NASPO CPPB Prep Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
Implied |authority |occurs |when?
a) |Inferences |and |reasonable |deductions |based |on |conduct |are |made.
b) |Explicit |language |grants |authority;
c) |Codified |language |is |used |to |delegate |responsibility |and |authority |to |a |given |party;
d) |The |illusion |of |authority |is |allowed |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Inferences |and |reasonable |
deductions |based |on |conduct |are |made.
Apparent |authority |occurs |when?
a) |An |individual |functions |in |the |capacity |that |leads |others |to |believe |he/she |is |an |authorized |
agent |of |the |principle.
b) |Explicit |language |grants |authority.
c) |A |logical |extension |of |expression |authority |conferred |upon |a |given |party.
d) |Codified |language |delegating |responsibility |and |authority |to |a |given |party. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-a) |An |individual |functions |in |the |capacity |that |leads |others |to |believe |he/she |is |
an |authorized |agent |of |the |principle.
In |1890, |Congress |passed |this |Antitrust |Act. |It |has |been |the |linchpin |of |antitrust |law. |In |
Section |1 |of |this |Act, |it |states: |Every |contract, |combination |in |the |form |of |trust |or |otherwise, |
or |conspiracy, |in |restraint |of |trade |or |commerce |among |the |several |States, |or |with |foreign |
nations, |is |declared |to |be |illegal. |Every |person |who |shall |make |any |contract |or |engage |in |any |
combination |or |conspiracy |hereby |declared |to |be |illegal |shall |be |deemed |guilty |of |a |felony, |
and, |on |conviction |thereof, |shall |be |punished |by |fine |not |exceeding |$100,000,000 |if |a |corp., |
or, |if |any |person, |$1,000,000, |or |by |imprisonment |not |exceeding |10 |years, |or |by |both |said |
punishments, |in |the |discretion |of |the |court. |Section |2 |of |this |Act, |makes |interstate |monopolies
|a |felony. |This |Act |is:
a) |The |Clayton |Act
,b) |The |Federal |Trade |Commission |Act
c) |The |Sherman |Act
d) |The |Robinson-Patman |Price |Discrimination |Act |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |The |Sherman |Act
The |procurement |officer |has |noticed |several |suspicious |pricing |patterns |and |supplier |
behaviors, |including |identical |bids |and |a |lack |of |bids |from |some |expected |bidders |for |an |open |
solicitation. |On |detecting |this |suspicous |activity, |the |procurement |officer |should |immediately:
a) |alert |all |suppliers |that |the |solicitation |will |be |canceled |and |resolicited
b) |alert |their |superiors |and |the |antitrust |lawyers |in |the |state |attorney |general's |office
c) |alert |the |suppliers |in |question |about |potential |violations
d) |alert |the |DOJ |about |potential |antitrust |violations |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |alert |their |
superiors |and |the |antitrust |lawyers |in |the |state |attorney |general's |office
Which |of |the |following |procurement |laws |are |not |considered |one |of |the |primary |sources |used
|in |governmental |jurisdictions?
a) |Administrative |Law
d) |Federal |Law
c) |Common |Law
d) |Legislative |Law |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d) |Federal |Law
Socioeconomic |goals, |such |as |"set-asides", |can |come |with |a |variety |of |benefits; |however, |there
|are |also |challenges |associated |with |the |use |of |"set-asides". |These |challenges |may |include |
which |of |the |following:
a) |Lack |of |supply |management |training;
b) |Reduced |open |competition;
c) |Decreased |pricing.
d) |Prejudicial |attitudes; |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |Reduced |open |competition;
,The |Federal |Trade |Commission |(FTC) |states |an |environmental |marketing |claim |should |do |all |of |
the |following |except:
a) |Have |qualifications |and |disclosures |that |are |clear |enough |to |prevent |deception.
b) |Include |a |statement |that |makes |the |basis |of |comparison |clear |so |that |the |consumer |should |
be |able |to |understand |the |claim.
c) |Not |overstate |the |environmental |attribute |or |benefit, |expressly |or |by |implication.
d) |Include |eco-labels |issued |by |an |independent |third |party. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d) |Include
|eco-labels |issued |by |an |independent |third |party.
Upon |review |of |an |offeror's |claim |that |certain |information |in |the |offeror's |proposal |should |be |
kept |confidential, |the |procurement |officer |disagrees |with |that |claim. |The |procurement |officer |
should:
a) |Advise |the |offeror |that |the |information |will |be |kept |confidential |until |an |open |records |
request |is |received |and |determine |confidentiality |based |on |the |content |of |that |request.
b) |Advise |the |offeror |that |the |information |will |be |kept |confidential |until |an |open |records |
request |is |received |and |determine |confidentiality |based |on |the |content |of |that |request.
c) |Advise |the |offeror |and |give |it |the |opportunity |to |explain |why |it |believes |the |information |is |
proprietary.
d) |Deny |the |request |for |confidentiality. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Advise |the |offeror |and |give |
it |the |opportunity |to |explain |why |it |believes |the |information |is |proprietary.
The |legislature |of |the |buyer's |jurisdiction |just |passed |a |law |encouraging |all |governmental |
procurement |to |maximize |the |use |of |disadvantaged |businesses |in |the |procurement |process. |
What |strategy |could |the |buyer |employ |on |their |solicitation |to |help |meet |this |goal |without |
sacrificing |competition?
a) |Require |offerors |to |use |a |certain |percentage |of |disadvantaged |businesses |as |subcontractors
b) |Award |additional |points |to |disadvantaged |businesses
c) |Place |a |special |advertisement |of |the |opportunity |in |a |disadvantaged |audience |business |
publication
d) |Create |a |set-aside |for |disadvantaged |businesses |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Place |a |special |
advertisement |of |the |opportunity |in |a |disadvantaged |audience |business |publication
, Completing |a |Procurement |Profile |is |beneficial |because:
a) |It |adds |decision |making |intelligence |to |spend |analysis.
b) |It |provides |detailed |information |related |to |the |procurement |units |organizational |structure |
for |the |vendor |community.
c) |It |provides |critical |information |relating |to |the |current |market |conditions |for |the |product |or |
services |required.
d) |It |details |the |risks |inherent |in |the |market |that |could |affect |the |agencies |operations. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |It |adds |decision |making |intelligence |to |spend |analysis.
Procurement |Profile |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |result |produced |after |conducting |a |series |of |
various |analyses |on |the |procurement |expenditures |of |an |entity |regarding |the |range |of |goods, |
services, |or |construction |procured |(e.g., |spend |analysis, |market |analysis, |and |the |risks |inherent
|in |the |market |that |could |affect |the |entity's |operations).
What |contract |type |is |best |used |when |supplies |will |need |to |be |purchased |repetitively |in |large |
quantities |over |a |specified |time |period?
a) |Request |for |proposals
b) |Spot |bid
c) |Term |contract
d) |Noncompetitive |negotiation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Term |contract
What |does |strategic |procurement |planning |involve?
a) |Planning |to |take |advantage |of |socioeconomic |objectives/changes.
b) |Using |SWOT |analysis |to |identify |strategic |barriers |and |opportunities.
c) |Earmarking |limited |resources |among |different |priorities.
d) |Transforming |mission, |goals, |and |objectives |into |measurable |activities |to |be |used |to |plan, |
budget |and |manage |the |procurement |function |within |the |entity. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d) |
Answers
Implied |authority |occurs |when?
a) |Inferences |and |reasonable |deductions |based |on |conduct |are |made.
b) |Explicit |language |grants |authority;
c) |Codified |language |is |used |to |delegate |responsibility |and |authority |to |a |given |party;
d) |The |illusion |of |authority |is |allowed |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |Inferences |and |reasonable |
deductions |based |on |conduct |are |made.
Apparent |authority |occurs |when?
a) |An |individual |functions |in |the |capacity |that |leads |others |to |believe |he/she |is |an |authorized |
agent |of |the |principle.
b) |Explicit |language |grants |authority.
c) |A |logical |extension |of |expression |authority |conferred |upon |a |given |party.
d) |Codified |language |delegating |responsibility |and |authority |to |a |given |party. |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-a) |An |individual |functions |in |the |capacity |that |leads |others |to |believe |he/she |is |
an |authorized |agent |of |the |principle.
In |1890, |Congress |passed |this |Antitrust |Act. |It |has |been |the |linchpin |of |antitrust |law. |In |
Section |1 |of |this |Act, |it |states: |Every |contract, |combination |in |the |form |of |trust |or |otherwise, |
or |conspiracy, |in |restraint |of |trade |or |commerce |among |the |several |States, |or |with |foreign |
nations, |is |declared |to |be |illegal. |Every |person |who |shall |make |any |contract |or |engage |in |any |
combination |or |conspiracy |hereby |declared |to |be |illegal |shall |be |deemed |guilty |of |a |felony, |
and, |on |conviction |thereof, |shall |be |punished |by |fine |not |exceeding |$100,000,000 |if |a |corp., |
or, |if |any |person, |$1,000,000, |or |by |imprisonment |not |exceeding |10 |years, |or |by |both |said |
punishments, |in |the |discretion |of |the |court. |Section |2 |of |this |Act, |makes |interstate |monopolies
|a |felony. |This |Act |is:
a) |The |Clayton |Act
,b) |The |Federal |Trade |Commission |Act
c) |The |Sherman |Act
d) |The |Robinson-Patman |Price |Discrimination |Act |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |The |Sherman |Act
The |procurement |officer |has |noticed |several |suspicious |pricing |patterns |and |supplier |
behaviors, |including |identical |bids |and |a |lack |of |bids |from |some |expected |bidders |for |an |open |
solicitation. |On |detecting |this |suspicous |activity, |the |procurement |officer |should |immediately:
a) |alert |all |suppliers |that |the |solicitation |will |be |canceled |and |resolicited
b) |alert |their |superiors |and |the |antitrust |lawyers |in |the |state |attorney |general's |office
c) |alert |the |suppliers |in |question |about |potential |violations
d) |alert |the |DOJ |about |potential |antitrust |violations |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |alert |their |
superiors |and |the |antitrust |lawyers |in |the |state |attorney |general's |office
Which |of |the |following |procurement |laws |are |not |considered |one |of |the |primary |sources |used
|in |governmental |jurisdictions?
a) |Administrative |Law
d) |Federal |Law
c) |Common |Law
d) |Legislative |Law |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d) |Federal |Law
Socioeconomic |goals, |such |as |"set-asides", |can |come |with |a |variety |of |benefits; |however, |there
|are |also |challenges |associated |with |the |use |of |"set-asides". |These |challenges |may |include |
which |of |the |following:
a) |Lack |of |supply |management |training;
b) |Reduced |open |competition;
c) |Decreased |pricing.
d) |Prejudicial |attitudes; |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-b) |Reduced |open |competition;
,The |Federal |Trade |Commission |(FTC) |states |an |environmental |marketing |claim |should |do |all |of |
the |following |except:
a) |Have |qualifications |and |disclosures |that |are |clear |enough |to |prevent |deception.
b) |Include |a |statement |that |makes |the |basis |of |comparison |clear |so |that |the |consumer |should |
be |able |to |understand |the |claim.
c) |Not |overstate |the |environmental |attribute |or |benefit, |expressly |or |by |implication.
d) |Include |eco-labels |issued |by |an |independent |third |party. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d) |Include
|eco-labels |issued |by |an |independent |third |party.
Upon |review |of |an |offeror's |claim |that |certain |information |in |the |offeror's |proposal |should |be |
kept |confidential, |the |procurement |officer |disagrees |with |that |claim. |The |procurement |officer |
should:
a) |Advise |the |offeror |that |the |information |will |be |kept |confidential |until |an |open |records |
request |is |received |and |determine |confidentiality |based |on |the |content |of |that |request.
b) |Advise |the |offeror |that |the |information |will |be |kept |confidential |until |an |open |records |
request |is |received |and |determine |confidentiality |based |on |the |content |of |that |request.
c) |Advise |the |offeror |and |give |it |the |opportunity |to |explain |why |it |believes |the |information |is |
proprietary.
d) |Deny |the |request |for |confidentiality. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Advise |the |offeror |and |give |
it |the |opportunity |to |explain |why |it |believes |the |information |is |proprietary.
The |legislature |of |the |buyer's |jurisdiction |just |passed |a |law |encouraging |all |governmental |
procurement |to |maximize |the |use |of |disadvantaged |businesses |in |the |procurement |process. |
What |strategy |could |the |buyer |employ |on |their |solicitation |to |help |meet |this |goal |without |
sacrificing |competition?
a) |Require |offerors |to |use |a |certain |percentage |of |disadvantaged |businesses |as |subcontractors
b) |Award |additional |points |to |disadvantaged |businesses
c) |Place |a |special |advertisement |of |the |opportunity |in |a |disadvantaged |audience |business |
publication
d) |Create |a |set-aside |for |disadvantaged |businesses |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Place |a |special |
advertisement |of |the |opportunity |in |a |disadvantaged |audience |business |publication
, Completing |a |Procurement |Profile |is |beneficial |because:
a) |It |adds |decision |making |intelligence |to |spend |analysis.
b) |It |provides |detailed |information |related |to |the |procurement |units |organizational |structure |
for |the |vendor |community.
c) |It |provides |critical |information |relating |to |the |current |market |conditions |for |the |product |or |
services |required.
d) |It |details |the |risks |inherent |in |the |market |that |could |affect |the |agencies |operations. |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a) |It |adds |decision |making |intelligence |to |spend |analysis.
Procurement |Profile |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |result |produced |after |conducting |a |series |of |
various |analyses |on |the |procurement |expenditures |of |an |entity |regarding |the |range |of |goods, |
services, |or |construction |procured |(e.g., |spend |analysis, |market |analysis, |and |the |risks |inherent
|in |the |market |that |could |affect |the |entity's |operations).
What |contract |type |is |best |used |when |supplies |will |need |to |be |purchased |repetitively |in |large |
quantities |over |a |specified |time |period?
a) |Request |for |proposals
b) |Spot |bid
c) |Term |contract
d) |Noncompetitive |negotiation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-c) |Term |contract
What |does |strategic |procurement |planning |involve?
a) |Planning |to |take |advantage |of |socioeconomic |objectives/changes.
b) |Using |SWOT |analysis |to |identify |strategic |barriers |and |opportunities.
c) |Earmarking |limited |resources |among |different |priorities.
d) |Transforming |mission, |goals, |and |objectives |into |measurable |activities |to |be |used |to |plan, |
budget |and |manage |the |procurement |function |within |the |entity. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-d) |
