FAR Part 12
The acquisition of ____________ is the purpose of FAR Part 12
What is Commericial Products and Services?
What is Non-Commercial Acquisitions?
FAR Part 10 covers __________
What is Market Research?
FAR Part 19 covers ____________
What is Small Business?
FAR Part 15 is Contracting by ____________
What is negotiation?
The procedures the Acquisition of Commercial Products and Services can be used for requirements up to $_______________
What is 9 million dollars?
________ is the solicitation posted for acquisitions using FAR Part 12 and Part 13 procedures
What is an RFQ (Request For Quote)
Agencies must describe their _______________.
What is legitimate needs?
A “set-aside for small business” is the limiting of an acquisition exclusively for participation by small business concerns. For contracts above the micro-purchase threshold, the contracting officer must set the contract aside for small business if there is a reasonable expectation of obtaining offers—
(1) _________________________________ and
(2) _______________________________
(Must Answer Both)
What is
(1) From two or more responsible small business concerns; and
(2) That are competitive in terms of fair market prices, quality, and delivery.
A __________________ is any part of an offer that does not conform to a material requirement of a RFP. A material requirement is one that affects price, quantity, quality, or delivery, or that the RFP requires to be met at the time of proposal submission.
What is a Deficiency?
To the maximum extent practicable, use _______ or __________ contract types for commercial products and services
What is Firm Fixed Price or Fixed Price with economic price adjustments?
The Government may _______, ______, or _____ purchase orders by written notice to the supplier at any time before acceptance of the order occurs
(One out of the 3 is full credit)
What is
1. Withdraw
2. Amend
3. Cancel
Agencies must conduct market research appropriate to the circumstances before—
1. ___________________________
2. ___________________________
3.____________________________
(1 out of 3 is full credit)
What is
(1) Developing new requirements documents;
(2) Soliciting offers for acquisitions with an estimated value over the simplified acquisition threshold; or
(3) Awarding a task or delivery order over the simplified acquisition threshold.
Contracting officers must, to the extent practicable, encourage _____________ by small business concerns in acquisitions. They can do this by publicizing solicitations and contract awards through the Governmentwide point of entry
What is maximum participation?
A ________ means a flaw in the proposal that increases the risk of unsuccessful contract performance.
What is a Weakness?
To the maximum extent praticable, allow a contractor under a commercial products acquisition to use ______________________ to inspect or test commercial products before the contractor presents the products to the Government for acceptance.
What is there existing quality assurance system?
Acquisitions of supplies or services that have an anticipated dollar value above the MPT, but at or below the SAT, must be ___________________________
What is set aside for small business concerns?
Agencies must procure commercial products and commercial services to the maximum extent practicable. Using the results of market research, agencies will determine, in the following order of priority, whether—
1. ____________________
2.____________________
3. ____________________
4.____________________
5. ___________________
(1 out of 5 is full credit)
What is
(1) A commercial product or commercial service on an existing governmentwide contract can meet the agency's requirements;
(2) The requirements could be modified so the agency could use an existing governmentwide contract;
(3) A commercial product or commercial service is available from another source;
(4) A commercial product or commercial service could be modified to meet the agency's requirements; or
(5) The requirement can only be satisfied by a nondevelopmental item.
It is the Government’s policy to provide _______________ opportunities in its acquisitions to small business and other small business socioeconomic categories
What is maximum practicable?
Contracting officers must avoid, to the maximum extent practicable, using the ________ source selection process in the case of a procurement that is predominantly for the acquisition of—
(i) Information technology services, cybersecurity services, systems engineering and technical assistance services, advanced electronic testing, audit or audit readiness services, health care services and records, telecommunications devices and services, or other knowledge-based professional services;
(ii) Personal protective equipment; or
(iii) Knowledge-based training or logistics services in contingency operations or other operations outside the United States.
What is LPTA?
When a termination for cause is appropriate, send the contractor a written notification regarding the termination. At a minimum, this notification must include
1. ______________________
2._______________________
3._______________________
4._______________________
(Answer one of the three items)
What is
1. A statement that the contract is terminated for cause
2. The reasons for the termination
3. Which remedies the Government intends to seek or give a date by which the Government will inform the contractor of the remedy; and
4. A statement that the notice constitutes a final decision of the contracting officer, and that the contractor has the right to appeal under the Disputes clause.
Agencies are encouraged to use additional innovative approaches and may leverage the other flexibilities identified in that section; however, if using blanket purchase agreements (BPAs), the maximum value of each individual purchase under a BPA ________________________
What is may not exceed the SAT?
When conducting market research, agencies must not ask potential sources to submit more than the _____________________ to make the determinations required in paragraph (f).
What is the minimum information necessary?
__________, ___________, ___________, __________, ___________, ___________ are some of the many different set asides that the Government may use. (Name 6 Types of Set Asides)
What is
1. HUBZone
2. SDVOSB
3. WOSB
4. Small Business
5. 8(a)
6. EDWOSB
_______________ may be used as a substitute for requesting portions of a written proposal information from offerors. Information on an offeror's capability, past performance, work plans or approaches, staffing resources, transition plans, or sample tasks can be suitable for oral presentations.
What is Oral presentations?