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CLC-222 Contracting 2025-2026 Questions And Correct Answers
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What is a Contracting Officer Representative? - Answer An appointed technical representative by the contracting officer via designation letter
The procuring Contracting Officer, Administrative Contracting Officer, Termination Contracting Officer, and the Contracting Officer's Representative are key players in the acquisition process. Choose the correct answer from the following statements: - Answer the Contracting Officer makes the appointment of the contracting officer's representative in writing
As an COR, Conflict of Interest rules and regulations prohibit you from: - Answer Working on a government matter that has an impact on your personal financial interests
The contractor provides a federal employee with tickets to watch a local production of a Broadway play. The value of the tickets is $20. Has an ethics law or regulation been violated? If so, which one? Answer No ethics law or regulation has been violated; however the appearance of impropriety might exist
When creating a SOW use the SMART principle which stands for: - Answer Specific, Measurable, Accountable, Reasonable, Time-Based
All of the following are elements of a Purchase Request EXCEPT________. -Answer COR nomination letter
Evaluation factors represent what? The purpose of evaluation factors is to represent the key areas of importance and emphasis to be considered in the source selection decision. Of the statements below only the following is correct: -Answer The offeror can be evaluated against the evaluation factors and compared to other offerors' proposals
What are the differences between contracting by negotiation and sealed bidding? - Answer Negotiation allow for communication and evaluation factor tradeoffs with the contractor
Elements of a Market Research report include: (Select all that apply) - Answer 1. Product or service characterized
What is an Independent Government Estimate (IGE)? - Answer An independent detailed assessment developed by a government team member.
A Statement Of Work should contain the following: - Solution The work to be performed, location of work, period of performance, deliverable schedule, any special requirements
Acquisition Planning's principal purpose is to ensure that the government meets its needs in the most effective, economical and timely manner while emphasizing competition and promoting the use of commercial items. - Solution True
Some of the roles that COR plays in source selection and contract award include: IPT member, SSEB technical evaluator, and Technical Expert or Representative. - Answer True
The best value continuum techniques for selecting contractors are: - Answer Lowest price technically available and trade off process
Who is responsible officially for performing market research? - Answer COR/functional office
Items to consider when developing the IGE include: (select all that apply) - Answer 1. An estimate that agrees with document market research
When the COR and the contractor disagree on the interpretation of a specification in the contract, the COR should instruct the contractor to perform according to the interpretation of the COR. -Answer is False
Following the award of the contract, during the post-award conference is a good place to make certain the government and the contractor have a common understanding of the requirements of the contract. -Answer is True
Past performance evaluations include remarks from the __________. - Answer All of the above are correct
The inspection clause for ____________contracts allows the contractor to charge the cost of rework back to the government. - Answer Cost Reimbursement
The role of the Contracting Officer's Representative in inspection is to determine whether the supplies and services delivered are in conformance with what the government purchased and will be accepted. - Answer True
COR can formally accept supplies and services on behalf of the Government. - True
The Contractor Performance Assessment Record System only captures past performance input from the government. - False
Prompt Payment Under this clause, the contractor is entitled to payment, unless prohibited by the contract, for accepted partial deliveries of supplies or partial performance of services that conform to all applicable contract requirements and for which prices can be calculated from the contract terms. - True
Disposition of Government property shall be performed in conformance with __. - All of the Above
The Government's policy is for contractors to provide all of their own general purpose equipment. However, on a base or installation or in a contingency contracting
environment, equipment may be accountable under the contract as Government Property. - True
The Contracting Officer's Representative does have authority to approve overtime requests from the contractor. - False
A COR will typically use a ____________ to document the inspection and acceptance of a supply or service. - Answer DD250 or Wide area workflow
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. - Answer False
One of the major roles of the COR is the review of the invoices/public vouchers. Which of the following statements is correct about this role? - Answer Invoices accrue interest if they are not paid by the due date established in the prompt payment clause
The government has ________ from receipt of an invoice to notify the contractor if it is improper. - Answer Seven Days
If the invoice does not meet contract requirements, the invoice shall be returned to the contractor within seven days. - True
An example of a government obligation in the performance of the contract is _______. - Answer Payment to the contractor for the supplies and services delivered
COR can approve the following. - Answer Travel expenses to specific travel specified in contract using Joint Travel Regulation Rates
If the contractor provides a non-conforming item or service, the __________ can accept the deliverable. - Answer Contracting Officer
A critical way that formal communication differs from informal is that formal communication is binding upon the parties and informal communication is non-binding. - True
If a contractor is delinquent on a portion of a contract, and that portion is clearly severable from the continuing portion of the contract, the Contracting Officer may terminate the deficient portion of the contract using a Partial Termination. -True
In treatment cases, the Contracting Officer's Representative oversight and documented records are essential in terms of course of action the government will take. The COR provides: - Reply Documenting
Monitoring
Communicating
A Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan QASP is __________? - Reply The government plan for providing oversight of the contractor quality assurance, it defines the methods.
When "contracting out" governmental functions, it is the policy of the Government to make maximum use of non-personal service contracts. Personal services contracts are appropriate only in limited situations prescribed by the Federal Acquisition Regulations. Identify the appropriate answer about service contracts from among the following: - Answer Under a personal services contract, the contractor's personnel are subject to the supervision.
The Earned Value Management system was created to provide the contractor and government project managers with valid data to track the implementation of their respective programs. - Answer True
Which of the following are some of the standards for the ANSI/EIA 32 management system? - (Select all that apply) - Answer Managerial analysis
scheduling
Organizing
What is a right of a Contracting Officer in construction? - The Contracting Officer may suspend work for a "reasonable" period of time.
For which of the following reasons would a COR want to maintain adequate records? - Select all that apply
Information security makes sure sensitive proprietary information is only disclosed or discussed to people with a need to know. - True
Some factors to be used when choosing the most appropriate method of quality assurance surveillance for a service contract include the following: Response Risk, Cost, and Complexit
The contractor is doing a super job, especially Sally. As the COR, how would you recognize Sally's achievement? - Response Meet with the contracting officer and advise them to send a letter to the contractor.
Earned Value Management is __________. - Answer A widely accepted industry best practice for project management used across the Department of Defense, the federal government and the.
Your organization has purchased a diesel generator that is supposed to supply backup power. You performed an extensive visual examination and ran the unit through a series of tests. Two days later you fire up the generator and it destroys the engine due to defective interior cylinder walls. This is an example of a: - Answer Latent Defect
The Contracting Officer's Representative is responsible for protecting all proprietary data. - Answer True
Warning signs of problems with contractors, such as an inability to meet deadlines for performance, should surface through the Contracting Officer's Representative's normal monitoring activities. - True
Market research studies the capabilities in the marketplace that are able to satisfy the need of the government. -Answer True
Acquisition Planning begins when the agency's need is identified. Which of the following is TRUE regarding requirements development and documentation? -Answer The requirements document should use market research and promote full and open competition as much as possible.
Major sub-categories of funding include: -Answer All the above answers are correct
An ACRN is: All of the above are correct
The COR must understand the contract and how it is organized primarily for the purpose of understanding all the requirements and deliverables within the contract. This enables the COR to track contractor performance and ensure that the contractor complies with the contract as written. -True
The COR has identified in the contract a change that will add to the cost. What steps must happen for the Contracting Officer to take in modifying the contract? -Answer Identify change to the contract, complete a technical evaluation of the contractor's proposal, develop the estimated cost
Contracting Officer's Representatives do not have authority to modify the contract; however, they are very important to the process as they are depended upon to notify the Contracting Officer of needed contract changes and reviewing proposals. - Answer True
In negotiations for a proposed change to the contract, the COR may be asked to: - Answer All correct
John is the COR for a services contract. John has obligated an unauthorized commitment by directing the contractor to perform services that are outside the scope
of the contract. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A contracting officer may ratify an unauthorized commitment if the government received a benefit.
An option is the unilateral right of the government to extend or buy more than the amounts bought at the time of award. - Answer True
The COR shall use formal communications only when dealing with a contractor. - Answer false
The COR shall exercise care in providing technical direction to _______. - Answer Clarify the intent of the requirements without impacting cost