Part of the FAR
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Case Law
Contract Types
I'm Questioning My Life Choices
100
This Part of the FAR covers the process for the Ratification of Unauthorized Commitments
What is FAR Part 1 (FAR 1.602-3 if anyone was feeling ambitious)?
100
True or False - Contractors who provide products or services to the government are, by regulation, considered members of the government's "Federal Acquisition Team"
What is True!?!? FAR 1.02(c) "The Acquisition Team consists of all participants in Government acquisition including not only representatives of the technical, supply, and procurement communities but also the customers they serve, and the contractors who provide the products and services."
100
GAO decision finding that the undo burden at the USDA of switching IT platforms from Microsoft to Google did not meet the threshold for a brand name justification.
What is Westwind Computer Products, Inc. B-420119?
100
A written preliminary contractual instrument that authorizes the contractor to begin immediately manufacturing supplies or performing services.
What is a letter contract? (FAR 16.603-1)
100
These are the types of contracts the Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act applies to
What are all applicable contract actions exceeding $10,000?
200
To determine if the laptop given to a DFC contractor to complete their work is government property, one would look to this Part of the FAR
What is FAR Part 45 - Government Property?
200
The courts have held that termination clauses and clauses implementing Buy America and TINA fall under the Christian Doctrine as clauses of such importance so as to be considered incorporated by law. These two other types of clauses are also considered applicable under the Doctine.
What are: Disputes clauses and changes and payments clauses?
200
July 2023 case promoting a pause in the 8(a) program and a reorganization of the programs eligibility process
What is Ultima Service Corp. v. U.S. Dept. of Agriculture?
200
A fixed contract type used when the government wishes to motivate the contractor and other incentives cannot be used.
What is Fixed-Price award fee contract? (FAR 16.404)
200
Dollar value in which a contract should run to completion versus being terminated for convenience.
What is $5,000? (FAR 49.101(c))
300
This Part of the FAR governs the (FAR-based) rules for DFC's personal services contractors.
What is FAR Part 37 - Service Contracting (FAR 37.104 Personal Services Contracts for the ambitious)?
300
These three government officials are personally responsible for compliance with the FAR.
Who are the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of GSA, and the Administrator of NASA?
FAR 1.202 provides that “Agency compliance with the FAR is the responsibility of the Secretary of Defense (for the military departments and defense agencies), the Administrator of General Services (for civilian agencies other than NASA), and the Administrator of NASA (for NASA activities).
300
Landmark 2022 COFC decision involving the Army, which laid out the details for a proper vs improper solicitation cancellation.
What is Seventh Dimension, LLC v United States?
300
Contract type for filling all actual purchase requirements from a contractor during a specified contract period, with delivery or performance scheduled by placing orders with the contractor.
What are requirements contracts? (FAR 16.503)
300
The FAR defines contracts as including bilateral instruments, awards and notices of awards, job orders, orders such as purchase orders, orders off basic ordering agreements, and these two other instruments
What are letter contracts and bilateral modifications?
400
These two FAR Parts outline the use of the GSA Federal Supply Schedules.
What are FAR Parts 8 - Federal Supply Schedules and FAR 38 - Federal Supply Schedule Contracting?
400
Name the two circumstances where performance or bond payments are either required or may be required
What are: 1) Contracting contracts exceeding $150K and 2) Service or Supply contracts exceeding the SAT when necessary to protect the government's interests (FAR 28.103-1, 28.105)?
400
2019 COFC decision that reversed a termination for default because the contractor's attempts to improve performance weren't exhausted and further defined the "no reasonable likelihood of improvement" criteria.
Alutilq Manufacturing Contractors, LLC v United States.
400
Technique that allows procurement teams to build flexibility solicitations to allow for future conversion of one contract type on the contract to another post-award.
What is "Enhanced contract type conversation"?
400
Time to give you all a treat! ... this FAR Subpart governs the payment of ice cream
What is FAR 32.9 Prompt Payment?
500
The FIVE unique FAR Parts (i.e. UNIQUE not applicable to every action like Parts 7, 10, 16, 17 (if options are included), or 19) to follow for a competitive, off-site, commercial open market IT services requirement estimated at $749K to build a new IT app for DFC.
What are: FAR Part 5 - Publicizing Contract Actions; FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services; FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures; FAR Part 37 - Service Contracting; FAR Part 39 - Acquisition of Information Technology?
500
This is the frequency in which statutory acquisition-related thresholds in the FAR are adjusted for inflation
What is every 5 years (FAR 1.109)?
500
Major 2020 COFC decision ruling that agencies must consider the small business "rule of two" before they can use in-house multiple award IDIQs to procuremes services.
What is Tolliver Grp., Inc. v. United States?
500
Acquisition type used in acquisitions where it's possible to negotiate a set price for an initial period, but not subsequent periods of performance.
What is fixed price, prospective price redetermination? FAR 16.205
500
In the case of a competitive, small business procurement where equally rated bids are received and price is equal, which category of small business is given highest priority for award?
What are small business concerns that are also located in labor surplus areas? (FAR 14.408-6)