Acquisition Planning Questions, management homework help

Acquisition
Planning Questions

1. Market Research & Commercial Item Use – 3 points total

   a. FAR Part 10 requires agencies to use market
   research results to identify whether a commercial item exists to meet agency
   needs. According to FAR Part 10, if no such commercial item exists, what steps
   must the agency next take to meet its requirements? (1 point)

   b. According to the Commerciality
   Determination Report written for the BSVD program, the required biosensor is
   not readily available in the commercial marketplace. Analyze the report and
   identify four areas where either the market research does not adequately
   address the requirements of FAR Part 10 or the thoroughness of documentation is
   lacking to support its conclusions. (1/2 point for each identified area with
   supporting rationale – total of 2 points)

2. Competition – 2 points total

   FAR Part 6

If your agency decides to limit
competition for the BSVD contract, which FAR Subpart 6.3 exception is best
justified in relation to the facts presented? Provide rationale for your
response to include addressing any unique requirements contained in the FAR Subpart
6.3 exceptions. (2 points)

1. Undefinitized Contract Actions (UCAs)
   – 4 points total

   DFARS Subpart 217.74

   In
   analyzing your alternatives to get this requirement on contract rapidly and
   responsibly, you are now considering using a letter contract – a type of
   undefinitized contract action (UCA). Under a UCA, the contractor starts work
   before all contract terms, specifications, or prices are agreed upon.

   Identify
   and explain four risks that are introduced into a program by use of a
   UCA. For each identified risk, what limitation in DFARS 217.7404 could be used
   to mitigate that risk? Explain. (1/2 point for each identified risk with
   supporting rationale and ½ point each for identifying and explaining how the
   applicable DFARS 217.7404 limitation mitigates that risk – total of 4 points)

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Mitigation:

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1. Contract Type – 6 points total

   FAR
   Part 16

   a. Cost, schedule (delivery), and technical
   (performance) risks are typically the major risks to successful execution of a
   Government contract. Describe how each of these three risks could impact
   execution of a BSVD program development contract. Provide specific BSVD program
   details in your response. (1 point for each risk description – total 3
   points)

   Cost risk: 

   Schedule/delivery risk :

   Technical/performance risk: 

   b. Which one FAR Part 16 contract type (e.g.,
   firm fixed price, cost plus fixed fee, etc.) and, if applicable, contract
   incentive(s) – (i.e., delivery incentive, performance incentive, multiple
   incentive) best mitigates the risks to the BSVD program you identified above?
   Provide rationale for your response (3 points)

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