Question 1 (1 point) Both the private and the public sector want to acquire goods and services at reasonable prices.Question 1 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 2 (1 point) Acquisition, technology, and logistics, also referred to as AT&L, is the community that fulfills agency needs by adjusting to changes in current technology and spending taxpayer dollars wisely in accordance with policy.Question 2 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 3 (1 point) Contracting has always been formal, and the relationship between the government and the contractor has always been a formal one.Question 3 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 4 (1 point) Historic legislation such as the Securities and Securities Exchange acts (1933 and 1934, respectively) have little to no influence on how the government currently conducts business with the private sector.Question 4 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 5 (1 point) Socioeconomic regulations can determine how sources are selected for soliciting, and, as a contracting professional, you may be required to set aside a percentage of contracts for small businesses only.Question 5 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 6 (1 point) If you were a contracting officer assigned to a military base, you would not handle contracts for pens, computers, janitorial services, or IT services for the base.Question 6 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 7 (1 point) All of the items below represent aspects of the private sector EXCEPT __________.Question 7 options:the best interests of stockholdersthe profit motivecompetition as a motivating factorthe best interests of taxpayersSaveQuestion 8 (1 point) All of the items below influence the acquisition environment EXCEPT __________.Question 8 options:national and world eventsthe private sectortechnological improvementscongressional actsSaveQuestion 9 (1 point) The primary role of contracting professionals is to purchase __________.Question 9 options:the right stuff, delivered at the right timethe right stuff, at the right pricethe right stuff, using smart business arrangementsall of the aboveSaveQuestion 10 (1 point) All of the following are Department of Defense (DoD) organizations EXCEPT __________.Question 10 options:the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Forcethe Children's Defense Fund (CDF)the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)the Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA)SaveQuestion 11 (1 point) All of the following are potential acquisition team members EXCEPT the __________.Question 11 options:end user/customerprogram managerHR analystfinancial managerSaveQuestion 12 (1 point) Effective team-building requires the following:Question 12 options:leadership, skill mix, shared vision, and supportteam member competencytechnology all of the aboveSaveQuestion 13 (1 point) The generic decision-making and problem-solving model contains the following steps:Question 13 options:problem definition, problem recreation, and problem-solvingproblem definition, core categorizing, and implementationa and dproblem definition, analysis, selection, and implementationSaveQuestion 14 (1 point) In order to make good business decisions, you must be able to apply different problem-solving techniques, including __________.Question 14 options:problem statement and brainstormingcause and effect considerationthe "five-why" process and force field analysisall of the aboveSaveQuestion 15 (1 point) __________ are important to the spearheading of change in the contracting workforce.Question 15 options:Professionalism and knowing your organizationTrust, effective communication, and sharing of informationMotivation and directionTrust and attention to detailSaveQuestion 16 (1 point) If you were a contracting officer working for a defense agency, you would have to follow not only the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), but the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS).Question 16 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 17 (1 point) According to FAR 1.102, "Participants in the acquisition process should work together as a team and should be empowered to make decisions within their areas of responsibility."Question 17 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 18 (1 point) Effective communication skills are vital to your success as a team member, and they include facilitation, coaching, and feedback, but not listening.Question 18 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 19 (1 point) As you participate in acquisition teams, you will encounter various styles, personalities, and roles; it is important to know yourself in order to be an effective team member.Question 19 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 20 (1 point) Decision-making and problem-solving are intertwined and mutually supportive, and you cannot do one without the other.Question 20 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 21 (1 point) Two of the 11 principles for good leadership are to know oneself and seek self-improvement, and to be technically proficient.Question 21 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 22 (1 point) The Joint Ethics Regulation Ethical Values and Decision-Making Plan concerns itself with how people should behave and sets standards of conduct that rely primarily on __________.Question 22 options:actual situations of decision-makingthe goals of decision-makersthe principles of honesty, integrity, and loyalty the principle of effective communicationSaveQuestion 23 (1 point) __________ is/are a strong indication of fraud, waste, and abuse.Question 23 options:Missing receiptsCriminal behaviorReporting errors/defective pricingall of the aboveSaveQuestion 24 (1 point) The preferred approach to meeting the needs of customers includes __________.Question 24 options:the purchase of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) items with minor modificationsnegotiationthe purchase of non-developmental and government-unique itemsboth a and cSaveQuestion 25 (1 point) Which are key motivations for doing business with the government as a contractor?Question 25 options:profitability and improved market share and imagefulfillment of public policy objectivesassurance of fairness and openness in business transactionsboth b and cSaveQuestion 26 (1 point) Tools used to manage risk include schedule-based incentives, cost-based incentives, supply-chain incentives, and __________.Question 26 options:nonconforming incentivesperformance-based incentivesfirm incentivesdisincentivesSaveQuestion 27 (1 point) The Joint Ethics Regulation (JER), which sets executive-branch standards that are objective, reasonable, and enforceable, applies only to military individuals assigned to a defense agency.Question 27 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 28 (1 point) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is the investigative arm of Congress and is often referred to as the "congressional watchdog."Question 28 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 29 (1 point) The DoD inspector general (IG) serves as an independent official in the DoD, but does not fulfill auditing functions.Question 29 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 30 (1 point) Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) items are items that are sold, leased, licensed, or offered for sale in the commercial marketplace, and that are also offered for sale to the government without modification.Question 30 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 31 (1 point) Competition in the commercial marketplace provides the government with various sources to consider; as a buyer, you must find the best value, taking into account not just price, but other considerations.Question 31 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 32 (1 point) If market research reveals that there are no COTS, modified, or nondevelopmental items, you cannot make the purchase, because you cannot buy government-unique items.Question 32 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 33 (1 point) A win-win outcome of a negotiation occurs when the government obtains the best value possible, but the result for the contractor is an unfair price.Question 33 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 34 (1 point) The acquisition environment is influenced by such competing factors as the marketplace, the political arena, and the cultural and financial environment.Question 34 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 35 (1 point) Sources of federal procurement law include __________.Question 35 options:public policystatutes, executive orders, and regulationsstate billsboth a and bSaveQuestion 36 (1 point) All of the following are contract law issues that can arise during contract performance EXCEPT __________.Question 36 options:disputes of contract languageclaimsspre-award discussionscontract changesSaveQuestion 37 (1 point) A contracting officer (CO) with actual authority can legally bind the government, and is tasked with ensuring that all necessary elements are included in the contract, including mutual assent, consideration, competency, lawful purpose, and certainty of terms, and in a form permitted by law.Question 37 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 38 (1 point) Common law, sovereign immunity, and civil versus criminal acts are the fundamental components of the legal process, and the Constitution is the foundation that defines the legal relationship of the federal government to state governments and individual citizens.Question 38 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 39 (1 point) FAR 33 defines a protest as a written agreement made by an interested party.Question 39 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 40 (1 point) Obligations are not legally binding commitments such as contract awards, made by federal agencies during a given period that will require outlays.Question 40 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 41 (1 point) Although the financial management community is made up of financial analysts, accountants, budget analysts, auditors, and payment specialists, the two most important individuals are the fund holders and the payment specialists, who provide and manage funding and ensure that contractors get paid on time.Question 41 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 42 (1 point) The following are all methods of procurement EXCEPT __________.Question 42 options:source selectionsimplified acquisition procedurescontracting by negotiations sealed biddingSaveQuestion 43 (1 point) In lieu of initiating a new contract, businesses can look to __________.Question 43 options:required sources, the Economy Act, and General Services Administration (GSA) schedulesstatutes and executive ordering agreementsindefinite-delivery contracts, agreements, a purchase cardboth a and cSaveQuestion 44 (1 point) The contracting process is broken into three phases: planning, execution, and assessment.Question 44 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 45 (1 point) The Integrated Acquisition Environment (IAE) was established to facilitate cost-effective acquisition, but it doesn't focus on current inefficiencies in acquisition.Question 45 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 46 (1 point) Contracts are grouped into two broad categories: fixed-price contracts and cost-reimbursement contracts.Question 46 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 47 (1 point) E-business has benefits such as the elimination of duplication of effort; however, it also faces the challenge of constant change in the technical environment.Question 47 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 48 (1 point) Pricing/competition, historical data, subcontracting, and concurrent contracts are some of the factors to be considered when initiating a new contract.Question 48 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 49 (1 point) If a contracting officer uses the wrong fiscal year funding, he or she has violated the __________.Question 49 options:Antideficiency ActBona Fide Needs RuleMisappropriation Actboth a and bSaveQuestion 50 (1 point) All of the items below are types of appropriations EXCEPT __________.Question 50 options:procurement and operation and maintenanceresearch, development, test, and evaluationmilitary personnel and military constructionservicesSaveQuestion 51 (1 point) E-business is any business process powered by an information system, whereas e-government is a phenomenon that provides funding for e-government initiatives and mandates cross-agency e-government implementation.Question 51 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 52 (1 point) DAWIA certification is the process through which DoD components determine that individuals meet the standards (experience, training, and education) required for a career (level I, II, or III) in the acquisition field. Question 52 options:TrueFalseSaveQuestion 53 (1 point) Professional competencies required in the acquisition workforce include __________.Question 53 options:customer serviceoral and written communicationproblem-solvingall of the aboveSave

Should be approximately 15-20 pages in length (excluding title page, table of contents, spreadsheets and other exhibits, and list of references). ). It should be double spaced with 12-point Times New Roman font and one-inch margins. Use APA format for references and citations. I will attached the previous milestones that cover all the points, it needs to be reworded. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Executive Summary: Briefly summarize the key points of your proposal, giving the loan committee the most essential information while convincing them to read further. Remember this is the first, and sometimes the only, section a selection committee will read in an initial screening. II. Investment Project: Use this section to describe the investment for which you are seeking funding, its costs, and time frame. Specifically, you should: A. Describe the investment project. Be sure to provide sufficient detail to give the loan committee a firm sense of the parameters of the activity, the need for it, and what financial metrics are relevant for determining success. In other words, what do you propose to do, where, what marketplace need will it fill, and how will you measure success? B. Specify the resources the project will require and where these resources will come from. In addition to noting the amount of the loan you are requesting, you should also consider human resources, facilities, government approvals, intellectual property, access to natural resources, and other resources that might be required to carry out the project. C. Time frame. When will the project start, what is the anticipated economic life of the proposed expansion, and how will you decide if, when, or how to exit? Justify your choices with appropriate financial metrics. III. Justification: In this section, you should analyze the impact of the investment proposal on your business. In particular, you should cover: A. Why is now a good time for this investment given the global context? Justify your response, citing specific external factors such as trade regulations, foreign currency considerations, or trends in foreign direct investment that might affect business financial decisions. B. Strategic fit. Use this section to discuss why the investment proposal makes sense for your company strategically. Specifically: 1. How does the investment align with the company’s organizational and financial priorities? Support your argument with evidence from company reports and financial statement analysis designed to persuade the lender that the investment is a good strategic fit for your company. 2. How does the project fit within the global microeconomic environment? Support your response with evidence. For example, would the expansion tap unmet demand for the company’s key products or services or fill a new niche? How do you know? 3. How does the project build on the organization’s core competencies and comparative advantage? For example, does the company have a strategic advantage in regards to intellectual property, regional expertise, suppliers, or organizational structure? C. Financial impact. This section should discuss the project’s most likely financial implications and the consolidated financial projection with and without the project. Be sure to: 1. Project the incremental, annual, and cumulative cash benefits and outflows associated with the proposed expansion for the next seven to 10 years, using a spreadsheet or other relevant presentation vehicle to support your narrative. Be sure to justify your assumptions and methodology based on sound microeconomic and financial principles. For example, what assumptions have you made about demand, price, volume, capital purchase costs, incremental hiring, and so on? 2. Develop a consolidated financial projection of revenue, pretax income, and cash flow for the overall business, over that same number of years, both with and without the proposed investment. Use a spreadsheet or other relevant presentation vehicle to support your narrative, being sure to describe any relevant assumptions. IV. Risks: Use this section to discuss any risks that might affect the success of the project and how you have planned for those contingencies. In particular: A. Internal. What are the company’s most significant internal risks and opportunities related to the project? How might they affect your financial estimates and how will you address them? Support your response with specific examples. B. External. How will you address significant qualitative risks outside the company that might affect project success? Give specific examples. For example, how might culture or politics in the target country affect the proposed investment’s financial success? Natural disasters? How have you planned for these risks? C. Microeconomic. Assess the microeconomic factors that might affect decisions about the proposed investment. Support your response with specific examples. For example, how competitive is the market you will be entering? How elastic is the price for your product or service? D. Alternate financial scenarios. Use this section to discuss the sensitivity of your financial projections to different scenarios. Be sure to address: 1. How would your projected financial performance change if sales fall 20% short of or are 20% higher than your base assumption? What does your analysis of these two scenarios imply for the proposed investment? Justify your response. 2. What do the net present value, internal rate of return, and payback values from your base scenario and the sales variation scenarios above imply for the proposed investment? Be sure to explain how the time value of money affects your calculations and analysis. V. Financing: In this section, compare the proposed loan to alternative financing methods. Specifically: A. Weigh the pros and cons of raising money using internal financing mechanisms versus seeking funding through global capital markets via loans, commercial paper, bonds, or equity financing. Which might be viable alternatives should the loan not be approved? Support your answer with appropriate research and evidence. B. Assess the viability of a business combination as a mechanism for expanding into the new market. Is this a reasonable option for the company? Why or why not? Support your answer with appropriate research and evidence. VI. Track Record: Use this section to persuade the lender that you are credit-worthy. You must: A. Convincingly argue that your organization is on solid financial footing, and thus at a low risk for default, supporting your argument recent with appropriate financial statements, ratios, and other indicators of financial performance and health. B. Convincingly argue for your organization’s trustworthiness, providing credible evidence of legal and ethical financial behavior. For example, this might include recent audit results; credit history; absence of significant lawsuits, recalls, or regulatory judgments; or other evidence designed to show that the company holds itself to the highest legal and ethical standards. VII. Questions and Answers: End your proposal by constructing a persuasive, evidence-based question-and-answer section that addresses additional financial questions you think the loan committee might ask, including legal and ethical concerns and why the loan would be attractive to the bank.

In 500-750 words (not including the title page and reference page), develop an evaluation plan to be included in your final evidence-based practice project. Provide the following criteria in the evaluation, making sure it is comprehensive and concise:Describe the rationale for the methods used in collecting the outcome data.Describe the ways in which the outcome measures evaluate the extent to which the project objectives are achieved.Describe how the outcomes will be measured and evaluated based on the evidence. Address validity, reliability, and applicability.Describe strategies to take if outcomes do not provide positive results.Describe implications for practice and future research.Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.Upon receiving feedback from the instructor, refine "Section G: Evaluation" for your final submission. This will be a continuous process throughout the course for each section.Below is the previous section please use this information in section G Evidence Based Practice Proposal- Section F Implementation PlanSettingThis EBP project is proposed to take place in a small rural critical access hospital emergency department providing care 24 hours each day and 365 days each year. The proposed service area includes 1 county in rural Georgia and 2 adjacent counties also in rural Georgia. ParticipantsThe participants will be those patients > 18 years of age presenting to ED triage with possible sepsis and NEWS score of > 3. The project will compare electronic medical records (EMR) of pre- implementation (before protocol initiation) with those EMRs from post- implementation. This will involve identification, initial contact and nurse compliance with sepsis protocols. An approval form for the implementation will be obtained from administration prior to the implementation. All patients < 18 years of age will be excluded. The project sponsor will avoid any manipulation, participant’s privacy and confidentiality will be protected completely any information that is obtained will be for the purpose of selecting subjects.TimelineThe timeline for the project will be 16 months’ implementation, and data collection of EMRs for the same amount of time.ResourcesPutting evidence- based research into practice requires a number of resources for effective implementation. These resources aid the healthcare professional in getting to know the answers to important questions. There will be a need for funding resources such as education and personnel, equipment such as computers and labels, educational materials and information technology.Methods and InstrumentsData collection will be from EMRs pre- and post- implementation by chart review. Data will be entered into a purchased and downloaded Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) and compared.InterventionThis will be a multi-faceted project. With first step being the identification and appraisal of best available evidence pertaining to the care of patients with sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock in the ED. Sepsis screening tools will be added to the computer system to include the NEWS score which will trigger activation of the steps included in the sepsis protocol including activation of code sepsis alert, moving the patient immediately to an ED bed, blood samples being drawn for cultures, CBC, CMP, chest radiograph, and alerting the ED physician of potential sepsis for implementation of the sepsis care bundles described in the SSC guidelines of 2012. All nurses, lab and radiology personnel, and physicians will be trained and educated on all protocol steps.Data Collection PlanData collection will be from the EMRs pre-and post-implementation. Data to be collected includes, chief complaint on arrival to triage, age > 18 years, NEWS score, SIRS criteria, sepsis screening information, and nurse compliance with sepsis care protocol components. Primary data results are nurse compliance with sepsis care bundle components, secondary data to be compared are mortality rates, ICU admissions, and length of stay. All due diligence will be taken to ensure that information will be kept private and confidential. All data will be managed and maintained by the project manager. Data analysis will be entered the SPSS for statistical analysis. Utilizing a chi square test of independence to calculate screening compliance pre-and post- implementation. Secondary analysis will include examining compliance impact on the secondary data on pre-and post- protocol implementation patients whose EMR indicates a diagnosis of sepsis.Strategies to manage barriersThere are a variety of strategies that are utilized in overcoming barriers to the implementation of evidence-based practice, there is need for formal evaluation to ascertain the impact on the proposed change, knowledge, attitude and skills of nurses are identified as the main barriers to EBP in sepsis care included in this is the lack of baseline knowledge of sepsis care, lack of triage recognition and delay of diagnosis leading to decrease protocol use and poor patient outcomes. Utilization of online systems to obtain databases with appraised evidence to enhance the awareness along with education and training on good communication. A commitment must be made to advance evidence-based practice and allocate efficient resources for implementation. FeasibilityEvaluation of the feasibility of the implementation of the EBP practice focuses on the knowledge, skills, personnel cost and computer related cost. Clinician knowledge and skills indicate that they are prepared to get the research into practice. Personnel costs are justified in that there will be staff employed to ensure the effective implementation of the plan. All special lab labels will be used to identify stat lab tests for sepsis patients ensuring that results are obtained in < 1 hour as recommended in the SSC guidelines. Computer related costs will be incurred with the purchase of SPSS program, and the addition of the NEWS score trigger and are justified in their necessity for the project. Plan to maintain, revise, extend or discontinueHere the project team will evaluate the efficacy of the timely implementation for the ED sepsis care protocol. If the proposed ED sepsis care protocol is ascertained as ineffective, it shall be discontinued. The project manager anticipated providing the required education and training to identify the any needed revisions early to ensure implementation of the best evidence- based sepsis protocols. There will be ongoing education and updates as needed to ensure that all practitioners are using all the best evidence in practice and all protocols remain up to date. Extension of the implementation period is not anticipated now due to the extended length of the current plan, any possible need for extension will be assessed later.