Select Source Flashcards
(20 cards)
Requests for Proposals (RFPs) are used to
a. Collect market research
b. Identify interested parties
c. Solicit proposals
d. Locate commercial items
c. Solicit proposals
In the Uniform Contract Format (UCF), information on inspection is found in
a. Section B
b. Section C
c. Section D
d. Section E
d. Section E
In the UCF, information regarding a company’s size status is found in
a. Section K
b. Section J
c. Section I
d. Section H
a. Section K
Who is responsible for making the best value decision?
a. PCO
b. SSA
c. SSAC
d. SSEB
b. SSA
Who serves as the primary business advisor for a source slection?
a. SSA
b. SSAC
c. PCO
d. SSEB
c. PCO
Which two evaluation factors shall be evaluated in every source selection?
a. Past performance and small business
b. Small business and technical capability
c. Price or cost and past performance
d. Price or cost and quality
d. Price or cost and quality
Where in the solicitation would a contractor find information about the source selection method and evaluation factors?
a. Section C
b. Section L
c. Section A
d. Section M
d. Section M
When should SSEB evaluators be provided with instructions?
a. Before receipt of offerors’ proposals
b. Only if the evaluation system is highly complex
c. Only if they have never served as an evaluator before
d. When it is clear they are confused by the technical evaluation procedures
a. Before receipt of offerors’ proposals
The CO has received several proposals prior to the closing time specified in the solicitation. One offeror is hand-delivering its proposal and arrives five minutes after closing time. The offeror’s courier states he is late because he got lost on the way to the building. May the offeror’s proposal be considered? Why or why not?
a. It may be considered since it is only five minutes late
b. It may be considered since it arrived before contract award
c. It may be considered since the lateness was no fault of the offeror
d. It may not be considered since it arrived after the closing time specified in the solicitation
d. It may not be considered since it arrived after the closing time specified in the solicitation
If an offeror lacks relevant past performance history, how must evaluators rate the lack of information?
a. Not evaluate the offeror favorably or unfavorably on past performance
b. Put greater importance on technical evaluation factors
c. Recommend elimination from the competitive range
d. Request clarification from the offeror
a. Not evaluate the offeror favorably or unfavorably on past performance
Who is normally responsible for preparing an evaluation report that explains the basis for each offeror’s rating?
a. A representative of the requiring activity
b. The chairperson of the SSEB
c. The head of contracting activity (HCA)
d. The head of the contracting office
b. The chairperson of the SSEB
When evaluating final proposal revisions, what should evaluators do?
a. Only need to score them
b. Focus on the weaknesses and deficiencies identified in initial proposals
c. Evaluate only the offeror’s responses to issues raised during discussions
d. Evaluate them against the evaluation factors in the solicitation
d. Evaluate them against the evaluation factors in the solicitation
When using the tradeoff approach to source selection, award may be made based on what?
a. May be made to a higher-priced, technically inferior proposal
b. May be made to a higher-priced, technically superior proposal
c. May be based solely on cost
d. May be based solely on technical and business factors
b. May be made to a higher-priced, technically superior proposal
What must a notification of award issued to unsuccessful offerors include?
a. The overall ranking of offerors
b. A point-by-point comparison of proposals
c. The number of proposals received
d. A detailed explanation of the significant weaknesses and deficiencies identified in their proposal
c. The number of proposals received
In acquisitions under FAR part 15, when must cost or price be evaluated?
a. In every acquisition, regardless of type
b. Only when all technical/business factors are equal
c. Only when the request for proposal (RFP) specifically states cost or price will be a factor
d. Only when using the LPTA approach
a. In every acquisition, regardless of type
In all competitively negotiated procurements over the simplified acquisition threshold, FAR 15.304 requires which one of the following to be included as an evaluation factor (unless otherwise determined by the CO)?
a. A management approach
b. Key personnel
c. Past performance
d. Small business subcontracting
c. Past performance
What are the most successful scoring or rating methods for tradeoffs?
a. The most successful methods are quantitative in nature
b. The most successful methods utilize a combination of methods
c. The most successful methods can be used without the need of additional information
d. The most successful methods allow the maximum flexibility in making tradeoffs among factors
d. The most successful methods allow the maximum flexibility in making tradeoffs among factors
To be legally responsive, a bid must conform to which essential elements of the IFB?
a. Price
b. Quantity and quality
c. Delivery
d. All of the above
d. All of the above
What is true about all factors and significant subfactors that will affect contract award and their relative importance?
a. They must be stated in the solicitation
b. They must be changed to meet variations in each proposal
c. They must be developed as the evaluation proceeds
d. They must be established as each offer is evaluated
a. They must be stated in the solicitation
The CO has obtained information that a potential offeror does not have adequate financial resources to perform the contract or the ability to obtain them. What will this information be used to determine about the offeror?
a. Management rating
b. Technical rating
c. Cost or price rating
d. Responsibility
d. Responsibility
