CTCD Test - Questions With Expert Solutions (Graded
A+)
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) Right Ans - central authority for
state agency procurement guidance, education, and statewide contract
development services
Major contracts for information technology projects are monitored by the _.
Right Ans - Quality Assurance Team (QAT)
Major contracts are reviewed by _. Right Ans - Contract Advisory Team
(CAT)
Procurement Right Ans - refers to all aspects of the sourcing activities,
including drafting and issuing the solicitation, evaluation of responses,
selection of successful respondents, the negotiation of contracts, and the
actual purchasing of goods or services.
Purchasing Right Ans - refers to the mechanical or administrative process
of how goods and services are ordered. Usually described as the transactional
function of the procurement process
Nepotism Right Ans - form of conflict of interest that involves an explicit
act of using one's position to favor a relative
The two classifications of Nepotism are: Right Ans - Consanguinity and
Affinity
What is a consanguinity relationship? Right Ans - one established through
bloodlines
Includes individuals related by blood to the official or employee
Three degrees
1st: Parents, Children
2nd: Grandparents, Grandchildren, Brothers and Sisters
3rd: Great-Grandparents, Great-grandchildren, Nephews and Nieces, Uncles
and Aunts
, What is a affinity relationship? Right Ans - arises by virtue of marriage
includes an officials or employee's spouse and individuals related to the
spouse
two degrees
1st: spouse, spouse's parents, Children's Spouses, Spouse's children
2nd: Spouse's grandparents, spouses grandchildren, spouse's brothers and
sisters, brothers and sister's spouses
Bribery Right Ans - if a person intentionally or knowingly offers, confers, or
agrees to confer on another, or solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit
as consideration for a violation of public servants legal duty or a public
servants decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, or any other exercise of
discretion.
T or F, A bribery offense can still occur even if the benefit is offered after the
employee has acting in a manner desired or after the employee has ceased
working for the state Right Ans - True
Bribery does not occur is the benefit is a political contribution Right Ans -
True
Where do you report suspected fraud, waste or abuse? Right Ans - The
State Auditor's Office (SAO)
Allowable vendor-public procurement professional interactions between
response due date and contract award include what three things? Right
Ans - 1. Clarification of respondent's ability to meet the solicitation
requirements
2. Negotiations
3. The exchange of information as necessary to facilitate a potential contract
award
SPD and DIR serve on what two interagency oversight teams? Right Ans -
The Contract Advisory Team (CAT) & Quality Assurance Team(QAT)
A+)
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) Right Ans - central authority for
state agency procurement guidance, education, and statewide contract
development services
Major contracts for information technology projects are monitored by the _.
Right Ans - Quality Assurance Team (QAT)
Major contracts are reviewed by _. Right Ans - Contract Advisory Team
(CAT)
Procurement Right Ans - refers to all aspects of the sourcing activities,
including drafting and issuing the solicitation, evaluation of responses,
selection of successful respondents, the negotiation of contracts, and the
actual purchasing of goods or services.
Purchasing Right Ans - refers to the mechanical or administrative process
of how goods and services are ordered. Usually described as the transactional
function of the procurement process
Nepotism Right Ans - form of conflict of interest that involves an explicit
act of using one's position to favor a relative
The two classifications of Nepotism are: Right Ans - Consanguinity and
Affinity
What is a consanguinity relationship? Right Ans - one established through
bloodlines
Includes individuals related by blood to the official or employee
Three degrees
1st: Parents, Children
2nd: Grandparents, Grandchildren, Brothers and Sisters
3rd: Great-Grandparents, Great-grandchildren, Nephews and Nieces, Uncles
and Aunts
, What is a affinity relationship? Right Ans - arises by virtue of marriage
includes an officials or employee's spouse and individuals related to the
spouse
two degrees
1st: spouse, spouse's parents, Children's Spouses, Spouse's children
2nd: Spouse's grandparents, spouses grandchildren, spouse's brothers and
sisters, brothers and sister's spouses
Bribery Right Ans - if a person intentionally or knowingly offers, confers, or
agrees to confer on another, or solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit
as consideration for a violation of public servants legal duty or a public
servants decision, opinion, recommendation, vote, or any other exercise of
discretion.
T or F, A bribery offense can still occur even if the benefit is offered after the
employee has acting in a manner desired or after the employee has ceased
working for the state Right Ans - True
Bribery does not occur is the benefit is a political contribution Right Ans -
True
Where do you report suspected fraud, waste or abuse? Right Ans - The
State Auditor's Office (SAO)
Allowable vendor-public procurement professional interactions between
response due date and contract award include what three things? Right
Ans - 1. Clarification of respondent's ability to meet the solicitation
requirements
2. Negotiations
3. The exchange of information as necessary to facilitate a potential contract
award
SPD and DIR serve on what two interagency oversight teams? Right Ans -
The Contract Advisory Team (CAT) & Quality Assurance Team(QAT)
