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Whotedevelopsteatesolicitation?te-tecorrectteanswers-Thetegovernment,teandtethetebuyer
Whotepreparesteanteoffer?te-tecorrectteanswers-Thetecontractor,teandtetheteseller
Duringtethetepostteawardtephasetewhiletethetecontractteistebeingteperformed,tewhotehasteresponsibilityteforteq
uality?te-tecorrectteanswers-Theteseller
Acquisitionte-tecorrectteanswers-
FARte2.101tetellsteusteAcquisitiontemeanstetheteacquiringtebytecontracttewithteappropriatedtefundsteoftesupplie
steorteserviceste(includingteconstruction)tebyteandtefortetheteuseteoftetheteFederalteGovernmenttethroughtepurc
haseteortelease,tewhethertethetesuppliesteorteservicestearetealreadyteinteexistenceteortemusttebetecreated,tedeve
loped,tedemonstrated,teandteevaluated.teAcquisitiontebeginsteattethetepointtewhenteagencyteneedsteareteesta
blishedteandteincludestethetedescriptionteofterequirementstetotesatisfyteagencyteneeds,tesolicitationteandtesele
ctionteoftesources,teawardteoftecontracts,tecontracttefinancing,tecontractteperformance,tecontractteadministra
tion,teandtethosetetechnicalteandtemanagementtefunctionstedirectlyterelatedtetotetheteprocessteoftefulfillingteag
encyteneedstebytecontract.
AcquisitionteTeamte-tecorrectteanswers-FARte1.102-
3tedescribestetheteAcquisitionteTeamteasteconsistingteofteallteparticipantsteinteGovernmentteacquisitionteinclud
ingtenotteonlyterepresentativesteoftethetetechnical,tesupply,teandteprocurementtecommunitiestebuttealsotethete
customerstetheyteserve,teandtethetecontractorstewhoteprovidetetheteproductsteandteservices.
TheteKO'steRoleteontetheteAcquisitionteTeamte-tecorrectteanswers-FARte1.102-
4(a)testatesteGovernmenttemembersteoftetheteAcquisitionteTeamtemusttebeteempoweredtetotemaketeacquisitio
ntedecisionstewithintetheirteareasteofteresponsibility,teincludingteselection,tenegotiation,teandteadministration
teoftecontractsteconsistenttewithtetheteGuidingtePrinciples.teInteparticular,tethetecontractingteofficertemusttehav
etetheteauthoritytetotethetemaximumteextenttepracticableteandteconsistenttewithtelaw,tetotedeterminetetheteap
plicationteofterules,teregulations,teandtepolicies,teonteatespecifictecontract.
KOteAppointmentste-tecorrectteanswers-FARte1.603-
2terequiresteappointingteofficials,tewhenteselectingtecontractingteofficers,tetoteconsidertethetecomplexityteandt
edollartevalueteoftetheteacquisitionstetotebeteassignedteandtethetecandidate'steexperience,tetraining,teeducatio
n,tebusinessteacumen,tejudgment,techaracter,teandtereputation.
Examplesteofteselectiontecriteriate-tecorrectteanswers--
ExperienceteinteGovernmenttecontractingteandteadministration,tecommercialtepurchasing,teorterelatedtefield
s.
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Educationteortespecialtetrainingteintebusinessteadministration,telaw,teaccounting,teengineering,teorterelatedtefi
elds.
Knowledgeteofteacquisitiontepoliciesteandteprocedures,teincludingtethisteandteotherteapplicableteregulations.
-Specializedteknowledgeteintetheteparticularteassignedtefieldteoftecontracting.
-Satisfactorytecompletionteofteacquisitiontetrainingtecourses.
DODteKOteRequirementste-tecorrectteanswers-DFARSte201.603-
2tetellsteustethatteinteordertetotequalifytetoteserveteasteatecontractingteofficertewithteauthoritytetoteawardteortead
ministertecontractsteforteamountsteabovetethetesimplifiedteacquisitiontethreshold,teatepersontemust:
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Havetecompletedtealltecontractingtecoursesterequiredteforteatecontractingteofficertetoteserveteintethetegradeteinte
whichtetheteemployeeteortememberteoftethetearmedteforcestewillteserve.
-Haveteatteleastte2teyearsteexperienceteinteatecontractingteposition.
-Havetereceivedteatebaccalaureatetedegreetefromteanteaccreditedteeducationalteinstitution.
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Meettesuchteadditionalterequirements,tebasedteontethetedollartevalueteandtecomplexityteoftethetecontractsteaw
ardedteorteadministeredteintetheteposition,teastemaytebeteestablishedtebytetheteSecretaryteofteDefense.
-DFARSte201.603-
2(2)tealsoteliststeseveralteexceptionsteandteamplificationstetotetheteabovetequalificationstefortecontractingteoffi
certeappointments.
FARte1.602-2te-tecorrectteanswers-
Contractingteofficersteareteresponsibleteforteensuringteperformanceteoftealltenecessaryteactionsteforteeffectivet
econtracting,teensuringtecompliancetewithtethetetermsteoftethetecontractte,teandtesafeguardingtetheteinterestste
oftetheteUnitedteStatesteinteitstecontractualterelationships.teInteordertetoteperformtetheseteresponsibilities,teco
ntractingteofficersteshouldtebeteallowedtewidetelatitudetetoteexercisetebusinesstejudgment.
FARte1.602-2(a)te-tecorrectteanswers-
ContractingteOfficerstemustteensuretesufficienttefundsteareteavailableteforteobligationteforteeachtecontractteacti
on.
FARte1.602-2(b)te-tecorrectteanswers-
statestethattecontractingteofficersteshallteensuretethattecontractorstereceiveteimpartial,tefair,teandteequitabletet
reatment.teThisteappliestetotealltetypesteoftecommunications,tewrittenteandteverbal.
FARte1.602-2(c)te-tecorrectteanswers-
Contractingteofficersteshallterequestteandteconsidertetheteadviceteoftespecialiststeinteaudit,telaw,teengineering,te
informationtesecurityte,tetransportation,teandteothertefields,teasteappropriate.
FARte1.602-2(d)te-tecorrectteanswers-
statestethattecontractingteofficersteshalltedesignateteCORsteintewritingteandtefurnishtecopiestetotethetecontracto
rteandtethetecontractteadministrationteoffice.
WhichtepartteoftetheteFARtegivestethetebestteguidancetefortepersonalteconflictteofteinterest?te-
tecorrectteanswers-FARtepartte3
WhichtepartteoftetheteFARtegivestethetebestteguidanceteforteorganizationalteconflictteofteinterest?te-
tecorrectteanswers-FARtepartte9
FARte1.102-4(e)te-tecorrectteanswers-
statestethattecontractingteofficerste"shouldtetaketetheteleadteinteencouragingtebusinessteprocessteinnovationste
andteensuringtethattebusinesstedecisionstearetesound."
FARte1.102-2(c)(2)te-tecorrectteanswers-
tellsteustethetecontractingtesystemtemusttefocusteonte"risktemanagement"terathertethante"riskteavoidance."teTh
etecosttetotethetetaxpayerteofteattemptingtetoteeliminateteallteriskteisteprohibitive.teThetecontractingtesystemtesh
ouldteallowtecontractingteprofessionalstetotetaketeindependentteactiontebasedteontetheirteprofessionaltejudg
ment.teAlongtethesetelines,tecontractingteprofessionalsteshouldteexercisetediscretion,teusetesoundtebusinesstej
udgment,teandtecomplytewithteapplicabletelawsteandteregulationsteintedealingtewithtecontractorsteandteprospe
ctivetecontractors.teAlltecontractorsteandteprospectivetecontractorsteshouldtebetetreatedtefairlyteandteimpartia
llytebutteneedtenottebetetreatedtethetesame.
FARte1.102-2(c)te-tecorrectteanswers-
Instructstethattethetebusinessteofteacquisitionteshouldtebeteconductedtewithteopenness.
FARte1.102-2(c)(1)te-tecorrectteanswers-
Goesteontetotesaytethattenotteonlytemusttethetesystemtehaveteintegrity,tebuttetheteactionsteofteeachtememberteoft
etheteteamtemusttereflectteintegrity,tefairness,teandteopenness.
