CPPB ACTUAL 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
✔✔The use of which cost-type contract is prohibited in most jurisdictions and by the
Federal government?
A. Cost plus incentive fee
B. Cost plus percentage of cost
C. Cost without fee
D. Cost sharing - ✔✔B. Cost plus percentage of cost
✔✔Which of the following types of contracts establishes a source of supply and pricing
for specified items or services for a specified period?
A. Competitive price contract
B. Fixed price contract
C. Term contract
D. Service contract - ✔✔C. Term contract
✔✔Privity of contract deals with:
A. The parties to a contract having the right to enforce it
B. A party having the right to submit a bid
C. A party having a right to reject an offer
D. Any parties having the right to cancel a contract - ✔✔A. The parties to a contract
having the right to enforce it
✔✔An agency is revising its document retention schedule. Where should the
government entity look for guidance?
A. The Federal Acquisition Requirements.
B. Legal or statutory requirements.
C. The Universal Commercial Code
D. Common Law - ✔✔B. Legal or statutory requirements.
✔✔In public contracting, competency refers to:
A. Persons representing the vendor.
B. Persons of any age entering into a contract.
C. Only procurement officials.
D. Persons mentally capable and of the age as allowed by law. - ✔✔D. Persons
mentally capable and of the age as allowed by law.
✔✔Five (5) days after posting a Notice of Intent to Award, a protest is received from
another responder who states that his proposal is the best value for the agency. The
protester provides comprehensive, detailed information to support his position and
,requests that the intended award be set aside. What should be your first step in
handling the protest?
A. Withdraw the Notice of Intent to Award until the protest is resolved
B. Confirm that the protest was received within the timeline for filing
C. Allow the protester to clarify his/her best value proposal
D. Convene the evaluation committee to reconsider the recommendation of award -
✔✔B. Confirm that the protest was received within the timeline for filing
✔✔The Statute of Frauds is a 1677 device passed by the English Parliament and
carried down to us by common law and the actions of state legislatures that:
A. Prevents the validity of any oral contract.
B. Requires that all bid submittals be witnessed by a notary public.
C. Mandates the posting of bonds against the fraudulent actions of a vendor.
D. Requires certain promises and agreements to be evidenced in writing. - ✔✔D.
Requires certain promises and agreements to be evidenced in writing.
✔✔The three types of competition found in the market place are:
A. Inexact, impure and monastic
B. Exact, pure and monopoly
C. Exact, pure and monotheistic
D. Pure, imperfect and monopoly - ✔✔D. Pure, imperfect and monopoly
✔✔Price fixing, bid rigging and restraints of trade are prohibited by this first of its kind
federal act.
A. Federal Trade Commission
B. Adam Clayton Powell Act
C. Sherman Anti-Trust Act
D. Robinson-Patman Act - ✔✔C. Sherman Anti-Trust Act
✔✔Statutes, ordinances, charters, rules, regulations, policies and procedures are all
examples of:
A. Administrative law
B. Legislative law
C. Enabling legislation
D. Contract terms and conditions - ✔✔B. Legislative law
✔✔A contract administrator's duties are normally performed by:
A. A hired consultant.
B. An employee within the agency.
,C. A contract manager from a nearby agency.
D. The purchasing department manager. - ✔✔B. An employee within the agency.
✔✔Sole source, single source and emergency procurements are examples of:
A. The best ways of procuring goods and services.
B. Non-competitive methods of procuring goods and services.
C. Unauthorized procurement methods.
D. Procurement methods of questionable value. - ✔✔B. Non-competitive methods of
procuring goods and services
✔✔Language that covers changes, disputes and breach procedures is included in
agreements between parties to protect against:
A. Surety risk
B. Contractual risk
C. Cancellation risk
D. Proposal risk - ✔✔B. Contractual risk
✔✔Your agency's procurement manager has asked you to recommend an approach to
an upcoming procurement for drug addiction counseling services. Which of the following
possibilities would you put forward as the best approach?
A. Develop a detailed specification as to how the contractor must provide the services
B. Issue national standards for drug addiction counseling services to all potential
respondents
C. Work with the using department to develop performance measures you will use to
ensure that the contractor meets the needs of the using department.
D. Ask the using department for a list of drug addiction counseling protocols that they
would be comfortable with. - ✔✔C. Work with the using department to develop
performance measures you will use to ensure that the contractor meets the needs of the
using department.
✔✔You've just posted/announced the award of a solicitation. Governing body approval
is pending and someone calls/writes/emails to protest. Walk me through the steps to
resolve the issue. Note: it doesn't matter if your agency has a policy or not. - ✔✔Review
of protest issues by the procurement authority and the user
Deny or uphold the protest
If denied, appeal to a next higher authority
Appeal to agency chief executive or the governing board of the agency
Decision by governing board or higher authority is final
File a civil action asking for an injunctive relief
✔✔Given the economic and political environment in which most agencies must operate,
what is the most effective structure for governmental procurement agencies?
, A. Providing a completely centralized workforce.
B. Delegating unwanted responsibilities to using agencies.
C. Establishing a combination of centralized and decentralized operations.
D. Establishing an ad hoc decentralized process. - ✔✔C. Establishing a combination of
centralized and decentralized operations.
✔✔A company has formally requested a debriefing on why it was not awarded the
contract to provide multi-media advertising services. How will the procurement
professional prepare for this meeting?
A. Prepare a spreadsheet showing the scores and ranks of all of the proposals to
provide to the company.
B. Make copies of all the scores sheets for the company.
C. Prepare a point by point comparison of the company's proposal with all of the other
proposals.
D. Prepare a listing of the significant strengths and weakness of the company's
submitted proposal. - ✔✔D. Prepare a listing of the significant strengths and weakness
of the company's submitted proposal.
✔✔A good bid specification does all of the following except:
A. Allow the vendor to choose which requirements he will meet.
B. Identify the minimum requirements.
C. Allow for maximum competition.
D. Identify testing methods to determine compliance. - ✔✔A. Allow the vendor to
choose which requirements he will meet.
✔✔Name three ways of disposing of surplus agency property. - ✔✔Ways to dispose of
surplus agency property include:
homeless use
negotiated sales
public sales based on GSA's determination of the property's highest and best use
✔✔The service contract to provide transportation for seniors will expire within thirty
calendar days. The human services department is requesting that the contract be
renewed at the same prices, terms, and conditions for an additional year because the
provider has delivered exceptional service. You review the contract and advise the
department that the contract cannot be renewed. What is the basis for denying the
renewal?
A. No performance evaluations have been completed on the contractor.
B. Service segmentation of needed transportation services is being discussed by the
agency.
C. No contract renewal clause is included in the original contract.
GRADED A+
✔✔The use of which cost-type contract is prohibited in most jurisdictions and by the
Federal government?
A. Cost plus incentive fee
B. Cost plus percentage of cost
C. Cost without fee
D. Cost sharing - ✔✔B. Cost plus percentage of cost
✔✔Which of the following types of contracts establishes a source of supply and pricing
for specified items or services for a specified period?
A. Competitive price contract
B. Fixed price contract
C. Term contract
D. Service contract - ✔✔C. Term contract
✔✔Privity of contract deals with:
A. The parties to a contract having the right to enforce it
B. A party having the right to submit a bid
C. A party having a right to reject an offer
D. Any parties having the right to cancel a contract - ✔✔A. The parties to a contract
having the right to enforce it
✔✔An agency is revising its document retention schedule. Where should the
government entity look for guidance?
A. The Federal Acquisition Requirements.
B. Legal or statutory requirements.
C. The Universal Commercial Code
D. Common Law - ✔✔B. Legal or statutory requirements.
✔✔In public contracting, competency refers to:
A. Persons representing the vendor.
B. Persons of any age entering into a contract.
C. Only procurement officials.
D. Persons mentally capable and of the age as allowed by law. - ✔✔D. Persons
mentally capable and of the age as allowed by law.
✔✔Five (5) days after posting a Notice of Intent to Award, a protest is received from
another responder who states that his proposal is the best value for the agency. The
protester provides comprehensive, detailed information to support his position and
,requests that the intended award be set aside. What should be your first step in
handling the protest?
A. Withdraw the Notice of Intent to Award until the protest is resolved
B. Confirm that the protest was received within the timeline for filing
C. Allow the protester to clarify his/her best value proposal
D. Convene the evaluation committee to reconsider the recommendation of award -
✔✔B. Confirm that the protest was received within the timeline for filing
✔✔The Statute of Frauds is a 1677 device passed by the English Parliament and
carried down to us by common law and the actions of state legislatures that:
A. Prevents the validity of any oral contract.
B. Requires that all bid submittals be witnessed by a notary public.
C. Mandates the posting of bonds against the fraudulent actions of a vendor.
D. Requires certain promises and agreements to be evidenced in writing. - ✔✔D.
Requires certain promises and agreements to be evidenced in writing.
✔✔The three types of competition found in the market place are:
A. Inexact, impure and monastic
B. Exact, pure and monopoly
C. Exact, pure and monotheistic
D. Pure, imperfect and monopoly - ✔✔D. Pure, imperfect and monopoly
✔✔Price fixing, bid rigging and restraints of trade are prohibited by this first of its kind
federal act.
A. Federal Trade Commission
B. Adam Clayton Powell Act
C. Sherman Anti-Trust Act
D. Robinson-Patman Act - ✔✔C. Sherman Anti-Trust Act
✔✔Statutes, ordinances, charters, rules, regulations, policies and procedures are all
examples of:
A. Administrative law
B. Legislative law
C. Enabling legislation
D. Contract terms and conditions - ✔✔B. Legislative law
✔✔A contract administrator's duties are normally performed by:
A. A hired consultant.
B. An employee within the agency.
,C. A contract manager from a nearby agency.
D. The purchasing department manager. - ✔✔B. An employee within the agency.
✔✔Sole source, single source and emergency procurements are examples of:
A. The best ways of procuring goods and services.
B. Non-competitive methods of procuring goods and services.
C. Unauthorized procurement methods.
D. Procurement methods of questionable value. - ✔✔B. Non-competitive methods of
procuring goods and services
✔✔Language that covers changes, disputes and breach procedures is included in
agreements between parties to protect against:
A. Surety risk
B. Contractual risk
C. Cancellation risk
D. Proposal risk - ✔✔B. Contractual risk
✔✔Your agency's procurement manager has asked you to recommend an approach to
an upcoming procurement for drug addiction counseling services. Which of the following
possibilities would you put forward as the best approach?
A. Develop a detailed specification as to how the contractor must provide the services
B. Issue national standards for drug addiction counseling services to all potential
respondents
C. Work with the using department to develop performance measures you will use to
ensure that the contractor meets the needs of the using department.
D. Ask the using department for a list of drug addiction counseling protocols that they
would be comfortable with. - ✔✔C. Work with the using department to develop
performance measures you will use to ensure that the contractor meets the needs of the
using department.
✔✔You've just posted/announced the award of a solicitation. Governing body approval
is pending and someone calls/writes/emails to protest. Walk me through the steps to
resolve the issue. Note: it doesn't matter if your agency has a policy or not. - ✔✔Review
of protest issues by the procurement authority and the user
Deny or uphold the protest
If denied, appeal to a next higher authority
Appeal to agency chief executive or the governing board of the agency
Decision by governing board or higher authority is final
File a civil action asking for an injunctive relief
✔✔Given the economic and political environment in which most agencies must operate,
what is the most effective structure for governmental procurement agencies?
, A. Providing a completely centralized workforce.
B. Delegating unwanted responsibilities to using agencies.
C. Establishing a combination of centralized and decentralized operations.
D. Establishing an ad hoc decentralized process. - ✔✔C. Establishing a combination of
centralized and decentralized operations.
✔✔A company has formally requested a debriefing on why it was not awarded the
contract to provide multi-media advertising services. How will the procurement
professional prepare for this meeting?
A. Prepare a spreadsheet showing the scores and ranks of all of the proposals to
provide to the company.
B. Make copies of all the scores sheets for the company.
C. Prepare a point by point comparison of the company's proposal with all of the other
proposals.
D. Prepare a listing of the significant strengths and weakness of the company's
submitted proposal. - ✔✔D. Prepare a listing of the significant strengths and weakness
of the company's submitted proposal.
✔✔A good bid specification does all of the following except:
A. Allow the vendor to choose which requirements he will meet.
B. Identify the minimum requirements.
C. Allow for maximum competition.
D. Identify testing methods to determine compliance. - ✔✔A. Allow the vendor to
choose which requirements he will meet.
✔✔Name three ways of disposing of surplus agency property. - ✔✔Ways to dispose of
surplus agency property include:
homeless use
negotiated sales
public sales based on GSA's determination of the property's highest and best use
✔✔The service contract to provide transportation for seniors will expire within thirty
calendar days. The human services department is requesting that the contract be
renewed at the same prices, terms, and conditions for an additional year because the
provider has delivered exceptional service. You review the contract and advise the
department that the contract cannot be renewed. What is the basis for denying the
renewal?
A. No performance evaluations have been completed on the contractor.
B. Service segmentation of needed transportation services is being discussed by the
agency.
C. No contract renewal clause is included in the original contract.
