MRO Federal Acquisition Regulations 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which FAR clause specifically requires federal prime contractors to flow down drug-free workplace requirements to subcontractors?
- FAR 52.223-6 (Correct answer)
- FAR 52.223-14
- FAR 52.204-9
- FAR 52.212-3
Correct answer: FAR 52.223-6
FAR 52.223-6 (Drug-Free Workplace) is the contract clause that mandates drug-free workplace compliance and flows to applicable subcontractors.
Question 2: An MRO finds that a donor's specimen collected for a DOD contractor tested positive for amphetamines. The donor provides a valid prescription for Adderall. The MRO should report the result as:
- Negative (Correct answer)
- Positive
- Canceled
- Dilute negative
Correct answer: Negative
A valid prescription for amphetamines (Adderall) that explains the positive finding requires the MRO to report the result as negative.
Question 3: Under FAR-covered drug testing, the chain of custody form ensures:
- Specimen integrity and legal defensibility of the collection process (Correct answer)
- That the laboratory uses the correct testing panel
- That the MRO receives results within 24 hours
- That the contractor notifies the federal agency of all results
Correct answer: Specimen integrity and legal defensibility of the collection process
The chain of custody form documents the handling and transfer of specimens, ensuring integrity and legal defensibility of the process.
Question 4: When a federal contractor's drug testing program requires MRO review, at what point does the MRO's review of a non-negative specimen begin?
- After the laboratory reports a non-negative result to the MRO (Correct answer)
- Immediately after collection
- When the donor reports the positive to HR
- After the DER requests a review
Correct answer: After the laboratory reports a non-negative result to the MRO
The MRO's review process begins when the certified laboratory reports a non-negative (positive, adulterated, substituted, or invalid) result.
Question 5: A federal contractor employee in a safety-sensitive role refuses to submit to a required drug test. Under federal guidelines, the MRO must report this as:
- Refusal to test (positive equivalent) (Correct answer)
- Canceled test
- Negative
- Inconclusive
Correct answer: Refusal to test (positive equivalent)
Refusal to submit to a federally required drug test is treated as a positive test result and reported as a refusal.
Question 6: Under FAR requirements, a federal contractor's drug-free workplace program must include which of the following employee awareness components?
- Dangers of drug abuse in the workplace (Correct answer)
- Specific names of employees who have tested positive
- Individual employee test result histories
- The laboratory's testing methodology
Correct answer: Dangers of drug abuse in the workplace
FAR requires contractors to notify employees about the dangers of drug abuse as part of the drug-free workplace awareness program.
Question 7: Which scenario correctly describes when an MRO may NOT contact a donor directly during the verification process for a federal contractor test?
- When the employer instructs the MRO to skip direct donor contact to expedite results (Correct answer)
- When the specimen was collected via observed collection
- When the donor is located in a different time zone
- When the result is a confirmed negative
Correct answer: When the employer instructs the MRO to skip direct donor contact to expedite results
MRO regulations require direct donor contact for non-negative results; employers cannot instruct MROs to bypass this requirement.
MRO Federal Acquisition Regulations 3
Which FAR clause specifically requires federal prime contractors to flow down drug-free workplace requirements to subcontractors?