CPPB PRACTICE TEST, DOMAIN 1
PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATION
EXAM
To accommodate the tastes of its employees, a company purchases a variety of
mobile phones. This causes inefficiencies. What steps may be made to address
and fix these inefficiencies? ANSWER Standardization
A buyer has been asked to lunch with a supplier account representative to
discuss the performance of a contract. How should the buyer respond? -
ANSWER Decline the supplier's offer and propose a meeting in the office.
A buyer has been preparing a solicitation for several days. The end customers
have now requested that the buyer send the offer only to local suppliers. How
should the buyer respond? - ANSWER Explain that agency standards require all
bids to be posted electronically to ensure open and fair competition.
What attribute can be measured using the ratio of inputs such as staff hours or
salaries to outputs? - ANSWER Efficiency
This legislative session saw the passage of legislation that established a
sustainable procurement strategy. The agency has limited staffing and resources
to carry out the Act. What type of application would be the easiest to
implement? - ANSWER Recycled paper
At an entity-hosted small company educational and outreach workshop, the
entity's small business program coordinator saw that just a few suppliers were
actively engaged in question-and-answer sessions. In ANSWER, she works
hard to engage other providers who aren't contributing. What role is she
assuming? - ANSWER Gate Keeper
PROCUREMENT ADMINISTRATION
EXAM
To accommodate the tastes of its employees, a company purchases a variety of
mobile phones. This causes inefficiencies. What steps may be made to address
and fix these inefficiencies? ANSWER Standardization
A buyer has been asked to lunch with a supplier account representative to
discuss the performance of a contract. How should the buyer respond? -
ANSWER Decline the supplier's offer and propose a meeting in the office.
A buyer has been preparing a solicitation for several days. The end customers
have now requested that the buyer send the offer only to local suppliers. How
should the buyer respond? - ANSWER Explain that agency standards require all
bids to be posted electronically to ensure open and fair competition.
What attribute can be measured using the ratio of inputs such as staff hours or
salaries to outputs? - ANSWER Efficiency
This legislative session saw the passage of legislation that established a
sustainable procurement strategy. The agency has limited staffing and resources
to carry out the Act. What type of application would be the easiest to
implement? - ANSWER Recycled paper
At an entity-hosted small company educational and outreach workshop, the
entity's small business program coordinator saw that just a few suppliers were
actively engaged in question-and-answer sessions. In ANSWER, she works
hard to engage other providers who aren't contributing. What role is she
assuming? - ANSWER Gate Keeper
