Question: Which of the following conditions is not one requiring the use of sealed bidding procedures?
Answer: it is necessary to conduct discussions with the responding offerors about their bids.
Question: Which of the following contract types are prohibited under FAR part 14 procedures?
Answer: Firm, Fixed-price
Question: Under FAR part 14, Contracting Officers may use the Simplified Contract Format in lieu of the Uniform Contract Format.
Answer: true
Question: If the IFB requires the bidder to submit bid samples and/or descriptive literature and the bidder does not furnish it, the contracting officer shall reject the bid.
Answer: True
Question: The contractor submits a bid electronically. Is this an acceptable method of bid submission?
Answer: Yes, if received prior to bid opening and specifically authorized in the IFB
Question: A bid is received in your contracting office one week prior to the bid opening date. What is the proper procedure for handling and safeguarding the bid?
Answer: Place it in a locked container with any other bids submitted in response to the IFB
Question: Which of the following items should NOT be included as information within the abstract of offers?
Answer: Evidence of collusion among bidders
Question:
Answer: Require the bidder to provide verification of the bid intended and then attach the verification to the original bid submitted. Reflect the correction in the award document(s)
Question: Two-step sealed bidding is a combination of competitive procedures designed to obtain the benefits of sealed bidding when adequate specifications are not available
Answer: true
Question:
Answer: Two-step sealed bidding, with the opportunity of discussions in step 1.