NCMA CPCM EXAM PREP |ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Which of the following tasks takes place in the Pre-Award phase of subcontract
management?
a. A pharmaceutical company responds to an advertising company's questions regarding
proposed subcontract work.
b. A farm conducts cost and price analyses on subcontracting proposals from trucking
companies
c. An electronics company selects a source for transistor components.
d. A software company negotiates nondisclosure agreements regarding potential
subcontractors' handling of proprietary data.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. A software company negotiates nondisclosure agreements regarding potential
subcontractors' handling of proprietary data.
Question 2
Which of the following is true about commercial contract modifications?
a. Contract changes must always be in writing.
b. The UCC does not require consideration for the modification to be valid.
c. A modification does not need to comply with the statute of frauds.
d. Commercial contract modifications are governed by FAR Part 43
CORRECT ANSWER
b. The UCC does not require consideration for the modification to be valid.
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,Question 3
Which of the following is true about ethical behavior?
a. It includes both personal and organizational ethics.
b. It is separate from one's own life experiences.
c. Societal norms have no impact on whether a particular action is right or wrong.
d. Organizational ethics is more of a philosophical matter than a fact-based one.
CORRECT ANSWER
It includes both personal and organizational ethics.
Question 4
Whose responsibility is effective contract administration?
a. The contracting officer
b. The buyer
c. The seller
d. Both the buyer and the seller
CORRECT ANSWER
Both the buyer and the seller
Question 5
Which of the following is true about the six-step contract changes management process?
a. It mirrors the phases of the contract life cycle.
b. It is only appropriate for use by government agencies.
c. will always result in on-time delivery or on-budget completion of the work d. It begins
with the award of a contract change.
CORRECT ANSWER
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, It mirrors the phases of the contract life cycle.
Question 6
Which of the following requires the use of modular contracting for major IT system
purchases?
a. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
b. The Clinger-Cohen Act
c. SCA
d. ITRA
CORRECT ANSWER
The Clinger-Cohen Act.
Question 7
Who should conduct the review to ensure the offer is complete and accurate?
The Administrative Contracting Officer
a. The Administrative Contracting Officer
b. The "pink" team
c. The "red" team
d. The "gold" team
CORRECT ANSWER
The "pink" team.
Question 8
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, Which of the following provides an authoritative, formalized, written set of guidelines that
require certain actions and prohibit others?
a. Regulations
b. Ethics
c. Values
d. Morals
CORRECT ANSWER
Regulations.
Question 9
Which of the following processes takes place during contract closeout?
a. De-obligating excess funds
b. Disclosure of proprietary information
c. No-cost termination
d. Determination of privity of contract
CORRECT ANSWER
De-obligating excess funds.
Question 10
Which of the following types of commercial contract changes is always a bilateral change?
a. Explicit
b. Mutual assent
c. Conduct of the parties
d. Consent of the parties
CORRECT ANSWER
Mutual assent.
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AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|BRAND NEW 2026-2027
UPDATE|GRADED A+
Question 1
Which of the following tasks takes place in the Pre-Award phase of subcontract
management?
a. A pharmaceutical company responds to an advertising company's questions regarding
proposed subcontract work.
b. A farm conducts cost and price analyses on subcontracting proposals from trucking
companies
c. An electronics company selects a source for transistor components.
d. A software company negotiates nondisclosure agreements regarding potential
subcontractors' handling of proprietary data.
CORRECT ANSWER
d. A software company negotiates nondisclosure agreements regarding potential
subcontractors' handling of proprietary data.
Question 2
Which of the following is true about commercial contract modifications?
a. Contract changes must always be in writing.
b. The UCC does not require consideration for the modification to be valid.
c. A modification does not need to comply with the statute of frauds.
d. Commercial contract modifications are governed by FAR Part 43
CORRECT ANSWER
b. The UCC does not require consideration for the modification to be valid.
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,Question 3
Which of the following is true about ethical behavior?
a. It includes both personal and organizational ethics.
b. It is separate from one's own life experiences.
c. Societal norms have no impact on whether a particular action is right or wrong.
d. Organizational ethics is more of a philosophical matter than a fact-based one.
CORRECT ANSWER
It includes both personal and organizational ethics.
Question 4
Whose responsibility is effective contract administration?
a. The contracting officer
b. The buyer
c. The seller
d. Both the buyer and the seller
CORRECT ANSWER
Both the buyer and the seller
Question 5
Which of the following is true about the six-step contract changes management process?
a. It mirrors the phases of the contract life cycle.
b. It is only appropriate for use by government agencies.
c. will always result in on-time delivery or on-budget completion of the work d. It begins
with the award of a contract change.
CORRECT ANSWER
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, It mirrors the phases of the contract life cycle.
Question 6
Which of the following requires the use of modular contracting for major IT system
purchases?
a. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act
b. The Clinger-Cohen Act
c. SCA
d. ITRA
CORRECT ANSWER
The Clinger-Cohen Act.
Question 7
Who should conduct the review to ensure the offer is complete and accurate?
The Administrative Contracting Officer
a. The Administrative Contracting Officer
b. The "pink" team
c. The "red" team
d. The "gold" team
CORRECT ANSWER
The "pink" team.
Question 8
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, Which of the following provides an authoritative, formalized, written set of guidelines that
require certain actions and prohibit others?
a. Regulations
b. Ethics
c. Values
d. Morals
CORRECT ANSWER
Regulations.
Question 9
Which of the following processes takes place during contract closeout?
a. De-obligating excess funds
b. Disclosure of proprietary information
c. No-cost termination
d. Determination of privity of contract
CORRECT ANSWER
De-obligating excess funds.
Question 10
Which of the following types of commercial contract changes is always a bilateral change?
a. Explicit
b. Mutual assent
c. Conduct of the parties
d. Consent of the parties
CORRECT ANSWER
Mutual assent.
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