CLM 003 Overview of Acquisition Ethics Test: (Answered) 2021/2022
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CLM 003 Overview of Acquisition Ethics Test_ Answered 2021,2022
1. Gov’t and contractor personnel work side by side on the Beta project in a contractor’s work
space. Due to the tremendous progress that has been made in the project, both the government
program manager and the contractor’s p...
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1. Gov’t and contractor personnel work side by side on the Beta project in a contractor’s work
space. Due to the tremendous progress that has been made in the project, both the government
program manager and the contractor’s project manager decide to reward their employees. The
contractor’s project manager decides to give his employees the afternoon off. The gov’t’s
program manager decides to grant fed employees a 59-minute early dismissal. Which of the
following statements is correct? INCORRECT
- The contractor may not charge the time off to the gov’t contract.
- The contractor must always obtain permission from the gov’t before granting his
employees an early dismissal
- The “time off” granted to the contractor employees may be charged to the gov’t
contract if the contractor has successfully completed all contract goals.
- The contractor may not dismiss his employees before the gov’t employees.
2. Which of the following statements is correct? INCORRECT
- You may never accept a birthday gift from a friend who is an employee of a gov’t
contractor.
- You do not have to accept $20 gift if you think someone would question it.
- Under no circumstances may you accept a $50 gift offered because of your gov’t
position.
- A contractor is considered a “prohibited source” under the ethics regulations and
you may never accept a gratuity from a prohibited source.
Overview of Ethics
3. The Main goal(s) of ethics for gov’t acquisition professionals is to: INCORRECT
- Neither answer is correct.
- Avoid even the appearances of impropriety.
- Maintain the confidence and support of the American people
- Both answers are correct.
Analyze a critical and complex situation regarding representation, then formulate an ethical response.
CORRECT
4. _____ includes communications on behalf of another person made with the intent to influence a
____ employee.
- Represntation / gov’t
Analyze a critical and complex situation regarding nondisclosure, then formulate an ethical response.
5. 2 companies, Alpha and Beta, submitted proposals in response to a Request for Proposals, which
would make award to the low price, technically acceptable offer. After evaluation of the offers,
discussions were help with each company. Beta’s initial proposal was 20% lower than Alpha’s.
During discussions, a contracting officer told Alpha that its price was too high and that you need
to come down about 20% in its final proposal, Alpha lowered its price by 25% and won the
contract. Which of the following is true? CORRECT
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, - Since the contracting officer did not receive a bribe or illegal gratuity from Alpha,
there is no criminal violation of the Procurement Integrity Act.
- Since the information passed by the contracting officer was tantamount to
disclosure of Beta’s initial offer, the act was violated, but the contracting officer is
only subject to administrative disciplinary action for the violation.
- Since the contracting officer did not expressly disclose betas initial price, he did not
disclose a competitors cost and pricing data and no violation of the Procurement
Integrity Act occurred.
- The actions of the Contracting Officer probably violate the procurement integrity
Act, and the contracting officer is subject to both criminal sanctions and
administrative action.
Analyze a critical and complex situation regarding test data, then formulate an ethical response.
6. Assume you are writing a report on the progress of gov’t project and you unearth relevant
information that indicates that several of the project’s critical objectives may not be achieved.
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? CORRECT
- The ethical value of honesty requires disclosure of the adverse information relevant
to the program.
- In applying the ethical value of loyalty, the loyalty to one’s immediate office, while
important, should be given less weight than loyalty to the broader interests of your
federal agency and the US as a whole.
- The ethical value of candor calls for disclosure of adverse information, in order that
senior decision makers may make an informed decision. Candor is required when a
reasonable person would feel betrayed if the information were withheld.
- It is ethically permissible to omit adverse information to supervisors and senior
management if you reasonably believe it might harm the program.
Analyze a critical and complex situation regarding employment, then formulate an ethical
response.
7. You are a contracting officer and you have just finished evaluating the initial offers of several
companies competing for award of a contract to design and construct a new Air to Ground
missile. Three companies, Acme, Beta and Charlie, have submitted offers and you discuss the
strengths and weaknesses of the initial proposals with each company individually. At the close of
face to face discussions with Acme, the Acme Project manager asks whether you’ve ever had any
interest in working in the private sector, nothing that we make a lot more money than you do.
Concerned that this might be an employment discussion, you ask whether he’s offering you a
job. The project manager replies, “Oh No; I don’t have any authority to make job offers. But
here’s the phone number for our Personnel director. I’ll tell her to expect your call.” You declare,
“Absolutely not! I am happy working with the gov’t.” Which of the following actions is correct?
CORRECT
- You must immedateliy report the details of the conversation you had with the Acme
Project Manager in writing to your supervisor and to the ethics office.
- Since there was no actual job offer, no further action is nec.
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