CPCM Wk 9 - Post-Award and Learning (Practice Test) || 100%
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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? correct answers 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 what? correct answers Direct observation
A cure notice or show cause notice typically precedes what? correct answers A termination for
default
A post-award kickoff meeting would discuss which of the following subjects? correct answers
Who is authorized to represent the buyer and seller in official communications
According to the Institute for Supply Management, which of the following is not a step in the
purchasing process? correct answers Determining business volume
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 answers A directed change
Can a subcontractor file a claim against the government? correct answers 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 answers
Contract modifications described in the UCC
How are the Changes clause, the "Stop Work" clause, and the Termination clause related?
correct answers They are not required to be flowed down in subcontracts
How can buyers and sellers avoid compliance problems during the contract administration
phase? correct answers By establishing and maintaining effective communications
In subcontract management, the volume of actions is typically either higher or lower than in
buying. correct answers Lower
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 answers File an appeal
Once a buyer has repudiated, which of the following will likely happen next? correct answers
Termination for default
Errorless.
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 answers 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 what? correct answers Direct observation
A cure notice or show cause notice typically precedes what? correct answers A termination for
default
A post-award kickoff meeting would discuss which of the following subjects? correct answers
Who is authorized to represent the buyer and seller in official communications
According to the Institute for Supply Management, which of the following is not a step in the
purchasing process? correct answers Determining business volume
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 answers A directed change
Can a subcontractor file a claim against the government? correct answers 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 answers
Contract modifications described in the UCC
How are the Changes clause, the "Stop Work" clause, and the Termination clause related?
correct answers They are not required to be flowed down in subcontracts
How can buyers and sellers avoid compliance problems during the contract administration
phase? correct answers By establishing and maintaining effective communications
In subcontract management, the volume of actions is typically either higher or lower than in
buying. correct answers Lower
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 answers File an appeal
Once a buyer has repudiated, which of the following will likely happen next? correct answers
Termination for default
