NCMA CPCM Questions with Answers (100% Correct
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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? —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? —Answer: Direct observation
A cure notice or show cause notice typically precedes what? —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 —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? —Answer: A directed
change
Can a subcontractor file a claim against the government? —Answer: No, because the
subcontractor has no privity with the government
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, Explicit, mutual assent, and conduct of the parties are the three types of what? —Answer:
Contract modifications described in the UCC
How are the Changes clause, the "Stop Work" clause, and the Termination clause related? —
Answer: They are not required to be flowed down in subcontracts.
How can buyers and sellers avoid compliance problems during the contract administration
phase? —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? —Answer: File an appeal
Once a buyer has repudiated, which of the following will likely happen next? —Answer:
Termination for default
Only contractor claims over $100,000 must be... —Answer: Certified
Partnerships and joint ventures are typical examples of what? —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? —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? —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? —Answer: Flow down
The seller's failure to provide the goods or services contracted for is a typical example of what?
—Answer: A reason to terminate for default
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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? —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? —Answer: Direct observation
A cure notice or show cause notice typically precedes what? —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 —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? —Answer: A directed
change
Can a subcontractor file a claim against the government? —Answer: No, because the
subcontractor has no privity with the government
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, Explicit, mutual assent, and conduct of the parties are the three types of what? —Answer:
Contract modifications described in the UCC
How are the Changes clause, the "Stop Work" clause, and the Termination clause related? —
Answer: They are not required to be flowed down in subcontracts.
How can buyers and sellers avoid compliance problems during the contract administration
phase? —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? —Answer: File an appeal
Once a buyer has repudiated, which of the following will likely happen next? —Answer:
Termination for default
Only contractor claims over $100,000 must be... —Answer: Certified
Partnerships and joint ventures are typical examples of what? —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? —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? —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? —Answer: Flow down
The seller's failure to provide the goods or services contracted for is a typical example of what?
—Answer: A reason to terminate for default
Barleywine Professionals is awarded a federal contract for advisory and assistance services.
© 2025 All rights reserved
