NIGP-CPP TEST| 218 QUESTIONS| WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Sierra, a Procurement Director is developing her department's Continuity of Operations Plan. Which step should she do first to determine her departments essential functions? o Call a similar public entity and ask for a copy of their continuity of operation plan o Ask her customers what functions are most important to them o Document then list all procurement functions o Ask other entities who have experienced a disaster what their essential functions are correct answer: Document then list all procurement functions True or false. Joint bid purchases and piggyback purchases are the same thing. Explain. correct answer: False. Joint bid purchases is when agencies purchase the same item or service using one solicitation for both agencies. The agency is a part of the solicitation and contract. Piggy back purchases is when an agency uses a contract that was solicited by another agency, state, or cooperative bidding process. The agency is often not involved in the original bidding process, however, does have an addendum to use the contract. Price fixing, bid rigging and restraints of trade are prohibited by this first of its kind federal act. A. Federal Trade Commission B. Adam Clayton Powell Act C. Sherman Anti-Trust Act D. Robinson-Patman Act correct answer: Sherman Anti-Trust Act What is the bidder's obligation when a bid that was accepted by the agency contained minor clerical errors? A. The bidder must void the contract. B. The bidder must perform the contract.