NASPO CPPB EXAM WITH ALL
CORRECT ANSWERS AND
EXPLANATIONS ALL GRADED A+
The Materials Manager for the Utility department has to keep parts and
materials in stock to maintain all 42 pump stations as well as all the
infrastructure to keep the town citizens supplied with clean, pure, well water.
This service has to be provided 24/7, and all essential maintenance, repair
parts, and pumps must be readily available. These deep well pumps cost
tens of thousands of dollars, but if they are maintained correctly, they can
last over 10 years. What should be done with a decommissioned pump?
A. Sell is as scrap metal
B. Transfer it to another entity
C. Sell it via an electronic auction
D. Cannibalize it for parts
D. Cannibalize it for parts
There are about 20 negotiation tactics named in the literature and prep
guides such as win/win and good cop/bad cop. Other than these two, name
three others and what they mean.
Changing of position - formulate the proposals in a different way, without
changing the final result.
Gathering information - Ask for information form the other party to clarify
their position.
,Making the cake bigger - offer alternatives that may be agreeable to the
other party, without changing the terms
Name two methods or things to consider in dealing with tie low bids, both of
which are responsive and responsible.
Two things to consider in dealing with tie low bids are small business
concerns that are also labor surplus area concerns, local preference, if they
are still equal drawing by lot.
Under which of the following does the agency own the goods in transit?
A. FOB destination, freight collect
B. FOB destination, freight prepaid and added
C. FOB destination, freight prepaid and allowed
D. FOB origin
D. FOB origin
Other than rules, regulations, policies and procedures, name at least three
specific things that should be found in a procurement manual.
Duties of staff
Signing authorities
Guidelines on receiving and inspection
Agencies not following their process, lack of clarity in bid documents and a
perception of not being fair are some of the reasons vendors give for:
,A. Not registering with the agency
B. Not responding to solicitations
C. Ignoring phone calls and emails
D. Filing protests of awards
D. Filing protests of awards
A warehouse manager received a bill charging him $200 related to
demurrage. What is demurrage and/or why did he get charged?
Demurrage is a fee charged by a carrier against a consignee, consignor, or
other responsible party to compensate for the detention of the carrier's
equipment in excess of allowable free time for loading, unloading, re-
consigning, or stopping in transit. The term is also used by suppliers of
material delivered in a variety of returnable containers, such as gas
cylinders, rail containers and equipment.
Program budgets:
A. Relate expenditures and revenues to each other.
B. Relate expenditures and revenues to public goals.
C. Relate expenditures and revenues to workloads.
D. Relate expenditures and revenues to line item accounts.
B. Relate expenditures and revenues to public goals.
Please put these items in their normal, proper sequence (not your agency's):
, Addendum; Closing date; draft solicitation review by department; short-
listing; Board/commission approval of award; oral presentations by vendors.
Extra credit: what kind of solicitation is being discussed here?
Draft solicitation review by department
Addendum
Closing date
Short-listing
Oral presentations by vendors
Board/commission approval of award
Extra Credit: The solicitation being discussed is a Request for Proposals (RFP)
Under the Uniform Commercial Code, the failure of a seller to deliver
contracted goods would allow the buyer to:
A. Obtain them from the next lowest bidder.
B. Obtain them at the current market price and charge the seller the
difference.
C. Cancel the contract and rebid.
D. Invoke liquidated damages.
B. Obtain them at the current market price and charge the seller the
difference.
The four types of fixed price contracts are:
CORRECT ANSWERS AND
EXPLANATIONS ALL GRADED A+
The Materials Manager for the Utility department has to keep parts and
materials in stock to maintain all 42 pump stations as well as all the
infrastructure to keep the town citizens supplied with clean, pure, well water.
This service has to be provided 24/7, and all essential maintenance, repair
parts, and pumps must be readily available. These deep well pumps cost
tens of thousands of dollars, but if they are maintained correctly, they can
last over 10 years. What should be done with a decommissioned pump?
A. Sell is as scrap metal
B. Transfer it to another entity
C. Sell it via an electronic auction
D. Cannibalize it for parts
D. Cannibalize it for parts
There are about 20 negotiation tactics named in the literature and prep
guides such as win/win and good cop/bad cop. Other than these two, name
three others and what they mean.
Changing of position - formulate the proposals in a different way, without
changing the final result.
Gathering information - Ask for information form the other party to clarify
their position.
,Making the cake bigger - offer alternatives that may be agreeable to the
other party, without changing the terms
Name two methods or things to consider in dealing with tie low bids, both of
which are responsive and responsible.
Two things to consider in dealing with tie low bids are small business
concerns that are also labor surplus area concerns, local preference, if they
are still equal drawing by lot.
Under which of the following does the agency own the goods in transit?
A. FOB destination, freight collect
B. FOB destination, freight prepaid and added
C. FOB destination, freight prepaid and allowed
D. FOB origin
D. FOB origin
Other than rules, regulations, policies and procedures, name at least three
specific things that should be found in a procurement manual.
Duties of staff
Signing authorities
Guidelines on receiving and inspection
Agencies not following their process, lack of clarity in bid documents and a
perception of not being fair are some of the reasons vendors give for:
,A. Not registering with the agency
B. Not responding to solicitations
C. Ignoring phone calls and emails
D. Filing protests of awards
D. Filing protests of awards
A warehouse manager received a bill charging him $200 related to
demurrage. What is demurrage and/or why did he get charged?
Demurrage is a fee charged by a carrier against a consignee, consignor, or
other responsible party to compensate for the detention of the carrier's
equipment in excess of allowable free time for loading, unloading, re-
consigning, or stopping in transit. The term is also used by suppliers of
material delivered in a variety of returnable containers, such as gas
cylinders, rail containers and equipment.
Program budgets:
A. Relate expenditures and revenues to each other.
B. Relate expenditures and revenues to public goals.
C. Relate expenditures and revenues to workloads.
D. Relate expenditures and revenues to line item accounts.
B. Relate expenditures and revenues to public goals.
Please put these items in their normal, proper sequence (not your agency's):
, Addendum; Closing date; draft solicitation review by department; short-
listing; Board/commission approval of award; oral presentations by vendors.
Extra credit: what kind of solicitation is being discussed here?
Draft solicitation review by department
Addendum
Closing date
Short-listing
Oral presentations by vendors
Board/commission approval of award
Extra Credit: The solicitation being discussed is a Request for Proposals (RFP)
Under the Uniform Commercial Code, the failure of a seller to deliver
contracted goods would allow the buyer to:
A. Obtain them from the next lowest bidder.
B. Obtain them at the current market price and charge the seller the
difference.
C. Cancel the contract and rebid.
D. Invoke liquidated damages.
B. Obtain them at the current market price and charge the seller the
difference.
The four types of fixed price contracts are:
