NCMA CPCM UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A clear, mutual understanding of the work to be done, as well as who will complete it and
who the key stakeholders are, can be established how? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- By
holding a post-award, pre-performance meeting
A contracting officer who sends representatives from the buying agency to a work site to
watch a statue being cleaned is performing? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Direct observation
A cure notice or show cause notice typically precedes what? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Termination for Default
A post-award kickoff meeting would discuss which of the following subjects?
a. The results of evaluation of an unsuccessful offeror's proposal
b. Concessions made in negotiations and their impacts on negotiation objectives
c. Whether the contractor's record of integrity and business ethics is satisfactory
d. Who is authorized to represent the buyer and seller in official communications -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Who is authorized to represent the buyer and seller in official
communications
Blue Ceramics has a contract with NASA to develop heat-resistant cladding for the next
generation of manned spacecraft. The original contract specified that samples should be
packaged and delivered to Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL, but the government
informs Blue Ceramics that the
samples should instead be delivered to Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD. The
contract is changed by mutual assent. This is an example of what? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- A directed change
Can a subcontractor file a claim against the government? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- No,
because the subcontractor has no privity with the government
Explicit, mutual assent, and conduct of the parties are the three types of what? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Contract modifications described in the UCC
, How are the Changes clause, the "Stop Work" clause, and the Termination clause related? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- They are not required to be flowed down in subcontracts.
How can buyers and sellers avoid compliance problems during the contract administration
phase? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- By establishing and maintaining effective
communications
If the contracting officer's final decision denies all or part of a claim that the contractor
believes is valid, what should the contractor do next? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- File an
appeal
Once a buyer has repudiated, which of the following will likely happen next? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Termination for default
Only contractor claims over $100,000 must be... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Certified
Partnerships and joint ventures are typical examples of what? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Teaming agreements
Some contracts may require testing of preproduction models, initial production samples, test
samples, first lots, or pilot samples for conformance with specified contract requirements
before or in the initial stages of production. What is this called? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
First article testing
The order of precedence among subcontracting sections and clauses, the designation of
representation for the subcontract and for change notification, and the contact information
and addresses for government agencies are typically examples of what? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Facilitating clauses
The process of transferring and translating requirements from a prime contract to a
subcontract in support of the prime contract is called what? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Flow down
Questions and CORRECT Answers
A clear, mutual understanding of the work to be done, as well as who will complete it and
who the key stakeholders are, can be established how? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- By
holding a post-award, pre-performance meeting
A contracting officer who sends representatives from the buying agency to a work site to
watch a statue being cleaned is performing? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Direct observation
A cure notice or show cause notice typically precedes what? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Termination for Default
A post-award kickoff meeting would discuss which of the following subjects?
a. The results of evaluation of an unsuccessful offeror's proposal
b. Concessions made in negotiations and their impacts on negotiation objectives
c. Whether the contractor's record of integrity and business ethics is satisfactory
d. Who is authorized to represent the buyer and seller in official communications -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Who is authorized to represent the buyer and seller in official
communications
Blue Ceramics has a contract with NASA to develop heat-resistant cladding for the next
generation of manned spacecraft. The original contract specified that samples should be
packaged and delivered to Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL, but the government
informs Blue Ceramics that the
samples should instead be delivered to Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD. The
contract is changed by mutual assent. This is an example of what? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- A directed change
Can a subcontractor file a claim against the government? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- No,
because the subcontractor has no privity with the government
Explicit, mutual assent, and conduct of the parties are the three types of what? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Contract modifications described in the UCC
, How are the Changes clause, the "Stop Work" clause, and the Termination clause related? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- They are not required to be flowed down in subcontracts.
How can buyers and sellers avoid compliance problems during the contract administration
phase? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- By establishing and maintaining effective
communications
If the contracting officer's final decision denies all or part of a claim that the contractor
believes is valid, what should the contractor do next? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- File an
appeal
Once a buyer has repudiated, which of the following will likely happen next? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Termination for default
Only contractor claims over $100,000 must be... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Certified
Partnerships and joint ventures are typical examples of what? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Teaming agreements
Some contracts may require testing of preproduction models, initial production samples, test
samples, first lots, or pilot samples for conformance with specified contract requirements
before or in the initial stages of production. What is this called? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
First article testing
The order of precedence among subcontracting sections and clauses, the designation of
representation for the subcontract and for change notification, and the contact information
and addresses for government agencies are typically examples of what? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Facilitating clauses
The process of transferring and translating requirements from a prime contract to a
subcontract in support of the prime contract is called what? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Flow down
