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CLC 059 SUBCONTRACTI NG EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER S
Question 1: When FAR 52.244-6 is included in
noncommercial contracts, it identifies the clauses to be included in what kinds of subcontracts?
CORRECT ANSWER: Subcontracts for commercial or
non-developmental items
Question 2: How will the inclusion of the flow-down
clauses in CD 2018-O0021 or FAR 52.244-6 impact post- award subcontracting compliance management? For all four contracts, the procuring contracting officer (PCO) has delegated all contract administration functions that can be delegated.
CORRECT ANSWER: It is a best practice for the
administrative contracting officer (ACO) to conduct a post-award orientation conference and review the required flow-down clauses with the prime contractor.During post-award administration, we need to impress upon each prime contractor that it is the prime contractor's responsibility to ensure that its subcontractors are complying with the flow-down clauses
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Question 3: Goal of Government Procurement
CORRECT ANSWER: Small businesses should be
provided maximum practicable opportunities to participate in government procurements
Question 4: What is a first-tier subcontract?
CORRECT ANSWER: A first-tier subcontract is
defined in FAR 52.204-10 and means a subcontract awarded directly by the prime contractor for the purpose of acquiring supplies or services (including construction) for performance of a prime contract
Question 5: Individual Subcontracting Plan
CORRECT ANSWER: An individual subcontracting
plan is a subcontracting plan that applies to a single contract and has goals that are based on the offeror's planned subcontracting in support of a single contract
Question 6: Master Subcontracting Plan
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CORRECT ANSWER: A master subcontracting plan is
a subcontracting plan that is established on a plant, division, or company-wide basis. It contains all the required elements of an individual subcontracting plan, except goals. Then, when an offeror responds to a solicitation, it submits the pre-approved master plan with a supplement that identifies the offeror's subcontracting goals for the specific contract
Question 7: Commercial Subcontracting Plan
CORRECT ANSWER: A commercial subcontracting
plan is a subcontracting plan (including goals) that covers the offeror's fiscal year and that applies to the entire production of commercial items sold by either the entire company or a portion thereof, such as a division, plant, or product line. The commercial subcontracting plan is the preferred plan when the contractor is furnishing commercial items to the government. It includes the fifteen elements we'll go over shortly, but with some variation from the requirements for the individual subcontracting plan
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Question 8: Comprehensive Subcontracting Plan
CORRECT ANSWER: DFARS 219.702-70 describes a
test program developed by DoD to determine whether comprehensive subcontracting plans on a corporate, division, or plant-wide basis will reduce administrative burdens while enhancing subcontracting opportunities for small and small disadvantaged business concerns. This program is referred to as the Test Program for Negotiation of Comprehensive Small Business Subcontracting Plans (Test Program). To become and remain eligible to participate in the Test Program, a business concern is required to have furnished supplies or services (including construction) under at least three DoD contracts during the preceding fiscal year, having an aggregate value of at least $100 million. Test Program participants use their comprehensive subcontracting plans, in lieu of individual subcontracting plans, when performing any DoD contract or subcontract that requires a subcontracting plan
Question 9: The offeror provided its small business goals
expressed as total dollars subcontracted and percentages of the total it plans to award in subcontracts. This is an