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MCPPO Public Contracting Overview
Questions and Correct Answers
Less than $10,000 Answer: Sound Business
Practices-ensuring the receipt of a favorable price by
periodically soliciting price lists or quotes.
At least $10,000 but not more than $50,000 Answer:
Written Price Quotations-solicit at least 3 written
quotes from vendors that customarily provide the
supplies or services you are procuring, and award the
contract to the responsible vendor who gives you the
lowest written quote that meets your purchase
description.
Responsible Vendor Answer: Under MGL 30B, a
responsible vendor has the capability to perform fully
the contract requirements and the integrity and
reliability that assure good faith performance.
More than $50,000 Answer: Advertised Competition-
must advertise for sealed bids or proposals.
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IFB Process Answer: Process requires you to select
the lowest priced bid from a responsible and responsive
vendor who meets your purchase description.
RFP Process Answer: Allows you to award a contract
to the responsible and responsive vendor who submits
the most advantageous proposal, based on price and
the comparative criteria that you defined in the RFP.
Chief Procurement Officer Answer: Responsible for all
activities related to buying, leasing, renting, or
otherwise acquiring supplies or services for a
jurisdiction regardless of the contract value. Only a
Chief Procurement Officer may conduct a request for
proposal process under Chapter 30B.
-Appointed Chief Procurement Officer
-Jurisdiction must specify in writing that selection of
the most advantageous offer requires comparative
judgements in addition to price.
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-Must document the reasons for the determination
Answer: What is required to use the Chapter 30B RFP
process?
Proprietary Specifications Answer: Cite specific brand
names or have the effect of restricting the procurement
to one product.
Difference between IFB and RFP award Answer: -IFB
you will select the best priced bid from a responsible
and responsive bidder.
-RFP you will select the most advantageous responsible
and responsive proposal, taking into consideration both
price and non-price proposals.
Sole Source Procurement Answer: A purchase of
supplies or services without advertising or competition
from a single or sole source.
Ch 30B 7 authorizes sole source procurement of
supplies or services with a value of $50,000 or less
when a reasonable investigation shows that there is
only one practicable source for the required supply or
Pretest - Stuvia US
MCPPO Public Contracting Overview
Questions and Correct Answers
Less than $10,000 Answer: Sound Business
Practices-ensuring the receipt of a favorable price by
periodically soliciting price lists or quotes.
At least $10,000 but not more than $50,000 Answer:
Written Price Quotations-solicit at least 3 written
quotes from vendors that customarily provide the
supplies or services you are procuring, and award the
contract to the responsible vendor who gives you the
lowest written quote that meets your purchase
description.
Responsible Vendor Answer: Under MGL 30B, a
responsible vendor has the capability to perform fully
the contract requirements and the integrity and
reliability that assure good faith performance.
More than $50,000 Answer: Advertised Competition-
must advertise for sealed bids or proposals.
Pretest - Stuvia US
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IFB Process Answer: Process requires you to select
the lowest priced bid from a responsible and responsive
vendor who meets your purchase description.
RFP Process Answer: Allows you to award a contract
to the responsible and responsive vendor who submits
the most advantageous proposal, based on price and
the comparative criteria that you defined in the RFP.
Chief Procurement Officer Answer: Responsible for all
activities related to buying, leasing, renting, or
otherwise acquiring supplies or services for a
jurisdiction regardless of the contract value. Only a
Chief Procurement Officer may conduct a request for
proposal process under Chapter 30B.
-Appointed Chief Procurement Officer
-Jurisdiction must specify in writing that selection of
the most advantageous offer requires comparative
judgements in addition to price.
Pretest - Stuvia US
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-Must document the reasons for the determination
Answer: What is required to use the Chapter 30B RFP
process?
Proprietary Specifications Answer: Cite specific brand
names or have the effect of restricting the procurement
to one product.
Difference between IFB and RFP award Answer: -IFB
you will select the best priced bid from a responsible
and responsive bidder.
-RFP you will select the most advantageous responsible
and responsive proposal, taking into consideration both
price and non-price proposals.
Sole Source Procurement Answer: A purchase of
supplies or services without advertising or competition
from a single or sole source.
Ch 30B 7 authorizes sole source procurement of
supplies or services with a value of $50,000 or less
when a reasonable investigation shows that there is
only one practicable source for the required supply or
Pretest - Stuvia US
