6C051A Pretest Vol 1-3
Pretest for 6C051A Volumes 1-3. Collection of UREs
- 1.(001) What act simplified the procurement of any item estimated at less than $100,000 and added the micro-purchase threshold of $2,500?
- A.
Federal Acquisition Streamling Act
- B.
Armed Services Procurement Act
- C.
Truth in Negotiations Act
- D.
Miller Act
- 2.(002) What agency’s objective is to provide aid and counseling to small businesses?
- A.
Small Business Administration
- B.
Department of Labor
- C.
General Services Administration
- D.
Committee for Purchase from the Blind
- 3.(003) When a government contract is ambiguous, interpretation is normally construed against the
- A.
Buyer
- B.
Contractor
- C.
Government
- D.
Contracting officer
- 4.(003) If a government official clarifies an ambiguous contract, the contractor is entitled to
- A.
Reject the contract
- B.
Perform at a price reduction
- C.
Rely on the clarification
- D.
Disagree with the clarification
- 5.(003) Which is a correct statement concerning sovereign power?
- A.
It is limited to the power expressly delegated to the United States by the Constitution.
- B.
It is limited to the power found under Article II, Section Eight of the Constitution.
- C.
It is limited to the power found under the Bill of Rights.
- D.
It is the supreme, absolute, and uncontrollable power by which any independent state is governed.
- 6.(003) The elements of the government’s dual capacity are
- A.
Contractor and sovereign
- B.
Proprietary and sovereign
- C.
Contractor and contracting officer (CO)
- D.
Proprietary and contracting officer (CO)
- 7.(003) As a general rule, what is the government’s status as a party to a contract? The government
- A.
Has a dual capacity––that of a party to the contract and as a sovereign.
- B.
Acts only as a sovereign.
- C.
Acts only as a party to the contract.
- D.
Has impunity to affect the rights of the contractor through all of its direct sovereign acts.
- 8.(003) On which type contract can the government be sued?
- A.
Negotiated and expressed
- B.
Implied-in-law, expressed, and negotiated
- C.
Negotiated and implied
- D.
Implied-in-fact and expressed
- 9.(003) The government cannot be sued on a claim brought on which type contract?
- A.
Express
- B.
Implied-in-fact
- C.
Implied-in-law
- D.
Bilateral
- 10.(003) State law is generally not applied in federal procurement cases since
- A.
Federal courts have no jurisdiction to decide matters of federal procurement.
- B.
State courts have no jurisdiction to decide matters of federal procurement.
- C.
Only administrative matters are heard in federal courts.
- D.
State law has no application in federal law.
- 11.(004) In the principal-agent relationship, which party acts on behalf of another party?
- A.
Principal.
- B.
Agent.
- C.
Third party.
- D.
Principal, agent and third party.
- 12.(004) Which party is the contractor?
- A.
Principal.
- B.
Agent.
- C.
Third party.
- D.
Agent and third party.
- 13.(005) What are the two categories of actual authority?
- A.
Implied and assumed.
- B.
Implied and apparent.
- C.
Express and implied.
- D.
Express and apparent.
- 14.(005) Express actual authority is created by
- A.
Explicit language in writing or orally from the principal to the agent.
- B.
Information that flows from the third-party to the agent.
- C.
Information that flows from the agent to the third-party.
- D.
The principal’s tolerance of the conduct of the agent.
- 15.(005) Which is characteristic of implied authority?
- A.
It is created by explicit language either in writing or orally.
- B.
Minor details are spelled out in oral or written authority.
- C.
It is defined in specific terms.
- D.
It is necessary or incidental to carrying out the express authority.
- 16.(006) When government personnel make a mistake, the US Supreme Court has stated that rather than adopt a rule that might injure the public, it is better
- A.
For an individual to occasionally suffer from the mistakes.
- B.
The government should suffer from their mistakes.
- C.
The individual and the government share the suffering from the mistakes.
- D.
Neither party should suffer from the mistakes.
- 17.(006) Who is responsible for ascertaining whether government agents are acting within the bounds of their authority?
- A.
The agent.
- B.
The government.
- C.
The contractor.
- D.
The contracting officer (CO).
- 18.(007) Estoppel means to restrain
- A.
A person from doing what they are legally entitled to do.
- B.
A contractor from filing a claim based on apparent authority.
- C.
A person to prevent him from contradicting his own previous assertion.
- D.
The government from acting as an agent for the contractor.
- 19.(008) When selecting contracting officers (CO), what does the appointing authority consider?
- A.
Overall presence of authority.
- B.
Compatibility with existing members of the organization.
- C.
Complexity and dollar value of the acquisition.
- D.
Compatibility with the largest customers.
- 20.(008) A contracting officer (CO) appointment must be reviewed at least
- A.
Annually.
- B.
Every three years.
- C.
Every five years.
- D.
When requested by the appointing authority.
- 21.(008) Which statement is true concerning the contracting officer’s (CO) appointment or termination?
- A.
Termination of a contracting officer (CO) may be retroactive if in the best interest of the government.
- B.
In no event will the termination of a contracting officer (CO) be retroactive.
- C.
There is no authority to waive the qualification requirements for contracting officers (CO) as stated in the selection criteria.
- D.
Termination of a contracting officer (CO) appointment is made verbally unless the Certificate of Appointment contains a provision for automatic termination.
- 22.(009) What occurs when someone other than the contracting officer (CO) tries to make an agreement without the authority?
- A.
Ratification.
- B.
Unauthorized commitment.
- C.
Contract dispute.
- D.
Unpriced purchase order.
- 23.(009) What action may be taken for a nonratifiable commitment?
- A.
Process of claim under the Disputes Act.
- B.
Charge to the individual who committed the unauthorized commitment.
- C.
Request of a no-cost settlement from the contractor.
- D.
Resolution by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) claim procedures.
- 24.(010) For a contract to be enforceable, its terms must be clear enough to permit the
- A.
Courts to interpret the duties and obligations to be performed by either party.
- B.
Contractor to interpret the duties and obligations to be performed by either party.
- C.
Government to interpret the duties and obligations to be performed by either party.
- D.
Parties to interpret their own duties and obligations to be performed.
- 25.(011) When no time is stated, how long will an offer continue?
- A.
Until the expiration of a reasonable time.
- B.
Until acceptance takes place.
- C.
Indefinitely.
- D.
30 days.
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