DEFENSE ACQUISITION OF SERVICES ACQ 1650 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE Contract that calls directly for a contractor's time and effort rather than a concrete, physical product. a. Services acquisition b. Services contract c. Service requirement b. Services contractAn identifiable task rather than an end item of supply. a. Services acquisition b. Services contract c. Service requirement c. Service requirement Acquiring performance results that meet performance requirements needed to successfully execute an organization's mission. a. Services acquisition b. Services contract c. Service requirement a. Services acquisition Why are services acquisitions vital to the Department of Defense (DoD)? a. Services acquisitions promote effectiveness because they are required to be performance-based acquisitions.(f) Threshold: Estimated total value >= $10 million but < $100 million Decision Authority: Component SSM or designee S-CAT I (b) S-CAT II (c) S-CAT III (e) S-CAT IV (f) S-CAT V (a) Special Interest (d) If a services acquisition has an estimated total value of $190 million, and the decision authority is the Senior Services Manager, what services acquisition category (S-CAT) best describes this acquisition? a. S-CAT I b. S-CAT II c. S-CAT III d. S-CAT IV c. S-CAT III Which is the primary purpose of a services acquisition?