QPA ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE ANSWER KEY
●● Goods and Services
Answer: *10 days one newspaper
*Solid waste 2 separate news papers 60 days prior to big opening
*Bids can not fall on a Monday or any day following a state or federal
holiday
●● Shall means
Answer: mandatory
●● Local Public Contracts Law
Answer: eff. July 1, 1971
●● Contracting unit means
Answer: County, municipality, boards, committee, and agency that has
the statutory power to make purchases and enter into contracts awarded
●● Who can award a contract over the bid threshold?
Answer: The governing body
,●● Contracting Agent
Answer: The government body of a contracting unit
●● Types of Professional Services
Answer: Attorney, Engineer, & Artist
●● EUS = Extraordinary unspecifiable services
Answer: Insurance
●● Work
Answer: Tangible or intangible nature performed
●● Aggregate
Answer: the sums expended or to be expended for any goods or services
●● Contract
Answer: Any agreement, purchase order, or legal binding relationship
for goods and services
●● Contract year
Answer: 12 consecutive months
, ●● Competitive contracting
Answer: contracting for specialized goods and services
●● Goods and services
Answer: any work, labor, commodities, equipment, materials and
supplies
●● Lowest Price
Answer: Least possible amount that meets requirements
●● Lowest responsible bidder or vendor
Answer: has to be lowest price, responsive, and responsible
●● Purchase order
Answer: a contract with a vendor for services and goods
●● Purchasing agent
Answer: Has the authority, responsibility and accountability for the
purchasing activity who possesses QPA cert.
●● Quotation
Answer: Formal or informal request as long as it is less than 15% of the
bid threshold
COMPLETE ANSWER KEY
●● Goods and Services
Answer: *10 days one newspaper
*Solid waste 2 separate news papers 60 days prior to big opening
*Bids can not fall on a Monday or any day following a state or federal
holiday
●● Shall means
Answer: mandatory
●● Local Public Contracts Law
Answer: eff. July 1, 1971
●● Contracting unit means
Answer: County, municipality, boards, committee, and agency that has
the statutory power to make purchases and enter into contracts awarded
●● Who can award a contract over the bid threshold?
Answer: The governing body
,●● Contracting Agent
Answer: The government body of a contracting unit
●● Types of Professional Services
Answer: Attorney, Engineer, & Artist
●● EUS = Extraordinary unspecifiable services
Answer: Insurance
●● Work
Answer: Tangible or intangible nature performed
●● Aggregate
Answer: the sums expended or to be expended for any goods or services
●● Contract
Answer: Any agreement, purchase order, or legal binding relationship
for goods and services
●● Contract year
Answer: 12 consecutive months
, ●● Competitive contracting
Answer: contracting for specialized goods and services
●● Goods and services
Answer: any work, labor, commodities, equipment, materials and
supplies
●● Lowest Price
Answer: Least possible amount that meets requirements
●● Lowest responsible bidder or vendor
Answer: has to be lowest price, responsive, and responsible
●● Purchase order
Answer: a contract with a vendor for services and goods
●● Purchasing agent
Answer: Has the authority, responsibility and accountability for the
purchasing activity who possesses QPA cert.
●● Quotation
Answer: Formal or informal request as long as it is less than 15% of the
bid threshold
