost of an acquisition will determine if the life cycle cost is a
consideration
d. The Technical Evaluation Team (TET) evaluates pricing
35. From the following list identify those that are included the contract award documentation:
a. Contract Line Item (CLIN)
b. Statement of Work (SOW)
c. Delivery or performance schedule
d. All of the above
36. The COR will be responsible for maintaining following documents EXCEPT?
a. COR delegation letter
b. Award documents (signed contract and award letter)
c. Funding document
d. Vendor salary information
37. Who is responsible for contract modifications?
a. COR
b. CO
c. The vendor
d. OGC

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38. Contract award is dependent on which of the following variables?
a. Contract peer review approval
b. Local publicity
c. Community official inquiries
d. Financial sufficiency determination
39. During which phase do you write the requirements document?
a. Contract closeout
b. Acquisition Planning
c. Solicitation/Award
d. Contract Administration
40. During which phase do you monitor contractor performance?
a. Acquisition Planning
b. None of the choices
c. Solicitation / Award
d. Contract Administration
41. Which of the following actions does the CO complete?
a. Responds to the questions from the industry
b. Evaluates the price/cost of bid
c. Develops acquisition strategy
d. All of the above
42. What is the purpose of the OSDBU on the Acquisition Team?
a. Provides guidance on procurement strategies from socioeconomic perspectives
b. Ensures compliance with VA’s mandatory socioeconomic goals
c. Ensures that small businesses are treated fairly and have an opportunity to compete
d. All of the above
43. Who is responsible for conducting market research?
a. CO
b. ODSBU
c. Requirements Owner
e. Both CO and Requirements Owner
44. Who develops the IGCE?
a. The CO
b. Technical Evaluation Team (TET)
c. Requirements Owner
d. CMO

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45. All of the following are steps to document the requirements EXCEPT?
a. Identify and plan your requirement
b. Prepare outline
c. Write SOW, PWS, or Salient Characteristics
d. Ask vendor for input
46. When are Sole Source Justifications used?
a. Physician preference
b. Only one responsible source
c. To get the best price
d. None of the above
47. The following are types of solicitation forms:
a. Invitation for Bid (IFB)
b. Request for Proposal (RFP)
c. Request for Quote (RFQ)
d. All of the above
48. Less labor intensive oversight processes replace traditional technical reviews with which of the
following?
a. Peer reviews
b. Contract Review Teams (CRT)
c. Contract Review Boards (CRB)
d. All of the above
49. What are the evaluation factors during the Solicitation / Award phase?
a. Technical, Socioeconomic, Past Performance, Price
b. Technical, socioeconomic, past performance
c. Price
d. Technical only
50. Socioeconomic evaluation includes which of the following?
a. Factors that may be considered in accordance with the RFI
b. Program verification and the certification of small business prior to award by the CO
c. Only one responsible source
d. All of the above
51. Why are negotiations conducted?
a. Used to reach a mutually beneficial final agreement between a vendor and the
Government
b. To discuss details between the Requirements Owner and vendor
c. It’s an opportunity to provide explanation on past performance issues
d. All of the above

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52. Why must the Government conduct a compliance review before awarding a contract to the
selected vendor?
a. To make sure the vendor is technically and financially capable of performing the work at hand
b. To make sure the vendor is eligible according to applicable Government rules and regulations
c. Neither A or B
d. Both A and B
53. The purpose of the post award meeting is to:
a. Ensure that everyone is aware of the contract requirements and schedule
b. Introduce team members, identification of points of contact
c. To discuss contract performance
d. All of the above
54. The contract close out process is the responsibility of the CO and includes which of the
following?
a. Determination that contract requirements were met
b. Evaluation of COR performance
c. Obligates excess funds
d. None of the above
55. Once unsuccessful offerors are identified, they will be:
a. Notified in writing that they were not selected for the procurement
b. Given a prescribed amount of time to request further discussion (debrief) with the CO
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above