Defense Acquisition University CLC 222  (COR) Training Test Guide. Module 1-6. Q&A

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Defense Acquisition University CLC 222  (COR) Training Test Guide. Module 1-6. Q&A Module 1 1. Of the following lists, which one is not an accurate list of the documents required to be maintaine... d in a COR file? 1. COR Documentation for all types of contracts should be retained by whom and for how long? 2. The procuring contracting officer, administrative contracting officer, termination contracting officer, and the contracting officers representatives are key players in the acquisition process. From the following statements, choose the correct answer. 3. The contractor paid $85 for a federal employees dinner. Was an ethics law or regulation violated? If so, which one? 4. In your position as a COR, Conflict of Interest rules and regulations prohibit you from: 5. What is a Contracting Officer Representative? 6. A conflict of interest occurs when an employee participates, personally and substantially, in an official capacity on a particular matter and the employee knows that they or another person, such as a family member, will benefit from the employees actions. Module 2 1. When a COR is involved in the source selection evaluation board, what might his/her main roles be? (Select all that apply). 2. What contract type puts the full performance risk on the contractor? 3. The two techniques used to select a contractor within the best value continuum include: 4. The existing contract, including all options, is about to end. The customer likes the work of the incumbent contractor and has expressed a desire to have the new contract be awarded to that incumbent contractor. Which one of the following is ? 5. Cost reimbursement contracts are used when there is uncertainty in the outcome of the effort; the greatest risk is placed on the government. Select the correct answer from the following statement: 6. Who has the official responsibility for performing market research? 7. The elements of a purchase request include: 8. What are the three phases of the application life cycle? 9. When writing a SOW use the SMART principle which stands for? 10. Items to consider during the development of the IGE include: (select all that apply) 11. Using informal source selection; the contracting officer acts as the source election authority but must follow the criteria spelled out in the solicitation when selecting the contractor to receive the award. 12. A properly written statement of work will (select all that apply): 13. When preparing for a procurement that can only be purchased from a single source, the______ document is required. 14. The purpose of market research is to determine capabilities in the marketplace able to satisfy the governments needs. 15. What is a KEY role of the COR in Acquisition planning? 16. All of the following are elements of a purchase request EXCEPT: 17. What is an Independent Government Estimate? 18. What are the differences between contracting by negotiation and sealed bidding? Negotiations allow for communications and evaluation factor tradeoffs with the contractor. 19. Contracting methods available which streamline the contracting timeframe include: All of the answers are correct. Module 3 1. The COR may be asked to review the cost proposal and proposed Basis of Estimates (BOE) and to assist the KO in determining the reasonableness of the proposed amounts. 2. An option is the unilateral right of the government to extend or buy more than the amounts bought at the time of the award. 3. An unauthorized commitment is caused by the government personnel obligating the government without contract authority. 4. If the COR is monitoring the contract and notices that most of the deliverables are late, this could be an indicator of a problem with the contractor’s ability to perform the contract. 5. All of the following are examples of contract formats except? 6. Common causes of constructive change include: 7. A Bilateral Modification is used to ________________. 8. A separate Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) should be used for each item on a contract. 9. The COR should work with the Contracting Officer is the COR identifies a need to change the contract. Module 4 1. Only negative past performance data should be documented by the COR 2. The COR has the authority to authorize _________. 3. A COR will typically use a ______________ to document the inspection and acceptance of a supply or service. 4. When conducting assessment of contractor performance. The COR must consider: (Check all that apply) 5. After award of the contract, the post-award conference is a good place to ensure that the government and the contractor have a common understanding of the contractual requirements. 6. The inspection clause for ____________ contracts allows the contractor to charge the cost of rework to the government. 7. Acceptance means the act of an authorized representative of the government assuming ownership of supplies or approving services. Based on what you have learned about the responsibilities of the COR, choose a  statement from the following. 8. The Government Property policy at FAR 45.102 attempts to the governments risk when providing property to the contractor. Select the one statement about the policy on providing contractors government property that is false. 9. Past performance assessments may include input from the (select all that apply) 10. The COR reviews public vouchers (SF1034) under cost type contracts for ____________. 11. The government must notify the contractor when ___________. 12. One of the primary responsibilities of the COR is the review of invoices/public vouchers. Which of the following statements is  in regrading this duty. 13. Once the government Representative has executed final acceptance of any supplies or services there is no legal recourse for the government for non-conforming items. Module 5 1. The COR is responsible for the communication with the ___________. 2. The Contracting Officer’s Representative is responsible for safeguarding all proprietary data. 3. A critical way that formal communication differs from informal is that communication is building upon the parties and formal communication is non-binding. 4. When a contractor is in non-compliance with the contract or is performing poorly, the government should ___________. 5. When the contractor is delinquent on contract performance, the two types of delinquency notices sent by the Contracting Officer. Module 6 1. The Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan (QASP) provides the government inspection to ensure contractor quality. 2. An Earned Value Management system that is formally validated and accepted by the cognizant contracting officer is required on a cost or incentive contracts valued at or greater that______. 3. You are the COR and your contract for a critical barracks instruction project is three weeks behind schedule. Two hundred soldiers are due to arrive on the scheduled completion sate. If the barracks are not available, the soldiers will have no living quarters. What should the COR look for in the contract that protects the governments best interest, i.e. paying for the housing of the 200 soldiers. 4. The American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industries Alliance (ANSI/EIA) Established 36 management system guidelines that ensure and provide complete information needed to make a management decision. 5. The Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan identifies ALL work requiring surveillance and the method of surveillance. 6. The contractor is performing exceptionally, especially Sally. How do you as the COR recognize Sally’s accomplishments. 7. When “contracting out” government functions, it is the policy of the Government to utilize nonpersonal service contracts whenever possible. Personal services contracts are appropriate only in limited situations as prescribed by the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Choose the correct answer pertaining to service contracts from the following. 8. The American National Standards Institute/Electronic Industries Alliance (ANSI/EIA) Established ___________ management system guidelines that ensure and provide complete information needed to make a management decision. 9. The purpose of EVM systems (EVMS) criteria is to provide the contractor and the government project managers with accurate data to monitor execution of their program. 10. According to the Davis Bacon Act (DBA), contractor employees shall be paid no leess than th prevailing wage rates as determined by th Secretary of labor and__________. 11. Personnel Service contracts are authorized by the government when________. 12. The COR can use a variety of techniques for verifying performance, such as: 13. Which of the following items is correct based on the surveillance method and its related scenario? [Show More]

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