ACQ 0030 Overview of Acquisition Ethics Exam
A congress woman from the 3rd District testified on Capitol Hill about the poor results of tests
performed by the contractor on the new procurement project. Afterwards, in a meeting with the
contractor's project manager, you, the Government Project Manager, learn that the test results
were negatively flawed because the testing tools were not calibrated properly. You should: -
ANS-Document your findings and explain the situation clearly up the Government's chain of
command
Government 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 government's program manager decides to grant federal employees a 59-minute early
dismissal. Which of the following statements is correct? - ANS-The contractor may not charge
the time off to the government contract.
One goal of ethics for government acquisition professionals is to: - ANS-Avoid even the
appearance of impropriety
Which of the following statements is correct? - ANS-You do not have to acceot a $20 gift if you
think someone would question it.
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 the face-to-face discussions with ACME, the ACME project manager asks whether you have
had any interest in working in the private sector, noting that "we make a lot more money than
you do." Concerned that this might be an employment discussion, you ask whether he is
offering you a job. The project manager replies, "Oh no; I don't have the authority to make job
offers. But here is the phone number for our Personnel Director. I'll tell her to expect your call."
You declare "Absolutely not! I am happy working for the government!" Which of the followi -
ANS-You must immediately report the details of the conversation you had with the ACME
project manager in writing to your supervisor and to an ethics officer.
You are the Program Manger for the Defense Logistics Agency's new procurement activity. You
recently met individually with all the bidders on a new procurement project. In one of those
meetings, you accidentally made one of the bidders aware that his company's bid was too high.
You should: - ANS-Inform the Contracting Officer of your mistake
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