ASO Federal Acquisition Regulations 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Under FAR, which acquisition method is used when only one contractor can meet the government's requirements?
- Sealed bidding
- Competitive negotiation
- Sole-source acquisition (Correct answer)
- Indefinite-delivery contract
Correct answer: Sole-source acquisition
A sole-source acquisition is used when only one responsible source can satisfy agency requirements, making competition impractical.
Question 2: What is the primary purpose of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) as it applies to security service contracts?
- To set guard wage rates
- To standardize federal procurement of goods and services including security (Correct answer)
- To license private security companies
- To regulate state-level security contracts
Correct answer: To standardize federal procurement of goods and services including security
FAR standardizes the acquisition process across federal agencies, including the procurement of security and guard services.
Question 3: A contracting officer issues a modification to a security services contract increasing the guard hours. Under FAR, this change is documented using which form?
- SF 1449
- DD 250
- SF 30 (Correct answer)
- DD 1155
Correct answer: SF 30
SF 30 (Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract) is the standard form used to modify existing federal contracts.
Question 4: Under FAR Part 22, what labor law most directly affects wages paid to security officers on federal service contracts?
- Fair Labor Standards Act
- Service Contract Labor Standards (McNamara-O'Hara Act) (Correct answer)
- Davis-Bacon Act
- Occupational Safety Act
Correct answer: Service Contract Labor Standards (McNamara-O'Hara Act)
The Service Contract Labor Standards (formerly Service Contract Act) sets prevailing wage and fringe benefit requirements for service workers on federal contracts.
Question 5: When a federal agency requires armed security officers and issues an Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract, what must each task order specify?
- The contractor's profit margin
- The minimum and maximum quantities ordered
- The scope, period of performance, and price for that order (Correct answer)
- Only the number of guards needed
Correct answer: The scope, period of performance, and price for that order
Each task order under an IDIQ contract must define the specific work scope, performance period, and applicable price.
Question 6: Under FAR, a contractor's written plan describing how it will achieve small business subcontracting goals is called a:
- Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan
- Subcontracting Plan (Correct answer)
- Contractor Manpower Report
- Performance Work Statement
Correct answer: Subcontracting Plan
FAR Part 19 requires large business contractors to submit a Subcontracting Plan outlining goals and methods for using small business subcontractors.
Question 7: Which FAR clause requires security service contractors to disclose potential organizational conflicts of interest before contract award?
- FAR 52.203-13 (Correct answer)
- FAR 52.209-6
- FAR 52.215-2
- FAR 52.222-41
Correct answer: FAR 52.203-13
FAR 52.203-13 (Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct) requires disclosure of violations and conflicts, supporting organizational conflict of interest rules.
ASO Federal Acquisition Regulations 2
Under FAR, which acquisition method is used when only one contractor can meet the government's requirements?