COR Source Selection & Evaluation 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which FAR part governs the source selection process for competitive negotiated acquisitions?
- FAR Part 12
- FAR Part 13
- FAR Part 15 (Correct answer)
- FAR Part 16
Correct answer: FAR Part 15
FAR Part 15 governs contracting by negotiation, including the source selection process for competitive negotiated acquisitions.
Question 2: What is the primary role of a COR during the source selection process?
- Chair the Source Selection Evaluation Board
- Serve as a technical advisor and evaluator when designated (Correct answer)
- Sign the Source Selection Decision Document
- Negotiate contract terms with offerors
Correct answer: Serve as a technical advisor and evaluator when designated
The COR's primary role during source selection is to serve as a technical advisor and evaluator when designated by the contracting officer.
Question 3: In a best value tradeoff source selection, an offeror with a higher technical rating but higher price may be selected because:
- Price is always secondary to technical merit
- The government can pay any price for quality
- The added value of superior technical capability justifies the additional cost (Correct answer)
- Lower-rated offerors must be eliminated first
Correct answer: The added value of superior technical capability justifies the additional cost
In a best value tradeoff, a higher-priced offer may be selected when the evaluators determine the superior technical capability justifies the price premium.
Question 4: What does a Past Performance evaluation assess?
- The offeror's proposed staffing levels
- The offeror's relevant experience completing similar work (Correct answer)
- The offeror's financial statements and credit rating
- The offeror's geographic proximity to the work site
Correct answer: The offeror's relevant experience completing similar work
Past performance evaluation assesses the offeror's track record in completing similar contracts, providing insight into the probability of successful performance.
Question 5: Which source selection method is most appropriate when technical factors are more important than price?
- Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA)
- Sealed bidding
- Best value tradeoff (Correct answer)
- Micro-purchase
Correct answer: Best value tradeoff
The best value tradeoff process is most appropriate when technical factors are more important than price, allowing evaluators to trade off technical merit against cost.
Question 6: What document formally documents the source selection authority's basis for the award decision?
- Acquisition Plan
- Source Selection Decision Document (SSDD) (Correct answer)
- Statement of Work
- Independent Government Cost Estimate
Correct answer: Source Selection Decision Document (SSDD)
The Source Selection Decision Document (SSDD) formally records the source selection authority's rationale and basis for the award decision.
Question 7: Under LPTA source selection, what happens after an offeror is determined to be technically acceptable?
- Technical factors are further evaluated to find the best offeror
- The lowest-priced technically acceptable offeror is selected for award (Correct answer)
- Negotiations are conducted to improve technical proposals
- Past performance is weighted against price
Correct answer: The lowest-priced technically acceptable offeror is selected for award
Under LPTA, once technical acceptability is confirmed, the award goes to the offeror with the lowest evaluated price among technically acceptable proposals.
COR Source Selection & Evaluation 2
Which FAR part governs the source selection process for competitive negotiated acquisitions?