The Procurement Description
Requirements Documentation
Alternative Procurement Methods
Contract Types
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100
The contractual right to partially or completely end a contract because of a contractor's actual or anticipate failure to perform obligations.
What is Termination for Default/Cause?
100
Is a form of solicitation used when SLAC isn’t sure about the exact supply or series that would best suit the requirement and is looking to the supplier to develop a plan on how to best fulfill the contracting needs
What is a Design Build?
100
Award made to only contractor who submitted bid or proposal less than $3,000
What is single bid award?
100
Places 100% of responsibility and risk on the contractor
What is Firm Fixed Price contract?
100
Canadian pop star, born in 1994, rose to fame after releasing his debut album “My World” in 2010. The record would eventually reach Triple Platinum status after selling over 3 million copies
Who is Justin Bieber?
200
The dollar threshold that the contracting officer must approve Buy American Exceptions
What is $500,000?
200
Procedures used to handle, resolve complaints from bidders
What are Written Protest Procedures?
200
Award made without competition to only contractor who can supply goods and services
What is sole source award?
200
Used when market or labor conditions are unstable over an extended production period
What is FFP with Economic Adjustment contract?
200
This Stanford University football player won the Heisman Trophy in 1970?
Who is Jim Plunkett?
300
If no other company is able to supply a product and that company is disbarred, this person(s) must approve the purchase
Who is the SCM Director and SLAC counsel?
300
The document used to specify type of modification and authority to a subcontract
What is an Amendment of Solicitation/Subcontract Modification form?
300
A sum withheld from progress payments (usually 10%) to a subcontractor, by prior agreement, for work completed
What is Retention/Retainage?
300
Contract award type made to contractor who charges single rate, including overhead and profit for labor, and bills materials at cost
What is a time and materials contract?
300
A singer in 1952 with a chart topper song called "Come Fly with Me" and his nickname was Old Blue Eyes
Who is Frank Sinatra
400
A written plan submitted by a contractor that describes goals and actions the contractor plans to take to use small and small disadvantaged businesses to the maximum practicable extent in performing the contract
What is the Small Business Subcontracting Plan?
400
Must be submitted with requisition and is used for baseline pricing
What are cost estimates?
400
DOE site office looks for this documentation as proof of market research
What is FedBizOps?
400
The primary purpose of this type of contract for R&D programs is to advance scientific and technical knowledge and apply that knowledge to the extent necessary to achieve agency and national goals
What is a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract?
400
In 2013, these two San Francisco Giants made history as the first starting pitcher and starting catcher to both hit a grand slam in a game
Who is Madison Bumgarner and Buster Posey?
500
A business entity that has the capability in all respects to fully perform the contract requirements and whose integrity and reliability will assure good faith performance. Factors considered include financial resources, equipment, and facilities
What is a Responsible Offeror?
500
A certification used to as a safeguard to preserve the integrity of the Source Evaluation Board (SEB) process.
What is a Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Acknowledgement form?
500
This Special Contracting Method allows for the expedited ordering of for select services and goods valued under $25K, and is a written instrument of understanding negotiated between SLAC and a subcontractor.
What is a Blanket Ordering Agreement?
500
Used when urgency requires immediate binding agreement so work can begin but time does not permit negation of a definitive contract.
What is a Letter Subcontract?
500
An alternative contract method to options that should be incorporated in the Procurement Description
What is Limitation of the University's obligation or funding escalation clause?
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