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  1. Which of the following best describes an undefinitized contract action (UCA)?

    Answer: A contract where work begins before price is finalized

    A UCA authorizes a contractor to begin performance before contract terms, specifications, or price are agreed upon, creating cost control risks.

  2. The Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) allows small businesses to recover attorney fees when they prevail against the government in certain disputes. What condition triggers fee recovery?

    Answer: The government's position must not have been substantially justified

    Under EAJA, a prevailing small business may recover fees unless the government demonstrates its position was substantially justified.

  3. A contractor requests a no-cost time extension due to unusually severe weather. Which FAR clause most directly supports this request?

    Answer: FAR 52.249-10 (Default—Fixed-Price Construction)

    FAR 52.249-10 excuses delays caused by unforeseeable causes beyond the contractor's control, including unusually severe weather, entitling a time extension.

  4. Under the Contract Disputes Act (CDA), how long does a contractor have to appeal a contracting officer's final decision to the appropriate Board of Contract Appeals?

    Answer: 90 days

    A contractor must file a notice of appeal with the cognizant Board of Contract Appeals within 90 days of receiving the contracting officer's final decision.

  5. Which standard governs whether a cost is allowable on a cost-reimbursement federal contract?

    Answer: FAR Part 31 cost principles

    FAR Part 31 cost principles establish the allowability, allocability, and reasonableness standards that determine which costs the government will reimburse.

  6. What is the primary purpose of a defense contract audit agency (DCAA) forward pricing rate agreement (FPRA)?

    Answer: To establish pre-negotiated indirect cost rates for use in pricing future contracts

    An FPRA is a written agreement negotiated between the government and a contractor establishing rates to be used in pricing proposals for a future period.

  7. A construction contractor modifies the design slightly to avoid a differing site condition claim. Later the government discovers the change. Under FAR, which best describes this situation?

    Answer: The contractor may have waived its right to a differing site condition equitable adjustment

    Proceeding without proper notice and failing to assert a Type I or II differing site condition claim can constitute a waiver of the contractor's right to an equitable adjustment.