6c051 CDC Volume 1 Final Exam
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- 1.A CO appointment must be reviewed at least...
- A.
Annually
- B.
Every two years
- C.
Every five years
- D.
When requested by the appointing authority
- 2.A government action may be protest by...
- A.
The next low bidder.
- B.
An interested party.
- C.
All responsible bidders.
- D.
The next low small business bidder.
- 3.An offeror's withdrawal of an offer before acceptance is called a...
- A.
Cancellation.
- B.
Termination.
- C.
Revocation.
- D.
Breach of contract.
- 4.As a general rule, a contract that violates a statute is...
- A.
Lawful if not challenged within 120 days.
- B.
Lawful only to the party who made the offer.
- C.
Unlawful and void and will not be enforced.
- D.
Unlawful but may be enforced under some situations.
- 5.Cases filed under the doctrine of estoppel are generally decided on the issue of...
- A.
Whether the government acted in the public's interest.
- B.
Whether the contractor acted reasonably and innocently.
- C.
Who would otherwise have had authority to release the information.
- D.
Whether the contractor would have otherwise benefited from the action.
- 6.Contractor Claims must be submitted to the CO for a decision within...
- A.
30 days after accrual of the claim.
- B.
180 days after accrual of the claim.
- C.
Two years after accrual of the claim.
- D.
Six years after accrual of the claim.
- 7.DFARS is updated...
- A.
Daily.
- B.
Monthly.
- C.
Quarterly.
- D.
Annually.
- 8.FAR is issued under the joint authority of the...
- A.
Administrator of General Services, the Secretary of Defense, and the administrator of the NASA.
- B.
Administrator of General Services, the National Security Council, and the Administrator of NASA.
- C.
Administrator of General Services, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense.
- D.
Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of NASA, and the National Security Council.
- 9.How long after the contracting officer's final decision does the contractor have to appeal to ASBCA?
- A.
90 days from the receipt of the contracting officer's decision.
- B.
180 days from the receipt of the contracting officer's decision.
- C.
Six months from the date of the contracting officer's decision.
- D.
12 months from the date of the contracting officer's decision.
- 10.How many days does an interested party have to protest after the basis of a protest is known, or should have been known?
- A.
No later than 10 days.
- B.
No later than 30 days.
- C.
Within one year.
- D.
Up to six years.
- 11.How many days does GAO have to issue its recommendation on a protest.
- A.
30
- B.
45
- C.
100
- D.
200
- 12.If the contracting officer decides the contractor should be compensated for a claim, when is the amount paid to the contractor?
- A.
With final contract payment.
- B.
With the next scheduled contract payment.
- C.
As soon as possible after resolution of any appeal.
- D.
As soon as possible without waiting for any appeal.
- 13.In determining the action to take in a specific case requiring a contract adjustment, the Comptroller General Decisions are referred to and used as..
- A.
The supplementing regulation.
- B.
The negotiating authority.
- C.
Rulings.
- D.
Precedents.
- 14.NAFs are generated through...
- A.
Appropriations Act.
- B.
Taxpayer dollars.
- C.
Enabling and Procedural Acts.
- D.
Morale, Welfare, and Recreational facilities.
- 15.O&M funds are categorized as what type of appropriation?
- A.
No-year.
- B.
Annual.
- C.
Continuing.
- D.
Multiple year.
- 16.Once an agency is notified by telephone that a protest has been filed, the agency (under most circumstances) has how many days to submit a complete report to GAO.
- A.
15
- B.
30
- C.
45
- D.
60
- 17.The aggregate of commercial advance payments cannot exceed what mount of the contract price?
- A.
10%
- B.
15%
- C.
20%
- D.
25%
- 18.The elements of equitable estoppel include all of the following except the...
- A.
Government knew or should have known the true facts.
- B.
Contractor did no know and should not have known the true facts.
- C.
Government intended that the contractor rely on the acts of the government.
- D.
Contractor did not reasonably and innocently rely on the acts of the government.
- 19.Two techniques of ADR are...
- A.
Mitigation and controversy hearings.
- B.
Mediation and controversy hearings.
- C.
Mitigation and arbitration.
- D.
Mediation and arbitration.
- 20.Under the clean hands doctrine, an individual may enforce an illegal contract when...
- A.
The agreement concerns minor crimes.
- B.
Only a portion of the contract was illegal.
- C.
The agreement was made to restrain trade.
- D.
The innocent party to the contract is in the class of persons for whom the law is designed to protect.
- 21.Upon learning of an appeal to ASBCA, the contracting officer must comply with Rule 4 of the ASBCA rules found in...
- A.
AFFARS Appendix AA.
- B.
DFARS Appendix A.
- C.
AFFARS Appendix CC.
- D.
AFFARS Appendix C.
- 22.What act is violated when an organization obligates more funds than are available?
- A.
Procurement Act.
- B.
Anti-Deficiency Act.
- C.
Misappropriations Act.
- D.
Continuing Appropriations Act.
- 23.What action may be taken for a nonratifiable commitment?
- A.
Process of claim under the Disputes Act.
- B.
Request of a no-cost settlement from the contractor.
- C.
Charge to the individual who committed the unauthorized commitment.
- D.
Resolution by the GAO claim procedures.
- 24.What action may the contractor take when a dispute cannot be resolved by mutual agreement o the contracting parties.
- A.
Submit a claim under the Default clause.
- B.
Submit a claim under the Disputes clause.
- C.
File a claim with the United States Court o Federal Appeals
- D.
File a claim with ASBCA
- 25.What agency's objective is to provide aid and counseling to small businesses?
- A.
Department of Labor
- B.
General Services Administration
- C.
Small Business Administration
- D.
Committee for Purchase from the Blind
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