QPA TEST WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Bid Thresholds
QPA 40k / Non QPA 17.5K
Quote Threshold (15%)
QPA 6k / Non QPA 2,625
Types of Contracts
1. Goods and services
2. Professional
Mandatory Bid Items
1. Bid guarantee
2. Consent of Surety
3. Statement of Corporate Ownership
4. Listing of sub-contractors
5. Acknowledgement of addenda
6. Iran disclosure
6 "R"s - Right:
1. Price
2. Quality
3. Quantity
4. Time
, 5. Manner
6.
Used to evaluate competitive contracts
1. Price
2. Other (technical & managerial)
Facts
1. In NJ all contracts shall be in writing.
2. A "PO" is a contract.
3. In NJ the voucher is the acceptable form of payment.
4. A "no quote" is a quote.
5. One bid is sufficent to award a contract.
6. No local preference can be given.
Prior negative experience
Period of disqualification is 5 years, exception is if the vendor has been disbarred.
Bid rigging notification
1. County prosecuctor
2. Attorney general
Fatal flaw
1. Statement of corporate ownership (stockholder disclosure)
Project Labor Agreement "PLA"
LATEST UPDATE 2025/2026
Bid Thresholds
QPA 40k / Non QPA 17.5K
Quote Threshold (15%)
QPA 6k / Non QPA 2,625
Types of Contracts
1. Goods and services
2. Professional
Mandatory Bid Items
1. Bid guarantee
2. Consent of Surety
3. Statement of Corporate Ownership
4. Listing of sub-contractors
5. Acknowledgement of addenda
6. Iran disclosure
6 "R"s - Right:
1. Price
2. Quality
3. Quantity
4. Time
, 5. Manner
6.
Used to evaluate competitive contracts
1. Price
2. Other (technical & managerial)
Facts
1. In NJ all contracts shall be in writing.
2. A "PO" is a contract.
3. In NJ the voucher is the acceptable form of payment.
4. A "no quote" is a quote.
5. One bid is sufficent to award a contract.
6. No local preference can be given.
Prior negative experience
Period of disqualification is 5 years, exception is if the vendor has been disbarred.
Bid rigging notification
1. County prosecuctor
2. Attorney general
Fatal flaw
1. Statement of corporate ownership (stockholder disclosure)
Project Labor Agreement "PLA"