NIGP-CPP Exam Questions with Correct Answers

NIGP-CPP Exam Questions with Correct Answers Sierra, a Procurement Director is developing her department's Continuity of Operations Plan. Which step should she do first to determine her departments essential functions? o Call a similar public entity and ask for a copy of their continuity of operation plan o Ask her customers what functions are most important to them o Document then list all procurement functions o Ask other entities who have experienced a disaster what their essential functions are - Answer-Document then list all procurement functions True or false. Joint bid purchases and piggyback purchases are the same thing. Explain. - Answer-False. Joint bid purchases is when agencies purchase the same item or service using one solicitation for both agencies. The agency is a part of the solicitation and contract. Piggy back purchases is when an agency uses a contract that was solicited by another agency, state, or cooperative bidding process. The agency is often not involved in the original bidding process, however, does have an addendum to use the contract. Price fixing, bid rigging and restraints of trade are prohibited by this first of its kind federal act. A. Federal Trade Commission B. Adam Clayton Powell Act C. Sherman Anti-Trust Act D. Robinson-Patman Act - Answer-Sherman Anti-Trust Act What is the bidder's obligation when a bid that was accepted by the agency contained minor clerical errors? A. The bidder must void the contract. B. The bidder must perform the contract. C. The purchaser cannot allow the bidder to make corrections. D. The court must make a decision on this matter. - Answer-The bidder must perform the contract. 1. What is the name of the principle(not the rule) that is indicated by this statistic? 2. Provide an example of how this principle relates to procurement. - Answer-1. The Pareto Principle 2. An example of how this principle relates to procurement would be, "80% of purchasing cost is created by 20% of the purchase orders issued." The three types of competition found in the market place are: A. Inexact, impure and monastic B. Exact, pure and monopoly C. Exact, pure and monotheistic D. Pure, imperfect and monopoly - Answer-Pure, imperfect and monopoly