CPPB Exam Prep Comprehensive D Questions
and accurate Answers Latest Update Grade A+
(Complete Solutions)
As part of the planning process, the negotiation team should decide the course of action that it
will take if the current negotiations fail and an agreement cannot be reached. What is this called?
A) BATNA B) Lose/Lose C) Spiraling agreements D) Walk away point
A) BATNA
An agency wishes to improve its service to its stakeholders and its productivity. What is the first
step it should take? A) Conduct a customer survey B) Define its mission and strategic goals C)
Conduct a benchmark study D) Develop process measures
B) Define its mission and strategic goals
While acting as agent on his principal's behalf, the buyer made an error that resulted in a protest
by a contractor. Who is at fault? A) The buyer B) The principal C) Both D) Neither
B) The principal
A buyer has been working on a solicitation for several days. Now the end users have requested
that the buyer mail the bid only to local vendors. How should the buyer respond to this request?
A) Add language to the bid that only local vendors can submit proposals B) Explain that agency
procedures require that all bids be electronically posted to allow for open and fair competition C)
Explain that he can only put "Buy America" language in bid specifications D) State that the
WTO requires the agency to support the NAFTA program
B) Explain that agency procedures require that all bids be electronically posted to allow for open
and fair competition
An agency uses a budget in which appropriations are approved for different classes of
expenditures. Each class is broken into subclasses against which funding for services and
,commodities can be applied. This budget approach maximizes control and ensures financial
accountability. What type of budget is this? A) Performance budget B) Program Budget C) Line
Item Budget D) Zero-Based Budget
C) Line Item Budget
The mayor needs a new copier. Procurement is working with the receptionist who says, "The
copier should collate and staple." Absent any further discussion with the receptionist, what kind
of requirement is this if we put it in a solicitation exactly this way? A) Formal requirement B)
Advantageous requirement C) Mandatory requirement D) Non-mandatory requirement
D) Non-mandatory requirement
Price and availability, supply and demand factors, and price stability are all related to: A) Value
analysis B) Vendor selection C) Demand analysis D) Market analysis
D) Market analysis
A Buyer has received a request to purchase a specific item from an established contract. After
reviewing the contract, the buyer finds the item being requested is an updated model which is not
included in the contract. How should the buyer proceed? A) Ask the requestor if the item is
substantially similar B) Proceed with the purchase as requested C) Proceed with creating an new
solicitation D) Create a contract amendment to include the new item
D) Create a contract amendment to include the new item
A water main breaks in the administration office during the weekend. After reviewing the
guidelines for emergency procurements, the Maintenance Director calls a local company to
repair the water main. During the work, the vendor discovers that the plumbing for the entire
building isn't up to building code. How should the Maintenance Director respond? A) Do not
proceed until Monday when the Procurement Director is back and can offer guidance on the
situation B) Competitively bid both the immediate need and upgrades to meet the code
requirements through the normal procurement process C) Issue an order for the clean up work
and competitively bid and award the upgrades to meet building codes D) Issue an order for both
the clean up and the upgrades to meet building codes
, C) Issue an order for the clean up work and competitively bid and award the upgrades to meet
building codes
and accurate Answers Latest Update Grade A+
(Complete Solutions)
As part of the planning process, the negotiation team should decide the course of action that it
will take if the current negotiations fail and an agreement cannot be reached. What is this called?
A) BATNA B) Lose/Lose C) Spiraling agreements D) Walk away point
A) BATNA
An agency wishes to improve its service to its stakeholders and its productivity. What is the first
step it should take? A) Conduct a customer survey B) Define its mission and strategic goals C)
Conduct a benchmark study D) Develop process measures
B) Define its mission and strategic goals
While acting as agent on his principal's behalf, the buyer made an error that resulted in a protest
by a contractor. Who is at fault? A) The buyer B) The principal C) Both D) Neither
B) The principal
A buyer has been working on a solicitation for several days. Now the end users have requested
that the buyer mail the bid only to local vendors. How should the buyer respond to this request?
A) Add language to the bid that only local vendors can submit proposals B) Explain that agency
procedures require that all bids be electronically posted to allow for open and fair competition C)
Explain that he can only put "Buy America" language in bid specifications D) State that the
WTO requires the agency to support the NAFTA program
B) Explain that agency procedures require that all bids be electronically posted to allow for open
and fair competition
An agency uses a budget in which appropriations are approved for different classes of
expenditures. Each class is broken into subclasses against which funding for services and
,commodities can be applied. This budget approach maximizes control and ensures financial
accountability. What type of budget is this? A) Performance budget B) Program Budget C) Line
Item Budget D) Zero-Based Budget
C) Line Item Budget
The mayor needs a new copier. Procurement is working with the receptionist who says, "The
copier should collate and staple." Absent any further discussion with the receptionist, what kind
of requirement is this if we put it in a solicitation exactly this way? A) Formal requirement B)
Advantageous requirement C) Mandatory requirement D) Non-mandatory requirement
D) Non-mandatory requirement
Price and availability, supply and demand factors, and price stability are all related to: A) Value
analysis B) Vendor selection C) Demand analysis D) Market analysis
D) Market analysis
A Buyer has received a request to purchase a specific item from an established contract. After
reviewing the contract, the buyer finds the item being requested is an updated model which is not
included in the contract. How should the buyer proceed? A) Ask the requestor if the item is
substantially similar B) Proceed with the purchase as requested C) Proceed with creating an new
solicitation D) Create a contract amendment to include the new item
D) Create a contract amendment to include the new item
A water main breaks in the administration office during the weekend. After reviewing the
guidelines for emergency procurements, the Maintenance Director calls a local company to
repair the water main. During the work, the vendor discovers that the plumbing for the entire
building isn't up to building code. How should the Maintenance Director respond? A) Do not
proceed until Monday when the Procurement Director is back and can offer guidance on the
situation B) Competitively bid both the immediate need and upgrades to meet the code
requirements through the normal procurement process C) Issue an order for the clean up work
and competitively bid and award the upgrades to meet building codes D) Issue an order for both
the clean up and the upgrades to meet building codes
, C) Issue an order for the clean up work and competitively bid and award the upgrades to meet
building codes
