VCO - VIRGINIA CONTRACT OFFICER
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
The bidder becomes _________ if they add his/her terms to a bid.
A. Responsive
B. Responsible
C. Non-Responsive
D. Non-Responsible - ANS C. Non-Responsive
Specification Catagories - ANS Generic,
Brand Name,
Proprietary
Specification Types - ANS Design,
Performance,
Combination (design & performance)
Scope of Work - ANS Accurate detailed and concise description to be performed by
contractor
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Specification - ANS (Purchase description) Provide detailed list of requirements
What does the acronym VPPA stand for? - ANS Virginia Public Procurement Act
What does the acronym APSPM stand for? - ANS Agency Procurement and Surplus Property
Manual
VPPA pertains to public policies pertaining to governmental procurement from? - ANS Non-
governmental sources
General Delegated Authority for state agencies for the purchase of Goods - ANS Up to and
including $50,000
Provided the requisitioning agency or institution have a certified VCO on staff at time of agency
activity for a service procurement, what is the threshold? - ANS Unlimited $
The purchase of goods for resale in state owned bookstores, giftshops, etc. - ANS Unlimited $
Agencies have unlimited authority on the purchase of items from state contracts unless
specified otherwise by the specific contract - ANS Unlimited $
Public Body - ANS Any legislative, executive, or judicial body, agency, office, department,
authority, post, commission, board, or political subdivision created by law to exercise some
sovereign power or to perform some governmental duty and empowered by law to undertake
activities
Which is Not an example of the "appearance of impropriety" by a public employee?
A. A public employee playing golf with a state contractor
B. A public employee allowing the state contractor to pay for lunch
C. The first cousin of a public employee receiving state business when the public employee has
excused himself from the solicitation
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
The bidder becomes _________ if they add his/her terms to a bid.
A. Responsive
B. Responsible
C. Non-Responsive
D. Non-Responsible - ANS C. Non-Responsive
Specification Catagories - ANS Generic,
Brand Name,
Proprietary
Specification Types - ANS Design,
Performance,
Combination (design & performance)
Scope of Work - ANS Accurate detailed and concise description to be performed by
contractor
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Specification - ANS (Purchase description) Provide detailed list of requirements
What does the acronym VPPA stand for? - ANS Virginia Public Procurement Act
What does the acronym APSPM stand for? - ANS Agency Procurement and Surplus Property
Manual
VPPA pertains to public policies pertaining to governmental procurement from? - ANS Non-
governmental sources
General Delegated Authority for state agencies for the purchase of Goods - ANS Up to and
including $50,000
Provided the requisitioning agency or institution have a certified VCO on staff at time of agency
activity for a service procurement, what is the threshold? - ANS Unlimited $
The purchase of goods for resale in state owned bookstores, giftshops, etc. - ANS Unlimited $
Agencies have unlimited authority on the purchase of items from state contracts unless
specified otherwise by the specific contract - ANS Unlimited $
Public Body - ANS Any legislative, executive, or judicial body, agency, office, department,
authority, post, commission, board, or political subdivision created by law to exercise some
sovereign power or to perform some governmental duty and empowered by law to undertake
activities
Which is Not an example of the "appearance of impropriety" by a public employee?
A. A public employee playing golf with a state contractor
B. A public employee allowing the state contractor to pay for lunch
C. The first cousin of a public employee receiving state business when the public employee has
excused himself from the solicitation
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
