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100

What are 2 places you can look for an answer before asking a buddy or teammate?

What is:

  • Confluence
  • LMAP/CAP
  • Savant
100

This technique uses multiple bids to compare and justify pricing.

What is Comparing Competitive Prices

100

What do you do if a vendor profile is showing Blocked for Space?

Confirm their self-cert is up to date and reach out to Sue to unblock

100

What does TAV stand for?

What is Total Anticipated Value   

100

When would a RF126 be required?

When  the supplier has made a representation other than “Does Not Provide” or has not represented at all in Exostar


200

Where can you go to find out what an acronym means?

What is Acromania

200

When is it appropriate to use a Price Warranty?

When you have attempted all other techniques with no success

200

$70K PO, $50K doa, who reviews?

What is the next DOA reviewer on the rotation spreadsheet

200
What does DOA stand for?

What is Delegation of Authority?

200

What is the F250 or NAJ and when is it required?

It is the Non-Competitive Acquisition Justification form and is required for non-competitive procurements over threshold.

300

This tool helps locate buy history of same or similar products or vendor information.

What is 

Parts Visibility or Business Intelligence

300

This technique utilizes pricing from the market to justify pricing.

What is Comparing Established Market Prices

300

UPDATE

What is 1000- PRs

300

What does NAJ stand for?
 

What is Noncompetitive Acquisition Justification  


300

When is an NDA required and what tool helps you create one?

When there is LMPI and the PTAR tool!

400

You receive a drawing labeled LMPI. What is required prior to sharing this information with the vendor?

What is an NDA

400

This technique uses an estimate from a 3rd party or LM expert to justify pricing.

What is Comparing Prices with Independent Estimates

400

What is the minimum a final milestone payment must be?

What is 10% of contract value

400

What does LMAP stand for?

What is Lockheed Martin Acquisition Procedures  

400

What is an F510? 

What is an Abstract of Offers

500

What is SPD00245?

What is the space specific procurement guidance

500

What is the requirement for using buy history to justify pricing?

The historical PO must be justified by another technique (not BH or PW), must be within the last 5 years and must have a formal price analysis 

500

$2.3M LMAP PO, who reviews?

What is: Peer, Manager, Sr. Manager and Compliance


500

What does CIRB stand for?

What is Commercial Item Review Board

500

What threshold is the F260 required?

When anticipated award value will be equal to or greater than $500K for domestic procurements and $100K for international procurements.

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