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NASPO CPPB EXAM PREP PREPARATION QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026 (ALREADY
GRADED A+)
What is the purpose of including the terms and conditions in the solicitation?
a) To reduce the entity's risk
b) To assist in the development of the resulting contract
c) To inform the vendor what contractual terms will be required.
d) To force vendors to agree to all the state's terms and conditions - correct-
answer -c) To inform the vendor what contractual terms will be required.
What is the purpose of the procurement office having a bond for contract
signatories?
a) To cover the potential loss the vendor may experience as a part of legal action
b) To assign responsibility to the state
c) To cover the potential loss of the entity may experience as a result of legal
action
d) To assign responsibility to a single person - correct-answer -c) To cover the
potential loss of the entity may experience as a result of legal action
The entity contracted with a vendor to supply hand tools to the entity with a
specific delivery provision. The vendor acquires inventory from a subcontract to
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fulfill the order. Due to delays from the subcontractor, the vendor does not meet
the delivery requirement contained in the contract. Who is contractually
responsible for the delay?
a) The subcontractor
b) The entity
c) The vendor
d) The salesman - correct-answer -c) The vendor
The agency has ordered goods for which they do not have to pay freight charges
or file a claim if the need arises. What freight term best describes this scenario?
a) F.O.B Point of Origin, Freight Collect
b) F.O.B Destination, Freight Collect
c) F.O.B Point of Origin, Freight Prepaid and Added
d) F.O.B Destination, Freight Prepaid and Allowed - correct-answer -d) F.O.B
Destination, Freight Prepaid and Allowed
The buyer from CHFS is tasked with purchasing child car seats for their DCBS
branch and after performing some research finds that other agencies, such as the
DOT, are participating in cooperative purchasing. The CHFS buyer would like to
"piggyback" off of these contracts. When utilizing a "piggyback" technique, what
would this agreement be called?
a) Piggyback RFP
b) Cooperative organization
c) Cooperative contract
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d) Cooperative solicitation - correct-answer -c) Cooperative contract
What must appear in a cooperative purchasing solicitation in order for other
public entities to piggyback off the resulting contract?
a) The specific name of each public entity
b) The contractual terms of each public entity
c) Language indicating that other public entities may purchase off the contract at
the discretion of the contractor
d) An addendum adding the public entity before the due date of the solicitation -
correct-answer -c) Language indicating that other public entities may purchase off
the contract at the discretion of the contractor
There are different types of contracts used for cooperative purchasing. These
contracts are sometimes called "as needed," or which of the following?
a) Piggyback contracts
b) Indefinite quantity and delivery
c) Definite quantity and delivery
d) Minimum quantity contracts - correct-answer -b) Indefinite quantity and
delivery
The primary objective of material management is:
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a) To carry as little inventory as possible, but as much as necessary, to meet
anticipated operating requirements
b) To carry a six month supply of inventory to ensure outages are minimized in the
event of a disruption in the supply chain
c) To carry sufficient stock to ensure internal customers are comfortable knowing
that material will always be in stock
d) To carry one year's supply to ensure inventory availability in the event of large
scale market disruption - correct-answer -a) To carry as little inventory as possible,
but as much as necessary, to meet anticipated operating requirements
Which of the following should NOT be considered during the requisition approval
process?
a)Review for completeness and budget/approval authorization
b) Evaluate the existing supply
c) Develop specifications
d) Determine the potential to bundle items requisitioned with similar requisitions
to achieve a volume discount - correct-answer -c) Develop specifications
After issuing a solicitation for construction of new barracks for the state
penitentiary for the Dept. of Corrections, the issuing buyer has been receiving an
abundance of questions regarding the facility's security measures to better
understand the needs of the agency, etc. What should the buyer do to answer
these questions?
a) Schedule a mandatory prebid conference
NASPO CPPB EXAM PREP PREPARATION QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026 (ALREADY
GRADED A+)
What is the purpose of including the terms and conditions in the solicitation?
a) To reduce the entity's risk
b) To assist in the development of the resulting contract
c) To inform the vendor what contractual terms will be required.
d) To force vendors to agree to all the state's terms and conditions - correct-
answer -c) To inform the vendor what contractual terms will be required.
What is the purpose of the procurement office having a bond for contract
signatories?
a) To cover the potential loss the vendor may experience as a part of legal action
b) To assign responsibility to the state
c) To cover the potential loss of the entity may experience as a result of legal
action
d) To assign responsibility to a single person - correct-answer -c) To cover the
potential loss of the entity may experience as a result of legal action
The entity contracted with a vendor to supply hand tools to the entity with a
specific delivery provision. The vendor acquires inventory from a subcontract to
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fulfill the order. Due to delays from the subcontractor, the vendor does not meet
the delivery requirement contained in the contract. Who is contractually
responsible for the delay?
a) The subcontractor
b) The entity
c) The vendor
d) The salesman - correct-answer -c) The vendor
The agency has ordered goods for which they do not have to pay freight charges
or file a claim if the need arises. What freight term best describes this scenario?
a) F.O.B Point of Origin, Freight Collect
b) F.O.B Destination, Freight Collect
c) F.O.B Point of Origin, Freight Prepaid and Added
d) F.O.B Destination, Freight Prepaid and Allowed - correct-answer -d) F.O.B
Destination, Freight Prepaid and Allowed
The buyer from CHFS is tasked with purchasing child car seats for their DCBS
branch and after performing some research finds that other agencies, such as the
DOT, are participating in cooperative purchasing. The CHFS buyer would like to
"piggyback" off of these contracts. When utilizing a "piggyback" technique, what
would this agreement be called?
a) Piggyback RFP
b) Cooperative organization
c) Cooperative contract
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d) Cooperative solicitation - correct-answer -c) Cooperative contract
What must appear in a cooperative purchasing solicitation in order for other
public entities to piggyback off the resulting contract?
a) The specific name of each public entity
b) The contractual terms of each public entity
c) Language indicating that other public entities may purchase off the contract at
the discretion of the contractor
d) An addendum adding the public entity before the due date of the solicitation -
correct-answer -c) Language indicating that other public entities may purchase off
the contract at the discretion of the contractor
There are different types of contracts used for cooperative purchasing. These
contracts are sometimes called "as needed," or which of the following?
a) Piggyback contracts
b) Indefinite quantity and delivery
c) Definite quantity and delivery
d) Minimum quantity contracts - correct-answer -b) Indefinite quantity and
delivery
The primary objective of material management is:
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a) To carry as little inventory as possible, but as much as necessary, to meet
anticipated operating requirements
b) To carry a six month supply of inventory to ensure outages are minimized in the
event of a disruption in the supply chain
c) To carry sufficient stock to ensure internal customers are comfortable knowing
that material will always be in stock
d) To carry one year's supply to ensure inventory availability in the event of large
scale market disruption - correct-answer -a) To carry as little inventory as possible,
but as much as necessary, to meet anticipated operating requirements
Which of the following should NOT be considered during the requisition approval
process?
a)Review for completeness and budget/approval authorization
b) Evaluate the existing supply
c) Develop specifications
d) Determine the potential to bundle items requisitioned with similar requisitions
to achieve a volume discount - correct-answer -c) Develop specifications
After issuing a solicitation for construction of new barracks for the state
penitentiary for the Dept. of Corrections, the issuing buyer has been receiving an
abundance of questions regarding the facility's security measures to better
understand the needs of the agency, etc. What should the buyer do to answer
these questions?
a) Schedule a mandatory prebid conference
