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100

The acronym OTA stands for this.

What is Other Transaction Authority?

100

The main function of this is to provide the status of a project in financial terms.

What is the Contract Status Report (CSR)?

100

This section of the CSR provides the forecast of contract execution.  Contractors must provide this when notifying the USG that 75% of funds will be spent in the next 60 days.

What is the estimate at completion?

100

This Act was passed in 1938 and establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, record keeping and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in federal, state and local governments.

What is the Fair Labor Standards Act?

100

This FAR part address the application of labor laws to government acquisitions.

What is FAR part 22?

200

The threshold that triggers the enhanced post-award debriefing rights for large procurements.

What is >$100M?

200

This is what WIP stands for.

What is Work In Progress?

200

This is the term for a percentage that cannot be invoiced until final rates are settled.

What is a withhold?

200

The Department of Labor issues these to show the rates each classification of laborer must be paid within specified geographical areas.

What are wage determinations?

200

Under the Davis-Bacon Act, contracts over this amount, to which the USG is party for the construction, alteration or repair of public buildings or public works shall contain a clause setting forth the minimum wage to be paid to various classes of laborers and mechanics employed under the contract.

What is $2,000?

300

These three countries will receive relief on the NID process in 2020.

What are the UK, Australia, and Canada?

300

This person is responsible for the accuracy of the CSR.

Who is the Financial Analyst?

300

These are our preferred payment terms in a contract.

What is/are net 30?

300

Employees whose jobs are governed by the Fair Labor Standards Act are considered either _______ or ________, depending upon whether or not they are entitled to overtime pay.

What is/are exempt and non-exempt?

300

This is the term for the local hourly wage, usual benefits and overtime paid to workers as required by the Davis-Bacon Act.

What is/are prevailing wages?

400

The new threshold for Certified Cost & Pricing Data effective 7/1/2018?

What is $2M?

400

This is the term for the movement of money going out of and coming into a business.

What is cash flow?

400

This section of the CSR summarizes the outstanding balances owed to the company.

What is/are debtors? (or accounts receivable)

400

This is the term for hours worked without additional compensation in excess of an average of 40 hours per week by direct charge employees who are exempt from the Fair labor Standards Act.

What is uncompensated overtime?

400

The Davis-Bacon Act was established in this year.

What is 1931?

500

You go here if you need to protest an OTA.

What is the Court of Federal Claims?

500

Our finance reps recommend negotiating FAR clause 52.216-8 out of contracts when possible because of the withhold requirements.  This is the name of the clause.

What is Fixed Fee?

500

Profit divided by price is the calculation for this.

What is return on sale?

500

This is a written, legal contract between an employer and a union and sets forth the terms of employment for the employees who are members of the union.

What is a collective bargaining agreement?

500

Executive Order Number _______ establishes a minimum paid sick leave for Federal Contractors, which would include employees working in connection with the Davis-Bacon Act.

What is 13706?