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PMT 352B Exam 3 Notes, Questions with answers, 2022 update. _____________ assesses the degree to which the offeror's proposed technical approach for the requirements of the solicitation may cause... disruption of schedule, increased costs, degradation of performance, the need for increased Government oversight, or the likelihood of unsuccessful contract performance. - ✔✔Technical Risk ___________ or __________ should not be used for Source Selection because it can open you up to protest. - ✔✔Numerical Scales or Percentage Weighting What is a Benefit to Oral Proposal? - ✔✔Reduces government and contractors solicitation and proposal costs. Requirements for Oral Proposal are communicated in Section _________ of the of the Request for Proposal (RFP), "Instructions and Notices to Offeror's" - ✔✔L Evaluation Factors are communicated in Section ______ of the Request for Proposal (RFP), - "Evaluation Criteria" - ✔✔M The _______________ evaluates proposals against Section M Criteria, and proposals are evaluated independently of each other. - ✔✔Source Selection Evaluation Board (SSEB) The ________________ compares and rank orders proposals based on SSEB evaluation, provides recommendation to SSA (Does NOT select winning Contractor) - ✔✔Source Selection Advisory Council (SSAC) The ______________ approves Source Selection Plan (SSP) and selects winning contractor(s). - ✔✔Source Selection Authority (SSA) ____________ means the expected outcome of an acquisition that, in the Government's estimation, provides the greatest overall benefit in response to the requirement - ✔✔Best Value Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) Source Selection Process input includes: - ✔✔****Contractors financial, organizational and operational status******* 1) Past Performance Evaluations 2) Contractor Software Capability Maturity Evaluation 3) Validating Contractors Earned Value Management System 4) Assist as a member of the Source Selection Evaluation Board When is Full Funding Required? - ✔✔Milestone B (Funding must be in the FYDP) _________ and _________ evaluated at Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E)? - ✔✔Lethality and Survivability A Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) Waiver must be submitted and approved at ___________. - ✔✔Milestone B _____________________ is designated oversight for a Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) Covered Systems. - ✔✔Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) _______________ Testing supports the Systems Engineering Process and certify readiness for Initial Operational Testing (IOT&E) - ✔✔Developmental Testing (DT) __________________ is the field test, under realistic conditions, of any item (or key component) of weapons, equipment, or munitions for the purpose of determining the operational effectiveness and operational suitability of the weapons, equipment, or munitions for use in combat by typical military users; and the evaluation of the results of such tests. - ✔✔Operational Testing (OT) __________________________ is to provide a timely assessment of the vulnerability/lethality of a system as it progresses through its design and development prior to full-rate production. - ✔✔Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) Waiver ONLY excuses program from ___________________________. - ✔✔Full Up System Level Test (FUSL) What are the two major components of Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E)? - ✔✔1) Survivability/Vulnerability 2) Lethality What constitutes a "covered system" when referring to Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E)? - ✔✔1) ** User-occupied and designed to provide some degree of protection to its occupants in combat** 2) A conventional munitions program or missile program; or a conventional munitions program for which more than 1,000,000 rounds are planned to be acquired 3) Director, Operational Test and Evaluation, has designated for LFT&E oversight ____________________ is an evaluation of operational effectiveness (OE) and operational suitability (OS) made by an independent operational test activity, with user support as required, on other than production systems but WILL NOT substitute for the Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) necessary to support Full-Rate Production (FRP) decisions. - ✔✔Operational Assessment (OA) Approval of the ________________________ allows release of formal RFP(s) for EMD phase prior to the milestone review as well as proposal evaluation and source selection, as time permits. - ✔✔Acquisition Strategy (AS) What is the 4 Step Process for Foreign Military Sales - ✔✔1) Letter of Request 2) Letter of Offer and Acceptance 3) Implementation of Sale 4) Follow-on Support In Foreign Military sales a signed Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) constitutes a ______________________. - ✔✔Formal Agreement The signed Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) now constitutes a formal agreement between the United States and the purchasing country would signify. - ✔✔Implementation of Sale _____________________________ is designed to manage manufacturing risk in acquisition while increasing the ability of the technology development projects to transition new technology to weapon system applications. - ✔✔Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) Using the Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) definitions, an assessment of manufacturing readiness is a structured evaluation of a technology, component, manufacturing process, weapon system or subsystem. It is performed to: - ✔✔1) Define current level of manufacturing maturity 2) Identify maturity shortfalls and associated costs and risks 3) Provide the basis for manufacturing maturation and risk management How do we encourage contractors to properly manage Manufacturing Readiness Levels (MRLs) manufacturing risk in acquisition while increasing the ability of the technology development projects to transition new technology weapon system applications. - ✔✔Incentive Contract What are the Manufacturing & Production Risks: - ✔✔1) Unstable Requirements and Engineering Changes/ Production Quantities and Rates 2) Subcontractor management challenges 3) Inadequate configuration management 4) Insufficient materials characterization 5) Frequent revision of special tools and test equipment 6) Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health (ESOH) Concerns What are the DoD Manufacturing & Production Risk Reducers & Techniques: - ✔✔1) Integrated Product Teams (IPTs) 2) Production Readiness Reviews (PRRs) 3) DoD Manufacturing Technology (ManTech) [Show More]

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