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You have been requested to buy 100 hospital beds for a humanitarian effort in Pedonia. The beds need to be delivered within the next 30 days so they can be airlifted to Pedonia via military transport. Your research has indicated that: ...
CON 237/ Questions with Definitive Solutions/
2024-2025
You have been requested to buy 100 hospital beds for a humanitarian effort in Pedonia. The
beds need to be delivered within the next 30 days so they can be airlifted to Pedonia via military
transport. Your research has indicated that: - NIB/NISH does not supply beds. - Federal Prison
Industries can deliver the beds in 45 days. The price per bed is $250. - A-Med, Inc. can deliver
the beds in 15 days at a price of $225 per bed. - The Army hospital on post, which has been
closed, will have 150 suitable excess beds in 21 days. Based upon this information, you should: -
Answer: Obtain the beds from the Army hospital inventory.
Requirements that cannot be met by a required source of supplies or services and are expected
to ___________ are automatically reserved exclusively for small businesses. - Answer: Exceed
$3,500, but not exceed $150,000
You have a one-time requirement for construction of a sidewalk between two buildings. The
estimated cost is $10,000. What is the preferred method of purchase? - Answer: Purchase order
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, In order to use simplified acquisition procedures (SAP), the aggregate value of the acquisition
and all its options: - Answer: CANNOT exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, except for
certain commercial items.
6) You have a request to buy 30 units of commercially available machining equipment. Each unit
will cost approximately $300,000 - Answer: SAP cannot be used.
7) Which method of purchase is most appropriate for requirements exceeding the micro-
purchase threshold? - Answer: Electronic Commerce
8) The Director of Training for the installation has a request to purchase 25 televisions and 25
DVD recorders for the new training facility that will open next month. Each television will cost
approximately $525, and each DVD recorder about $300. - Answer: SAP can be used.
9) There is a requirement to purchase recreational equipment for base playgrounds. Market
research has determined that there is a large variety of play equipment available to the general
public from many manufacturers. This type of item is a: - Answer: Commercial item
10) What is the public announcement requirement for micro-purchases? - Answer: No formal
announcement is required.
11) Which of the following are acceptable techniques for conducting market research? -
Answer: All techniques listed are acceptable.
12) You have been requested to procure custodial services for your installation. Your market
research has indicated that: - A Nonprofit Agency Employing People Who Are Blind or Severely
Disabled can provide the custodial services for $95,000. - Federal Prison Industries can provide
the custodial services for $93,000. - R-Clean can provide the custodial services for $92,500 and
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