CPP PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
A procurement specialist in a large city is in the planning stages of a waste
management contract in a municipality in which labor unions are prevalent. which is
a concern that may be addressed in the solicitation?
a. sustainability in the supply chain
b. worker safety in the supply chain
c. supporting local economy
d. supporting DBEs - ANSWER-worker safety in the supply chain
the labor movement is often tied to worker safety. the International Labor Rights
Forum works with networks around the world to address working conditions.
An entity would like to invite more participation by local businesses. Which strategy
may the Procurement Officer use to do so?
a. speaking at local Chamber of Commerce meetings.
b. Adding local supplier preferences
c. requiring the use of local subcontractors for every contract
d. requiring that all suppliers have a local presence within the entity's region -
ANSWER-speaking at local Chamber of Commerce meetings.
Building relationships with suppliers through their organizations is a great way to
show genuine interest in doing business with them and is the best choice.
A buyer must consider traditional labor priorities in his scope of work. Which of the
following should be considered?
a. wages
b. work hours
c. ratio of foremen to subordinates
d. experience of key personnel - ANSWER-work hours
Most labor organizations adhere to a strong focus on compensation and benefits
what is the purpose of a government compliance audit?
a. it assesses the contractor's adherence to its internal procurement policy
b. it assesses the degree to which risk in mitigated through passage of regulations
c. it determines the degree of adherence to laws, regulations, policies and
procedures
d. it examines the responsiveness of bids - ANSWER-it determines the degree of
adherence to laws, regulations, policies and procedures
Since legal requirements take precedence over standard practices and procurement
professionals are required to follow procedures applicable to their procurements and
, contacting, it is necessary to make sure that procedures and practices are compliant
with policy. when practices are consistent with the regulations those practices are
compliant.
What is an effective way to prevent bid rigging?
a. always accept the lowest bid to reduce the motivation to collude
b. be familiar with and report indicators of price fixing and other forms of collusion
c. send all bid tabulations to the United States Attorney for the relevant jurisdiction
d. keep the bidders list small to lessen the chances of attracting collusive bidders -
ANSWER-be familiar with and report indicators of price fixing and other forms of
collusion
Knowing how to identify potential situations indicating anti-competitive behavior is
important. situations of bid rigging are rare, but they exist. there are four basic bid
rigging schemes: bid suppression, complementary bid, bid rotation, and customer or
market allocation.
The manager has been invited to join the Offices R US account representative for
golf to discuss the performance of the contract. what should the manager do?
a. join the supplier for gold but pay for himself.
b. ask the end user to join the supplier and him for golf
c. decline the supplier's offer and suggest a meeting in the office.
d. report the supplier to his supervisor. - ANSWER-decline the supplier's offer and
suggest a meeting in the office.
A procurement professional has only been in their new position for a short time when
they receive a call from an individual requesting information about a particular
solicitation award based on Freedom of Information. the procurement professional is
not really sure how their entity handles this. which of the following options is the best
course of action?
a. tell the caller that award information is posted on your entity's website, remind
them they can look it up themselves, thank them for calling and wish them a pleasant
day.
b. take the individual's contact information and inform the supervisor immediately
about the call
c. put the caller on hold, quickly check for the information and respond immediately
d. advise the caller that is is not something the procurement professional can help
them with and ask them to call back later. - ANSWER-take the individual's contact
information and inform the supervisor immediately about the call
Freedom on Information requests has a deadline
A procurement professional receives a call from a staff member from a client
department with questions about processes. the procurement professional is
comfortable providing the information but knows that their procurement department
colleagues have had problems with staff from the clients department in the past.
what should you do?
AND ANSWERS
A procurement specialist in a large city is in the planning stages of a waste
management contract in a municipality in which labor unions are prevalent. which is
a concern that may be addressed in the solicitation?
a. sustainability in the supply chain
b. worker safety in the supply chain
c. supporting local economy
d. supporting DBEs - ANSWER-worker safety in the supply chain
the labor movement is often tied to worker safety. the International Labor Rights
Forum works with networks around the world to address working conditions.
An entity would like to invite more participation by local businesses. Which strategy
may the Procurement Officer use to do so?
a. speaking at local Chamber of Commerce meetings.
b. Adding local supplier preferences
c. requiring the use of local subcontractors for every contract
d. requiring that all suppliers have a local presence within the entity's region -
ANSWER-speaking at local Chamber of Commerce meetings.
Building relationships with suppliers through their organizations is a great way to
show genuine interest in doing business with them and is the best choice.
A buyer must consider traditional labor priorities in his scope of work. Which of the
following should be considered?
a. wages
b. work hours
c. ratio of foremen to subordinates
d. experience of key personnel - ANSWER-work hours
Most labor organizations adhere to a strong focus on compensation and benefits
what is the purpose of a government compliance audit?
a. it assesses the contractor's adherence to its internal procurement policy
b. it assesses the degree to which risk in mitigated through passage of regulations
c. it determines the degree of adherence to laws, regulations, policies and
procedures
d. it examines the responsiveness of bids - ANSWER-it determines the degree of
adherence to laws, regulations, policies and procedures
Since legal requirements take precedence over standard practices and procurement
professionals are required to follow procedures applicable to their procurements and
, contacting, it is necessary to make sure that procedures and practices are compliant
with policy. when practices are consistent with the regulations those practices are
compliant.
What is an effective way to prevent bid rigging?
a. always accept the lowest bid to reduce the motivation to collude
b. be familiar with and report indicators of price fixing and other forms of collusion
c. send all bid tabulations to the United States Attorney for the relevant jurisdiction
d. keep the bidders list small to lessen the chances of attracting collusive bidders -
ANSWER-be familiar with and report indicators of price fixing and other forms of
collusion
Knowing how to identify potential situations indicating anti-competitive behavior is
important. situations of bid rigging are rare, but they exist. there are four basic bid
rigging schemes: bid suppression, complementary bid, bid rotation, and customer or
market allocation.
The manager has been invited to join the Offices R US account representative for
golf to discuss the performance of the contract. what should the manager do?
a. join the supplier for gold but pay for himself.
b. ask the end user to join the supplier and him for golf
c. decline the supplier's offer and suggest a meeting in the office.
d. report the supplier to his supervisor. - ANSWER-decline the supplier's offer and
suggest a meeting in the office.
A procurement professional has only been in their new position for a short time when
they receive a call from an individual requesting information about a particular
solicitation award based on Freedom of Information. the procurement professional is
not really sure how their entity handles this. which of the following options is the best
course of action?
a. tell the caller that award information is posted on your entity's website, remind
them they can look it up themselves, thank them for calling and wish them a pleasant
day.
b. take the individual's contact information and inform the supervisor immediately
about the call
c. put the caller on hold, quickly check for the information and respond immediately
d. advise the caller that is is not something the procurement professional can help
them with and ask them to call back later. - ANSWER-take the individual's contact
information and inform the supervisor immediately about the call
Freedom on Information requests has a deadline
A procurement professional receives a call from a staff member from a client
department with questions about processes. the procurement professional is
comfortable providing the information but knows that their procurement department
colleagues have had problems with staff from the clients department in the past.
what should you do?
