QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Stage 1 of public procurement - CORRECT ANSWERS identification
Stage 2 of public procurement - CORRECT ANSWERS pre-solicitation
Stage 2 of Public Procurement - CORRECT ANSWERS Solicitation
preparation
stage 4 of public procurement - CORRECT ANSWERS solicitation
stage 5 of public procurement - CORRECT ANSWERS response
evaluation
stage 5 of public procurement - CORRECT ANSWERS response
evaluation
stage 6 of public procurement - CORRECT ANSWERS contract award
stage 7 of pubic procurement - CORRECT ANSWERS contract
management
what is the goal of stage 1 public procurement - CORRECT ANSWERS
identify the specific need for a commodity or service and develop a plan
to address that need. This includes: need identification, budget identification,
and purchasing strategy
,what deems an emergency purchase - CORRECT ANSWERS delaying
procurement would cause substantial loss to the state or an immediate danger to
public health, safety, or welfare
exemptional purchases are - CORRECT ANSWERS non-competitive
examples of exemptional purchases - CORRECT ANSWERS RESPECT,
PRIDE, State Term Contract (STC), Alternate Contract Source (ACS), Single
Source, Exempt Commodities and Contractual Services
what price point requires competitive soliciations - CORRECT ANSWERS
35,000 (category 2)
details of stage 2 - Solicitation Team Functions - CORRECT ANSWERS
-ensure competitive solicitation
-ensure solicitation meets procurement need
-define scope of need
-conduct market analysis
-estimate potential costs
what are the three payment methods - CORRECT ANSWERS -cost
reimbursement
-fixed price
-fixed rate
cost reimbursement - CORRECT ANSWERS reimbursed for allowable
costs that are related to the contract
fixed price - CORRECT ANSWERS payment is distributed at intervals
, -bi-weekly
-monthly
-quarterly
fixed rate - CORRECT ANSWERS per hour
per unit
can combination payments be used? - CORRECT ANSWERS yes
what is the focus for invitation to bid (ITB) - CORRECT ANSWERS
price
Request for proposals (RFP) - CORRECT ANSWERS Price + Quality
Invitation to Negotiate (ITN) - CORRECT ANSWERS Best value
what is the goal of stage 3 - CORRECT ANSWERS prepare and review a
competitive solicitation before it is released to the vendor community (planning,
drafting, and reviewing the solicitation, preparing solicitation documents for
posting, selecting the evaluation or negotiation teams)
competitive solicitation's must include - CORRECT ANSWERS -general
instruction to respondents (PUR 1001)
-general contract conditions (PUR 1000)
what does competitive solicitations generally include - CORRECT ANSWERS
-introduction and solicitation goals
-technical specifications/scope of work