CORPORATE AGREEMENTS (BLANKET ORDERS)
SINGLE/SOLE SOURCE
Letter of Contracts
FOREIGN PROCUREMENTS
100

A long-term agreement for recurring purchases of the same item or class of items at a predetermined price

What is a Contract Agreement (blanket Order)?

100

What is the term for selecting a supplier without competitive bidding due to unique circumstances?

What is sole-source procurement?

100

What is the difference between a letter of contract and a formal contract?

What is a letter of contract is informal and temporary, while a formal contract is legally binding and comprehensive?

100

Which Department has the responsibility of ensuring compliance with Government, Contract, and MITRE Security Requirements

Who is the Security Department

200

What is the primary benefit of using blanket orders for recurring purchases?

What is reducing administrative effort and streamlining procurement

200

What is the difference between single-source and sole-source procurement?

What is single-source procurement occurs when only one offeror is available due to procurement circumstances.

while sole-source procurement only one supplier provides that product or service?

200

Why are Letter Contracts used in procurement?

What is for the  negotiation of a definitive contract cannot meet the procurement need in sufficient time.

200

At which threshold shall procurement staff ensure FAR 52.225-1 is flowed down to all applicable noncommercial procurements?

What is $10,000

300

An authorization transmitted to a Vendor/Subcontractor to ship items under a Blanket PO.

What is a Release against Contract Agreements

300

What is one risk associated with sole-source procurement?

What is supplier dependency or lack of competition?

300

Who is responsible for determining if the amount of time for negotiations would best require a letter contract?

Who is the Senior Procurement Manager?

300

Which FAR clause triggers the Buy America Act?

What is FAR 52.225-1

400

Responsible for the Negotiation and administration of the terms and conditions of Contract Agreements

Who is the Procurement Staff

400

A Specific source identified by sponsor/government.

What is a Sponsor/Government Procurement?

400

Name a minimum requirement for a letter contract

WHAT IS:

  • Agreement for immediate commencement of work by the vendor/subcontractor.
  • Extent and method of payment before definitization.
  • Maximum liability of MITRE under the LC.
  • Target date for definitization of the procurement.
  • Inclusion of agreed-upon parts of the Statement of Work (SOW), specifications, data requirements, and terms/conditions.


400

If a product does not meet the criteria required under the Buy America Act, who must procurement staff request a waiver from?

Who is the Cognizant Contracting Officer

 

500

Responsible for initiating a PR for requirements against an established Contract Agreement

Who is the requestor?

500

An Expedited action required to prevent serious injury or financial harm to the U.S. Government

What is an Emergency Procurement?

500

The minimum dollar value to enter into a letter contract 

What is $10,000 or greater

500

Components of an unknown origin should be treated as what?

What is Foreign?