• As a contracting officer you need to place within the contract a schedule for when desktop computers will be provided to the federal government. What section of the contract do you place that schedule, and why?
• For Week 1's assignment, would certified pricing and cost data be required if all the qualified contractors were to provide adequate proposals? Provide an explanation for your answer. Reference the applicable FAR section.
• For a cost reimbursable (i.e., cost plus) contract such as the one in Week 1's assignment, how is excess Contractor Acquired Property (CAP) such as nuts, bolts, and screws to be delivered with the end item (i.e., sensor)? For example, what happens if the contractor buys a box of 1,000 bolts and charges the box's entire value to the sensor contract even though only 200 bolts are used?
• Answer the following questions in accordance with FAR 31.
• A proposal lists the cost of the contractor's vice president of engineering to fly first class. Is this cost allowable?
• A contractor is a gold-level member of a major charity. Can the contractor charge the government for its membership fee?
• A proposal includes a contingency that there will be $100,000 in metal scrap for building a new Coast Guard patrol boat. This amount is based on historical experience of 3% scrape rate applied to the material costs. Is this allowable?
• While managing an ongoing contractor, the contractor officer finds out that the total cost is for managing the subcontractor has increased from 40% to 72%. What should the contracting officer do based on this?