This form must be complete for new acquisitions greater than $10K, and might require SBA approval.
What is the DD 2579?
This is the party that signs a unilateral modification
Who is the PCO
This is the FAR part that covers Indefinite-Delivery Contracts
What is FAR 16.5
These individuals are responsible for ensuring performance of all necessary actions for effective contracting, ensuring compliance with the terms of the contract, and safeguarding the interests of the United States in its contractual relationships.
Who are Contracting Officers
A continuous process of collecting and analyzing information about capabilities within the market to satisfy agency needs. Around what part of the FAR do you find that?
What is Market Research [FAR Part 10]
This code classifies “the principal purpose” of a procurement and determines whether a business in that industry is “small” or not.
What is the NAICS code?
This is a change to a contract that is an "out of scope" change
what is a Cardinal Change
This is the threshold in which FO must be provided to all holders
What is 10K
Has limited delegated authority, appointed (in writing) by the CO to assist in the technical monitoring of service contracts.
Who is the Contracting Officers Representative (CORs).?
This is the Competitions Advocate at Hanscom
Who is Mr. Joe Buzzell
This is the process of combining two or more efforts as a small business set aside.
What is consolidating
This is required when an "out of scope" change is contemplated to be made to a contract
what is a Justification & Approval (J&A)
This is the protest threshold when placing an order off GSA vehicle
This is the protest level when placing an order off a DOD vehicle
What is $10M
What is $25M
When Government personnel lacking contractual authority enters into an agreement it is called an ___________ ; However, the Government may, at its discretion adopt an unauthorized act as if it were authorized and this is called _____________.
What is unauthorized commitment and a ratification?
This is when the Gov receives benefit every time work performed and Gov receives benefit at the end of work
What is a Severable and Non Severable Service
Most small business programs focus on WHO owns the business, but this program is more interested in WHERE a business is located.
What is the HUBZone program?
This allows the contracting officer to make changes to a contract
What is modification authority
These are the exceptions to FO (povide 3 out of 6)
1. Unacceptable delays
2. Only one awardee is capable of providing
3. logical follow-on
4. satisfy a minimum guarantee
5. SB set aside
6. Authorized by Statue
An example of this type of authority is when an Agent lacks actual authority but allows 3rd party to reasonably believe the agent has authority.
What is Apparent Authority
Who approves this >$2M D&F which is required when combining multiple contracts into one (Consolidation D&F).
Ms. Morris
This program was created in 1974 to help minority & other small disadvantaged business to grow through a program of federal contracting preferences and set-asides. Also these acquisitions when over the SAT, the PCO shall consider this type of set-aside BEFORE considering a small business set-aside. These can be done competitively or non competitively denpending on the value of the effort.
What is the 8(a) program?
This is the percent of change of the total dollar value that makes the contract change out of scope
There is no value
This is the FO exception issued on a sole-source basis in the interest of economy and efficiency but requires that all awardees were given a fair opportunity to be considered on the original order?
What is logical follow-on
The AFLCMC/PK/PZ - _______ and _______ are authorized to exercise clearance approval authority at the same level as the SCO.
Hanscom OL Deputy Director of Contracting and Technical Director
What is Ms. Foster’s (Division Chief/2 Levels Below the SCO) Clearance Approval Threshold?
What is $75M-$200M