CPPO PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The entity's source list is outdated and they are looking for
1.
alternate meth-ods to communicate solicitations. Which is a
mandatory requirement of the alternative method?: Meet all
formats required by law and regulation.
The goal of the Facilities Manager is to keep entity buildings
2.
clean. The manager is negotiating a new custodial services
contract. He wants to obtain consistent high quality
performance. Which type of contract should he nego-tiate?:
Fixed-Price-Incentive Contract
3.The IT Department is purchasing five (5) large format
printers. Each printer has a life span of 7 years with a per unit
price of $6,280. The toner cartridge must be replaced
quarterly; the price per cartridge is $325. The annual main-
tenance contract per unit has a price of $710. What is the life
cycle cost for this purchase?: $101,750 ((5 printers x $6,280.00) + (5
printers X 4 qtr. x 7 yrs. x $325.00) + (5 printers x 7 yrs. X $710.00)
,equals $101,750.)
As part of a professional services contract, a supplier will
4.
have to turn in a monthly report and attend regular meetings.
How will the entity ensure that this takes place?: Include it in the
terms and conditions of the contract
An entity has an e-Procurement software program for
5.
receiving formal solicitation responses. It received a late
response from a supplier. The supplier claims that an Internet
outage affected their ability to submit their response on time.
The entity System Administrator was able to verify that the
supplier attempted to log on with less than 10 minutes
remaining in the open-for-bid-ding period. What is the best
response to this situation?: Reject the bid response due to it
being late
A buyer is conducting a Life Cycle Cost / Total Cost of
6.
Ownership evaluation to assess the best solution to replace
an aging telephone switch. Which of the following factors
should be used in the LCC/TCO evaluation?: The cost of the
maintenance contract
7. When an award protest is filed with an entity, what action
should the buyer take?: Decide whether or not to start the project based
on legal counsel opinion
What part of the purchasing cycle is least likely to get the
8.
proper amount of attention?:
, A government agency issued a solicitation for a washable
9.
paint product that allowed students to write on a wall as if it
were a whiteboard. The solicitation garnered sixteen
responses, four of which claimed to be washable to the
specifications. What is the best way for the buyer to proceed
in the award process?: Test the four samples and award to the lowest
responsive and responsible bidder.
10. The city would like to find a way to pre-qualify suppliers
for a financial ac-counting software package. At a minimum,
what should the pre-qualification process accomplish?:
11. A large metropolitan county is in the process of privatizing
its emergency medical ambulance services. After researching
the issue, the county decided to divide the service into
several services (by the type of call) because service
segmentation leads to:: Increased competition
12. Which of the following conditions must be present in multi-
step bidding?: -
More than one technically qualified otteror
An entity is considering a total upgrade of their Motorola
13.
radio inventory and an official has been tasked with
determining the total cost of ownership for a new cache of
devices. A total of 120 devices would need to be purchased at a
cost of $2,400 each. The life span for each device is 5 years.
Battery replacement would occur on an annual basis at a cost
of $60 per device. In addition, one spare antenna will be
The entity's source list is outdated and they are looking for
1.
alternate meth-ods to communicate solicitations. Which is a
mandatory requirement of the alternative method?: Meet all
formats required by law and regulation.
The goal of the Facilities Manager is to keep entity buildings
2.
clean. The manager is negotiating a new custodial services
contract. He wants to obtain consistent high quality
performance. Which type of contract should he nego-tiate?:
Fixed-Price-Incentive Contract
3.The IT Department is purchasing five (5) large format
printers. Each printer has a life span of 7 years with a per unit
price of $6,280. The toner cartridge must be replaced
quarterly; the price per cartridge is $325. The annual main-
tenance contract per unit has a price of $710. What is the life
cycle cost for this purchase?: $101,750 ((5 printers x $6,280.00) + (5
printers X 4 qtr. x 7 yrs. x $325.00) + (5 printers x 7 yrs. X $710.00)
,equals $101,750.)
As part of a professional services contract, a supplier will
4.
have to turn in a monthly report and attend regular meetings.
How will the entity ensure that this takes place?: Include it in the
terms and conditions of the contract
An entity has an e-Procurement software program for
5.
receiving formal solicitation responses. It received a late
response from a supplier. The supplier claims that an Internet
outage affected their ability to submit their response on time.
The entity System Administrator was able to verify that the
supplier attempted to log on with less than 10 minutes
remaining in the open-for-bid-ding period. What is the best
response to this situation?: Reject the bid response due to it
being late
A buyer is conducting a Life Cycle Cost / Total Cost of
6.
Ownership evaluation to assess the best solution to replace
an aging telephone switch. Which of the following factors
should be used in the LCC/TCO evaluation?: The cost of the
maintenance contract
7. When an award protest is filed with an entity, what action
should the buyer take?: Decide whether or not to start the project based
on legal counsel opinion
What part of the purchasing cycle is least likely to get the
8.
proper amount of attention?:
, A government agency issued a solicitation for a washable
9.
paint product that allowed students to write on a wall as if it
were a whiteboard. The solicitation garnered sixteen
responses, four of which claimed to be washable to the
specifications. What is the best way for the buyer to proceed
in the award process?: Test the four samples and award to the lowest
responsive and responsible bidder.
10. The city would like to find a way to pre-qualify suppliers
for a financial ac-counting software package. At a minimum,
what should the pre-qualification process accomplish?:
11. A large metropolitan county is in the process of privatizing
its emergency medical ambulance services. After researching
the issue, the county decided to divide the service into
several services (by the type of call) because service
segmentation leads to:: Increased competition
12. Which of the following conditions must be present in multi-
step bidding?: -
More than one technically qualified otteror
An entity is considering a total upgrade of their Motorola
13.
radio inventory and an official has been tasked with
determining the total cost of ownership for a new cache of
devices. A total of 120 devices would need to be purchased at a
cost of $2,400 each. The life span for each device is 5 years.
Battery replacement would occur on an annual basis at a cost
of $60 per device. In addition, one spare antenna will be
