ocs contract support Flashcards

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1. What term represents the process of planning for and obtaining supplies, services, and construction from commercial sources in support of contingency operations?
2. What is the overarching publication that governs contracting actions in the US Government, to include OCS-related contracting?
3. Who is responsible for requirements?
4. What are the three types of contract support?
5. What type of contract support utilizes local or host nation commercial sources?
6. Who has oversight responsibility over theater support contracts?
7. Who has oversight responsibility over system support contracts?
8. What are the three areas of Operational Contract Support?
9. What type of contract support is LOGCAP?
10. When do you use LOGCAP?
11. Who publishes Annex W?
12. Who is overall responsible for Annex W?
13. Who assists in writing Annex W?
14. Who is responsible for approving and prioritizing designated high-value or high-visibility requirements?
15. What are the three types of authority?
16. Who is the only legally recognized position that can bind the Government with actual authority?
17. What term represents the legal relationship that exists between two contracting parties?
18. What document establishes the legal authority for an individual to obligate the Government?
19. What is the term for a non-binding agreement between a non-warranted Government representative and a commercial activity?
20. Which portion of the FAR outlines examples of inherently governmental functions?
21. What are inherently governmental functions?
22. In which part of the FAR can you find market research?
23. Which part of the FAR discusses competition, including the justification and approval (J&A)?
24. Which part of the FAR discusses services?
25. Which part of the FAR discusses contract administration?
26. Which part of the FAR discusses Government property?
27. Which part of the FAR discusses quality assurance?
28. Which part of the FAR discusses clauses?
29. Which part of the FAR covers contracting by negotiation?
30. Which part of the FAR covers types of contracts?
31. Which part of the FAR covers contract modifications?
32. Which part of the FAR covers termination of contracts?
33. Which section of the contract contains the PWS?
34. Which part of the contract contains the level of effort?
35. What kind of acquisition method must be used for service contracts to the maximum extent practicable?
36. Which service contracts are not required to have performance-based language?
37. What are the three things that performance standards must be?
38. What are the three parts of a Performance Requirements Summary (PRS)?
39. What document details all the work requiring surveillance and the contract quality requirements, and is built from the Performance Work Statement and the Performance Requirements Summary?
40. What document is used to justify a request to get support from a specific commercial vendor?
41. Who is responsible for producing the Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE)?
42. What are the elements of an IGCE?
43. Which cost factor includes management, financial or other expenses incurred for the overall operation of a business, and is sometimes referred to as home office expense?
44. What are the three requirements that must be met for costs to be applied?
45. What is a PR&C?
46. What document is used as a receipt for equipment?
47. What is the difference between a CLIN and a SLIN?
48. What is the term for the individual designated in writing by the contracting officer to monitor contractor performance?
49. Who is authorized to appoint a COR?
50. Who is authorized to nominate a COR?
51. Where are a COR's duties and responsibilities outlined for reference?
52. What term describes anything of monetary value, whether a tangible item or a service, and includes gratuities, favors, discounts, entertainment, hospitality, loans, forbearance, transportation, lodging, and meals?
53. Are modest refreshments such as coffee and donuts, greeting cards, plaques and certificates, and prizes from a contest open to the public considered gifts?
54. Describe the exceptions under which a Government employee might accept a gift from a contractor.
55. What term is used to describe a quid pro quo action, or a promise of a reward or consideration?
56. What are the four elements of the Contractor Management Plan?
57. What are the three ways to deploy contractors?
58. What document represents travel orders for a contractor?
59. What does SPOT stand for, and what is it used for?
60. Under what jurisdictions may deployed contractor personnel fall?
61. Who should suspected trafficking in persons (TIP) be reported to?
62. When would you use Government Furnished Property?
63. When is Government Furnished Property listed in the contract?
64. What are the three legislative controls over funds?
65. What is the difference between a commitment and an obligation?
66. What term refers to the individual who provides the commander the ability to quickly and directly make local over-the-counter purchases to support the mission?
67. What is the theater Field Ordering Officer dollar threshold?
68. The Field Ordering Officer is under the supervision of what organization?
69. What is not allowed for 'known' requirements?
70. Which contract selection process has the contracting officer select a contractor based on past performance and technical expertise rather than lowest cost?
71. What are the two reasons a contract may be terminated?
72. What is a personal services contract under FAR 37.104?
73. What is the difference between a protest and a dispute?
74. What is the primary role of the LOGCAP Support Officer?
75. Who initiates contract renewal?

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