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$200 $300 $400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 MIND YOUR BUSINESS GOAL! SHOW ME THE MONEY JUST THE “ACTS” SAVE THE DATE ? $ 100

IT’S WHERE VENDOR INFORMATION COMES FROM. >>>

WHAT IS CCR?

IT’S THE OTHER SITE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO CHECK BEFORE MAKING YOUR CONTRACTING OFFICER’S SIZE DETERMINATION. >>>

WHAT IS ORCA?

WHO YOU SHOULD CONTACT IF THE VENDOR INFORMATION IS INCORRCT. >>>

WHO IS THE VENDOR? On Delivery\Task orders you should contact the Contracting Officer for the IDV.

TRUE OR FALSE: A VENDOR’S SOCIO- ECONOMIC INFORMATION ON A CONTRACT ACTION REPORT IS UPDATED EACH TIME YOU ENTER A MODIFICATION. >>>

WHAT IS FALSE? Vendor socio-economic data appears as it did at the time of the award. Vendor socio-economic information will only be updated if a modification for rerepresentation, novation, or a non-novated acquisition\merger is entered.

TRUE OR FALSE: IF MY VENDOR IS FOREIGN I CAN USE THE CCR EXEMPTION. >>>

WHAT IS FALSE? Per FAR (a)(5) a foreign vendor is only exempt from CCR registration when the work performed is outside the U.S. AND it is impractical for them to obtain CCR registration.

OF THE AWARDING AGENCY AND THE FUNDING AGENCY, IT’S THE ONE THAT GETS SMALL BUSINESS GOALING CREDIT. >>>

WHAT IS THE FUNDING AGENCY?

>>> SMALL BUSINESS GOALING CREDIT IS BASED ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS BUT PRIMARILY THIS.

WHAT IS THE CONTRACTING OFFICER’S SIZE DETERMINATION?

TRUE OR FALSE: USING A VENDOR WITH A SOCIO- ECONOMIC STATUS OF 8(A) MEANS MY AGENCY AUTOMATICALLY GETS SBA GOALING CREDIT. >>>

WHAT IS FALSE? SMALL BUSINESS GOALING CREDIT FOR 8(a) IS BASED ON THE TYPE OF SET- ASIDE SELECTED AND THE CONTRACTING OFFICER’S BUSINESS SIZE DETERMINATION.

THE WEB SITE PROCUREMENT STAFF SHOULD BE CHECKING WHEN DETERMING BUSINESS SIZE. >>>

WHAT IS ORCA?

A NOVATION, A NON- NOVATED ACQUISITION\MERGER AND THIS OTHER REASON FOR MODIFICATION MAY RESULT IN A VENDOR’S BUSINESS SIZE CHANGING. >>>

WHAT IS REREPRESENTATION?

THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THIS CONTRACT IS $500,000, OF WHICH $300,000 HAS BEEN OBLIGATED. IN THE ABOVE EXAMPLE, IT IS THE AMOUNT ENTERED IN THE ACTION OBLIGATION FIELD. >>>

WHAT IS $300,000? $500,000 WOULD BE ENTERED IN THE BASE AND ALL OPTIONS FIELD

THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE CONTRACT IS $600,000 WITH FOUR ONE YEAR OPTIONS OF $100,000 EACH, ONE OF WHICH HAS BEEN EXERCISED. THE CURRENT OBLIGATED AMOUNT IS $200,000. IN THE ABOVE EXAMPLE IT IS THE BASE AND EXERCISED OPTIONS AMOUNT. >>>

WHAT IS $200,000? $600,000 WOULD BE ENTERED IN THE BASE AND ALL OPTIONS FIELD

AN INCREMENTALLY FUNDED CONTRACT WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $250,000 IS FUNDED FOR $100,000. THESE WOULD BE THE ACTION OBLIATION, BASE AND EXERCISED OPTIONS, AND BASE AND ALL OPTIONS AMOUNTS. >>>

WHAT ARE: $100,000 (ACTION OBLIGATION) $100,000 (BASE AND EXERCISED OPTIONS), AND $250,000 (BASE AND ALL OPTIONS)?

WHEN PLACING AN ORDER AGAINST AN IDV IT’S THE FEE YOU PAID TO THE IDV AWARDING AGENCY FOR PLACING THE ORDER. >>>

WHAT IS THE FEE PAID FOR USE OF IDV?

ON AN IDV, IT’S THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE ESTABLISHED BY THE AWARDING AGENCY THAT WILL BE CHARGED WHEN PLACING AN ORDER. IT DOES NOT APPLY TO FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULES (FSS). >>>

WHAT IS THE FEE FOR USE OF SERVICE? The Fee can be Fixed, Range-Varies by Amount, or Range-Varies by Other Factors.

IF YOU ARE PURCHASING SERVICES AND THE VALUE OF THE CONTRACT IS OVER $2,500, THEN YOU PROBABLY SHOULD ANSWER YES TO THIS. >>>

WHAT IS THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT? Check FAR for exemptions

THIS ACT APPLIES ON A CONTRACT THAT: MAY EXCEED $10,000 IS PERFORMED IN THE U.S., PUERTO RICO, OR THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, AND IS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OR FURNISHING OF MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, ARTICLES, AND EQUIPMENT >>>

WHAT IS WALSH- HEALY? Check FAR for exemptions

IF YOUR CONTRACT IS FOR CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATION, OR REPAIR AND IS OVER $2,000, THEN YOU SHOULD PROBABLY ANSWER “YES” TO THIS ACT >>>

WHAT IS DAVIS- BACON? Check FAR for more information

PURCHASING INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY? THEN YOU MAY NEED TO ANSWER “YES” TO THIS >>>

WHAT IS CLINGER- COHEN?

DAILY DOUBLE

BUYING ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER AGENCY? THEN YOU SHOULD NEVER SELECT “NOT APPLICABLE” FOR THIS FIELD. >>>

WHAT IS THE INTERAGENCY CONTRACTING AUTHORITY?

>>> YOUR CONTRACT WAS OBLIGATED ON 10/10/09. CONTRACT WORK BEGAN 11/01/09. THIS WOULD BE THE DATE SIGNED AND THIS WOULD BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE

WHAT IS: DATE SIGNED= 10/10/09 EFFECTIVE DATE=11/01/09?

THE CONTRACT HAS A BASE PERIOD OF 11/01/09- 10/30/10 AND A ONE YEAR OPTION PERIOD. THIS WOULD BE THE COMPLETION DATE. >>>

WHAT IS 10/30/10? The ultimate completion date would be 10/30/11.

>>> THE CONTRACT’S BASE PERIOD ENDS 12/01/09. THERE ARE TWO ONE YEAR OPTION PERIODS. THIS WOULD BE THE ULTIMATE COMPLETION DATE.

WHAT IS 12/01/11? As each option is exercised you also need to update the completion date.

>>> A PURCHASE ORDER WITH A PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE OF 11/01/09-05/01/10 WOULD HAVE A COMPLETION DATE OF 05/01/10 AND AN ULTIMATE COMPLETION DATE OF THIS.

WHAT IS 05/01/10?

>>> THESE THREE FIELDS ARE THE ONES MOST USERS FORGET TO UPDATE.

WHAT IS THE COMPLETION DATE, THE ULTIMATE COMPLETION DATE, AND, ON IDV’s, THE LAST DATE TO ORDER?

IT’S WHERE YOU ENTER A DESCRIPTION OF WHAT YOU ARE BUYING. IT SHOULDN’T BE A NOVEL BUT IT SHOULDN’T BE “STUFF” EITHER. >>>

WHAT IS THE DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT?

>>> ALL ACTIONS (INCLUDING MODIFICATIONS) USING RECOVERY ACT FUNDING MUST HAVE THE TREASURY ACCOUNT SYMBOL ENTERED IN THIS FIELD.

WHAT IS THE DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT FIELD? The format is TAS::XX XXXX::TAS

>>> A CHANGE TO THE CONTRACT’S TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRES THIS.

WHAT IS A MODIFICATION? Corrections are intended only for mistakes when entering data into FPDS NOT for changes to the contract itself.

>>> THIS FEATURE ALLOWS YOU TO MOVE A CONTRACT FROM ONE DEPARTMENT OR AGENCY TO ANOTHER.

WHAT IS ADMINISTRATIVE TRANSFER? Admin. Transfer should NOT be used when transferring between offices.

>>> IT’S WHO USES FPDS DATA.

WHO IS EVERYONE? Congress, the IG, GAO, senior management, the public, and the press

$200 $300 $400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 $ 100 $ 200 $ 300 $ 400 $ 500 COMPETITION & DELIVERY\ TASK ORDERS COMPETED NOT COMPETED OR NOT AVAILABLE SET ASIDES LIMITED COMPETITION FAR PART 8 BPAs vs. PART 13 BPA WHAT’S THE ANSWER $ 100

IT’S THE DATE THAT COMPETITION RULES CHANGED IN FPDS. ANYTHING WITH A DATE SIGNED BEFORE THIS DATE WILL SEE DIFFERENCES IN HOW COMPETITION IS REPORTED FOR DELIVERY\TASK ORDERS.

WHAT IS THE CLOD (COMPETITION LINE OF DEMARCATION)- OCTOBER 31, 2009?

IT’S WHAT YOU NEED TO ANSWER IF YOUR DELIVERY\TASK ORDER REFERENCES A MUTLIPLE AWARD FSS,GWAC OR IDC.

WHAT IS FAIR OPPORTUNITY? The choices are: Fair Opportunity Given, Follow-On Delivery Order Following Competitive Initial Order, Minimum Guarantee, Only One Source-Other, Other Statutory Authority, and Urgency

IT’S WHAT YOU WOULD SELECT IF THE NEED FOR SUPPLIES OR SERVICE IS SO URGENT THAT PROVIDING FAIR OPPORTUNITY WOULD RESULT IN UNACCEPTABLE DELAYS.

WHAT IS URGENCY? FAR (b)(2) details exceptions to fair opportunity

IT’S WHAT YOU WOULD SELECT IF YOUR ORDER MUST BE ISSUED ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS IN THE INTEREST OF ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY BECAUSE IT’S A LOGICAL FOLLOW-ON TO AN ORDER ALREADY ISSUED UNDER THE CONTRACT, PROVIDED THAT ALL AWARDEES WERE GIVEN A FAIR OPPORTUNITY TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE ORIGINAL ORDER.

WHAT IS FOLLOW-ON ACTION FOLLOWING COMPETITIVE INITIAL ACTION? FAR (b)(2) details exceptions to fair opportunity

IT’S WHAT YOU WOULD SELECT IF YOU ARE PLACING AN ORDER AGAINST A SINGLE AWARD IDC?

WHAT IS NOTHING? All the competition fields are filled out for you on an order against a single award IDC.