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Express the organization's purpose for existence ✔Correct Answer-An organization's mission
statement should:
Legal and statutory requirements ✔Correct Answer-An agency is revising its document retention
schedule. To what should the governmental entity look for guidance?
Cooperative Contract ✔Correct Answer-An agency is looking into cooperative purchasing practices.
After conducting some analysis, the agency would like to "piggyback" its purchases with other
agencies that are participating in cooperative purchasing. When using a "piggyback" method, what
would the arrangement be called?
Instituting a purchase card program ✔Correct Answer-A governmental agency has a threshold for
small purchases of $1000 and three quotes are required above that figure. There has been a steady
increase int he number of field purchase orders, along with recent complaints from internal
customers about it taking too long to buy what they need. Which of the following actions is most
likely to have the biggest impact on reducing costs and saving time in the long run?
a procurement profile ✔Correct Answer-Can be used to determine the impact of the expenditure
patterns within a supply market
Operating Fund/Capital Fund ✔Correct Answer-A governmental agency processed a purchase
requisition for the purchase of direct-read water meters. Which fund should a purchasing agent
check to confirm that the money was available for this purchase?
Notify the upper management and recommend a meeting with the group's leader to discuss their
concerns ✔Correct Answer-The governmental agency has recently acquired a piece of property on
which an old hotel of no notable historical significance sits. The city manager wants to perform
construction on the site. A local preservation group, however, has made some overtures that they
will oppose the governmental agency's plan to demolish the hotel. The city manger has asked the
purchasing department to handle the preservation group's concerns. How should the department
proceed?
Establishing a combination of centralized and decentralized operations ✔Correct Answer-In today's
economic and political environments, what is the MOST effective structure for governmental
purchasing agencies.
Remind the requester of the code restrictions on fragmenting orders ✔Correct Answer-A
governmental agency has a non-competition threshold that says any purchase below $5,000 does
not require competition. Over a three month period a requesting user has asked a 3 separate
occasions to directly purchase without competition, products needed by the agency. On each
occasion the value of the purchase was approximately $4,500. What should the buyer do?
Market analysis ✔Correct Answer-A buyer is charged with purchasing diesel fuel for the transit
system. What type of study should be conducted to determine how best to make this purchase?
, Determine if the item is available in surplus stock ✔Correct Answer-Upon receipt a Purchase
Requisition for a small buy commodity, the first step the buyer would normally take would be to:
Plan the change in detail so that it can be implemented in a 30-day period ✔Correct Answer-The
government agency is changing its performance measures from primarily cost related measures to
value-added benefits. To implement this change, the agency would want to consider all of the
following steps EXCEPT?
Cost Analysis ✔Correct Answer-A buyer is asked to conduct a review and evaluation of cost data in
order to determine actual costs or estimates of costs to be incurred. This process is known as:
Many lease agreements will not permit modifications of any kind to the leased equipment
✔Correct Answer-An agency manager submitted a request for five-year lease on a special tractor that
he plans to modify and use for raking the beach during the summer. He has money in his budget to
cover the lease cost. What's the most important thing to consider before going forward with the
leasing process?
County Chief Property Tax Assessor ✔Correct Answer-A communications director, procurement
specialist and budget specialist have all been added to an acquisition planning team to procure a new
countywide communications system. In addition to the team already assembled,which of the
following would NOT be included on this acquisition planning team?
Call the recommended vendor for prices ✔Correct Answer-A governmental agency has issued a
purchase requisition to to acquire software for its finance department. Immediately upon receiving
the requisition, the buyer should do all the following EXCEPT which task?
Contact all other bidders to determine why they did not bid on the agency's requirements
✔Correct Answer-A well known supplier provides milk to public school districts throughout the state.
Over the last six years, a senior buyer has been responsible for soliciting bids and making awards for
the purchase of vanilla and chocolate milk for each of the twelve schools in his district. Although he
has solicited more than four different milk providers during this time, the well known supplier is the
only one that provides a bid response and the bid prices increase by 1.5% each year. Based on this
pattern of bidding, the buyer should take the following action:
Describes the standard of quality and performance with a unique qualifier ✔Correct Answer-
Which of the following statements best describes a brand name specification?
Always delay the start of the project ✔Correct Answer-When an award protest is filed with your
agency, the procurement professional should:
The agency is at risk for a protest after the award ✔Correct Answer-A public official met with a
general contractor for a large construction company. The official shared the details of a new school
soon to be built in the agency's geographical area. As they walked out the door, the public official
told the contractor (off the record) that the supplier could be a contractor on the project. What
impact does this assurance have on the agency?
Allows for price change after receipt of the proposal ✔Correct Answer-A Best and Final Offer
(BAFO)
The failure to sign is an obvious an oversight ✔Correct Answer-A supplier has provided plumbing
materials to the government agency for a number of years. The supplier's owner spent many hours
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Express the organization's purpose for existence ✔Correct Answer-An organization's mission
statement should:
Legal and statutory requirements ✔Correct Answer-An agency is revising its document retention
schedule. To what should the governmental entity look for guidance?
Cooperative Contract ✔Correct Answer-An agency is looking into cooperative purchasing practices.
After conducting some analysis, the agency would like to "piggyback" its purchases with other
agencies that are participating in cooperative purchasing. When using a "piggyback" method, what
would the arrangement be called?
Instituting a purchase card program ✔Correct Answer-A governmental agency has a threshold for
small purchases of $1000 and three quotes are required above that figure. There has been a steady
increase int he number of field purchase orders, along with recent complaints from internal
customers about it taking too long to buy what they need. Which of the following actions is most
likely to have the biggest impact on reducing costs and saving time in the long run?
a procurement profile ✔Correct Answer-Can be used to determine the impact of the expenditure
patterns within a supply market
Operating Fund/Capital Fund ✔Correct Answer-A governmental agency processed a purchase
requisition for the purchase of direct-read water meters. Which fund should a purchasing agent
check to confirm that the money was available for this purchase?
Notify the upper management and recommend a meeting with the group's leader to discuss their
concerns ✔Correct Answer-The governmental agency has recently acquired a piece of property on
which an old hotel of no notable historical significance sits. The city manager wants to perform
construction on the site. A local preservation group, however, has made some overtures that they
will oppose the governmental agency's plan to demolish the hotel. The city manger has asked the
purchasing department to handle the preservation group's concerns. How should the department
proceed?
Establishing a combination of centralized and decentralized operations ✔Correct Answer-In today's
economic and political environments, what is the MOST effective structure for governmental
purchasing agencies.
Remind the requester of the code restrictions on fragmenting orders ✔Correct Answer-A
governmental agency has a non-competition threshold that says any purchase below $5,000 does
not require competition. Over a three month period a requesting user has asked a 3 separate
occasions to directly purchase without competition, products needed by the agency. On each
occasion the value of the purchase was approximately $4,500. What should the buyer do?
Market analysis ✔Correct Answer-A buyer is charged with purchasing diesel fuel for the transit
system. What type of study should be conducted to determine how best to make this purchase?
, Determine if the item is available in surplus stock ✔Correct Answer-Upon receipt a Purchase
Requisition for a small buy commodity, the first step the buyer would normally take would be to:
Plan the change in detail so that it can be implemented in a 30-day period ✔Correct Answer-The
government agency is changing its performance measures from primarily cost related measures to
value-added benefits. To implement this change, the agency would want to consider all of the
following steps EXCEPT?
Cost Analysis ✔Correct Answer-A buyer is asked to conduct a review and evaluation of cost data in
order to determine actual costs or estimates of costs to be incurred. This process is known as:
Many lease agreements will not permit modifications of any kind to the leased equipment
✔Correct Answer-An agency manager submitted a request for five-year lease on a special tractor that
he plans to modify and use for raking the beach during the summer. He has money in his budget to
cover the lease cost. What's the most important thing to consider before going forward with the
leasing process?
County Chief Property Tax Assessor ✔Correct Answer-A communications director, procurement
specialist and budget specialist have all been added to an acquisition planning team to procure a new
countywide communications system. In addition to the team already assembled,which of the
following would NOT be included on this acquisition planning team?
Call the recommended vendor for prices ✔Correct Answer-A governmental agency has issued a
purchase requisition to to acquire software for its finance department. Immediately upon receiving
the requisition, the buyer should do all the following EXCEPT which task?
Contact all other bidders to determine why they did not bid on the agency's requirements
✔Correct Answer-A well known supplier provides milk to public school districts throughout the state.
Over the last six years, a senior buyer has been responsible for soliciting bids and making awards for
the purchase of vanilla and chocolate milk for each of the twelve schools in his district. Although he
has solicited more than four different milk providers during this time, the well known supplier is the
only one that provides a bid response and the bid prices increase by 1.5% each year. Based on this
pattern of bidding, the buyer should take the following action:
Describes the standard of quality and performance with a unique qualifier ✔Correct Answer-
Which of the following statements best describes a brand name specification?
Always delay the start of the project ✔Correct Answer-When an award protest is filed with your
agency, the procurement professional should:
The agency is at risk for a protest after the award ✔Correct Answer-A public official met with a
general contractor for a large construction company. The official shared the details of a new school
soon to be built in the agency's geographical area. As they walked out the door, the public official
told the contractor (off the record) that the supplier could be a contractor on the project. What
impact does this assurance have on the agency?
Allows for price change after receipt of the proposal ✔Correct Answer-A Best and Final Offer
(BAFO)
The failure to sign is an obvious an oversight ✔Correct Answer-A supplier has provided plumbing
materials to the government agency for a number of years. The supplier's owner spent many hours
