Procurement & Contract Administration Flashcards
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Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a municipality soliciting construction services should include accessibility requirements in:
Answer: The technical specifications and contract terms
ADA compliance requirements must be embedded in the technical specifications and contract terms so they are enforceable obligations on the contractor.
A 'notice to proceed' (NTP) in a construction contract PRIMARILY serves to:
Answer: Officially start the contract performance period and trigger schedule obligations
An NTP is the official communication that authorizes the contractor to begin work and starts the contractual performance period and completion deadlines.
Which of the following is a PROHIBITED practice under federal procurement conflict-of-interest rules?
Answer: A former employee advising a vendor on a solicitation the employee worked on within the past year
Former employees are generally prohibited from advising or assisting private parties on matters they participated in personally during their government service, under revolving-door rules.
Retainage in a public construction contract is BEST defined as:
Answer: A percentage of each progress payment withheld until substantial completion
Retainage is a portion (typically 5–10%) withheld from each progress payment as security that the contractor will satisfactorily complete all work.
A municipality receives an unsolicited proposal from a vendor offering a unique service. The BEST practice response is to:
Answer: Evaluate whether the service is needed, then conduct competitive procurement if feasible
Best practice requires determining genuine need first, then applying competitive procurement unless the proposal qualifies for a recognized sole-source exception.
The 'cure notice' provision in a public contract is used when:
Answer: The contractor is in default and given a formal opportunity to correct the deficiency
A cure notice formally notifies a contractor of a specific default and provides a set period — typically 10 days — to remedy the problem before termination.
When evaluating contractor past performance in a best-value procurement, a contracting officer should PRIMARILY consider:
Answer: References, prior contract outcomes, and quality of delivered work on similar projects
Past performance evaluation focuses on verifiable references and documented outcomes on comparable projects as predictors of future performance.