NIGP-CPP EXAM QUESTIONS |
GUARANTEED PASS |VERIFIED
Sierra, a Procurement Director is developing her department's Continuity
of Operations Plan. Which step should she do first to determine her
departments essential functions?
o Call a similar public entity and ask for a copy of their continuity of
operation plan
o Ask her customers what functions are most important to them
o Document then list all procurement functions
o Ask other entities who have experienced a disaster what their essential
functions are - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Document then list all
procurement functions
True or false. Joint bid purchases and piggyback purchases are the same
thing. Explain. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ False. Joint bid purchases
is when agencies purchase the same item or service using one
solicitation for both agencies. The agency is a part of the solicitation and
contract. Piggy back purchases is when an agency uses a contract that
was solicited by another agency, state, or cooperative bidding process.
The agency is often not involved in the original bidding process,
however, does have an addendum to use the contract.
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 - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Sherman Anti-
Trust Act
What is the bidder's obligation when a bid that was accepted by the
agency contained minor clerical errors?
A. The bidder must void the contract.
B. The bidder must perform the contract.
C. The purchaser cannot allow the bidder to make corrections.
D. The court must make a decision on this matter. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ The bidder must perform the contract.
1. What is the name of the principle(not the rule) that is indicated by this
statistic?
2. Provide an example of how this principle relates to procurement. -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1. The Pareto Principle
2. An example of how this principle relates to procurement would be,
"80% of purchasing cost is created by 20% of the purchase orders
issued."
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 - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Pure,
imperfect and monopoly
Explain the difference between the implied warranties of merchantability
and of fitness for a particular purpose. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Implied warranties of merchantability is a warranty that exists because
vendor sells goods that meet some industry standard.
Fitness for a particular purpose is the seller, at time of contract, has
reason to know that the buyer wants the goods for a particular purpose
and the buyer is relying on the seller's skill or judgment to select or
furnish suitable goods
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: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Requires certain
promises and agreements to be evidenced in writing
Procurement has internal and external customers. Internal customers
include using departments, upper management, elected officials and the
procurement colleagues in our own office. Excluding any form of
vendor, supplier, bidder, sales rep., manufacturer, etc., name two other
external customers. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Local communities
(citizens)
Government
When selecting committee members to conduct an RFP evaluation,
what's one of the most important questions that each person should be
, asked before they begin reviewing the proposals? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Are there any conflicts of interest?
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 - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Enabling legislation
A latent defect is one:
A. That is detected at the time of purchase.
B. That is detected at the time of receipt.
C. That is detected during installation.
D. That surfaces after a product has been in use. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ That surfaces after a product has been in use.
A buyer is also the System Administrator for the automated procurement
system in his agency. He is reviewing a recent printout of operating
statistics and notices that the length of time from receipt of a purchase
requisition to issuance of the purchase order has increased for the second
quarter in a row. Which of the following actions should he take prior to
making a recommendation to his supervisor to reverse this trend?
GUARANTEED PASS |VERIFIED
Sierra, a Procurement Director is developing her department's Continuity
of Operations Plan. Which step should she do first to determine her
departments essential functions?
o Call a similar public entity and ask for a copy of their continuity of
operation plan
o Ask her customers what functions are most important to them
o Document then list all procurement functions
o Ask other entities who have experienced a disaster what their essential
functions are - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Document then list all
procurement functions
True or false. Joint bid purchases and piggyback purchases are the same
thing. Explain. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ False. Joint bid purchases
is when agencies purchase the same item or service using one
solicitation for both agencies. The agency is a part of the solicitation and
contract. Piggy back purchases is when an agency uses a contract that
was solicited by another agency, state, or cooperative bidding process.
The agency is often not involved in the original bidding process,
however, does have an addendum to use the contract.
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 - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Sherman Anti-
Trust Act
What is the bidder's obligation when a bid that was accepted by the
agency contained minor clerical errors?
A. The bidder must void the contract.
B. The bidder must perform the contract.
C. The purchaser cannot allow the bidder to make corrections.
D. The court must make a decision on this matter. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ The bidder must perform the contract.
1. What is the name of the principle(not the rule) that is indicated by this
statistic?
2. Provide an example of how this principle relates to procurement. -
ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ 1. The Pareto Principle
2. An example of how this principle relates to procurement would be,
"80% of purchasing cost is created by 20% of the purchase orders
issued."
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 - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Pure,
imperfect and monopoly
Explain the difference between the implied warranties of merchantability
and of fitness for a particular purpose. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Implied warranties of merchantability is a warranty that exists because
vendor sells goods that meet some industry standard.
Fitness for a particular purpose is the seller, at time of contract, has
reason to know that the buyer wants the goods for a particular purpose
and the buyer is relying on the seller's skill or judgment to select or
furnish suitable goods
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: - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Requires certain
promises and agreements to be evidenced in writing
Procurement has internal and external customers. Internal customers
include using departments, upper management, elected officials and the
procurement colleagues in our own office. Excluding any form of
vendor, supplier, bidder, sales rep., manufacturer, etc., name two other
external customers. - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ Local communities
(citizens)
Government
When selecting committee members to conduct an RFP evaluation,
what's one of the most important questions that each person should be
, asked before they begin reviewing the proposals? - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ Are there any conflicts of interest?
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 - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔
Enabling legislation
A latent defect is one:
A. That is detected at the time of purchase.
B. That is detected at the time of receipt.
C. That is detected during installation.
D. That surfaces after a product has been in use. - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ That surfaces after a product has been in use.
A buyer is also the System Administrator for the automated procurement
system in his agency. He is reviewing a recent printout of operating
statistics and notices that the length of time from receipt of a purchase
requisition to issuance of the purchase order has increased for the second
quarter in a row. Which of the following actions should he take prior to
making a recommendation to his supervisor to reverse this trend?
