FAR Parts
This office is responsible for issuing and maintaining the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council)
Two (2) types of negotiated acquisition:
1) Sole Source
2) Competitive
Section I of the Uniform Contract Format contains:
A) Specific instructions for submitting proposals
B) A list of attachments and exhibits to the contract
C) Contract clauses that are incorporated by reference
D) Information about the contract’s performance and delivery schedules
The text of required contract clauses and solicitation provisions is found?
What are the three phases of contracting?
Pre-awqard, Award and Post-award
FAR Part 33 is titled?
Protest, Disputes and Appeals
How many days after the contract award should the KO provided written notifications to offerors whose proposal in competitive range
3 Days
True/False Section L provides the guidelines for the offeror's submission, including format and content requirements for proposals or bids.
True
When using a _______all evaluation factors and significant subfactors and their importance shall be clearly stated in the solicitation
Tradeoff process
What are the two (2) Authorities ?
Bonus: Define them
1) Actual Authority
2) Apparent Authority
WHAT FAR PART COVERS ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST?
FAR Part 9.5
Tradeoffs in the source selection process are permitted
A tradeoff process is appropriate when it may be in the best interest of the Government to consider award to other than the lowest priced offeror or other than the highest technically rated offeror.
Which of the following sections of the Uniform Contract Format (UCF) contains the basic information required for the contract, including the offeror's name and contract number?
Section A - Solicitation/Contract/Order Form
When should the contracting officer be the focal point of any exchange with potential offerors
What are the elements of a contract?
Mutual assent, consideration, competency, lawful purpose,
This type of contract is one that the prime contractor awards to another party to perform part of the work they agreed to do under the government contract.
Subcontracting
The process of examining and evaluating a proposed price without evaluating its separate cost elements and proposed profit is called
Price analysis
Section ________ of the Uniform Contract Format contains the terms and conditions applicable to the contract, including changes, disputes, and terminations.
I – Contract Clauses
Proposals must be submitted by 4:30 pm local time on the date of proposals if ?
No time is specified
Contract Principles fall into two categories. What are those categories?
1) General contracting concepts
2) Terms and conditions to address specific contract matters
Under FAR Part 18, this type of procurement authority allows agencies to bypass normal acquisition procedures during a declared national emergency, and it requires the contracting officer to document the justification and obtain appropriate approvals before award.
Urgent and compelling authority
This term, defined in FAR 15.404-1, refers to the process by which the government evaluates whether the proposed prices are fair and reasonable based on factors such as cost analysis, price analysis, and other relevant pricing data, and it must be distinguished from cost realism analysis."
Price Reasonableness determination
What types of information would you typically find in Section F of the Uniform Contract Format?
Section F contains the performance and delivery requirements of the contract, including the delivery schedule, performance milestones, and any provisions for late deliveries or extensions.
Under FAR 15.306(d), these are communications between the government and offerors after receipt of proposals that may lead to changes in the offeror’s proposal, but must not disclose the government’s evaluation or other offerors’ proposals
Discussions
What is 2.1.1 Competency in the develop solicitation domain?
2.1.1 Plan Solicitation