NIGP-CPP CERTIFICATION EXAM
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM 2025
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) | NIGP-
CERTIFIED PROCUREMENT
PROFESSIONAL
Karen, the procurement officer of Coastal Community
College, is conducting a spend analysis on the campus's
office supplies. Based on spend analysis best practice,
which of the following materials will NOT be critical to her
campus-wide spend analysis initiative?
A) The items that were procured.
B) The amount of money that was spent on each
procurement.
C) The place where the office supplier's were purchased
from.
D) The supplier's supply chain operations. Correct Answer
The supplier's supply chain operations.
A contract contains an automatic renewal clause that
renews at the end of each year. Which type of risk would
an automatic renewal clause be considered?
A) Solicitation Risk
B) Contractual Risk
C) Price Risk
D) Surety/Liability Risk Correct Answer Contractual Risk
,A procurement professional determines that there is a risk
of a small supplier going out of business. The supplier
going out of business is an example of what type of risk?
A) Price Risk
B) Surety/Liability Risk
C) Solicitation Risk
D) Contractual Risk Correct Answer Surety/Liability Risk
The Procurement Department received a request for a
procurement that has not been awarded previously. Which
procurement process is the best methodology to research
the market for this request?
A) Request for Information
B) Invitation for Bids
C) Request for Proposals
D) Pre-Bid Meeting Correct Answer Request for
Information
The Information Technology (IT) Director for a school
district wants to issue an RFP for new servers for the IT
Service Center including new software to support
curriculum for the chemistry, biology, and physics
teachers. Which individual(s) would be the most
appropriate choice for the Procurement Specialist to
include when developing the specifications and scope of
work?
A) Service technician form a company that supports the IT
infrastructure.
B) IT Director of a local university.
,C) Curriculum directors for Chemistry, Biology, and
Physics.
D) Teacher's union representative. Correct Answer
Teacher's union representative.
Only one response was received by the university for a
microscope solicitation. That response did not include
warranty information as required and was deemed non-
responsive. End users are insisting that, to avoid further
delays, a revised solicitation use the specs from the
website of the supplier that provided microscopes 14
months earlier. What should the Procurement Specialist
do to remedy this situation?
A)Use the specifications from the previous supplier's
website to ensure on-time delivery
B)Negotiate the best possible warranty and delivery date
with the non-responsive supplier and issue a purchase
order for immediate delivery
C)Change some of the website specs from the previous
supplier to prevent charges of favoritism and issue a new
solicitation
D)Standardize the specs, issue a new solicitation, and
include instructions that the university will accept the
previous supplier's microscope or an approved equal
Correct Answer Standardize the specifications, issue a
new solicitation, and include instructions that the university
will accept the previous supplier's microscope or an
approved equal.
The Procurement Department is putting a contract in place
for custodial services. The entity has agreed to a fixed
, price over the term of the contract but is looking for ways
to reward high quality performance and improved
customer inspection reports. What contracting method
would best promote this type of outcome?
A) Fixed Price with Incentive
B) Cost Plus Incentive Fee
C) Time and Materials
D) Fixed Price with Escalation Correct Answer Fixed Price
with Incentive
The Custodial Services Director has asked a Senior Buyer
to negotiate a six-month extension for custodial services
that will allow an RFP to be conducted for a replacement
contract. The current contract ends in 17 calendar days
and the provider is threatening a 43% increase. What
should the Senior Buyer do first?
A) Call other suppliers that can provide the services, share
the current contractor's proposed pricing with them, and
negotiate a short-term agreement.
B) Complete a price analysis of the cost to provide the
custodial service, including the local labor market.
C) Call other entities that are using this supplier and ask
them to negotiate a lower price on the entity's behalf in an
effort to create a coop contract for all the entities.
D) Negotiate with the current provider to maintain the
contract price in exchange for a twelve-month extension
and future consideration on the RFP. Correct Answer
Complete a price analysis of the cost to provide the
custodial service, including the local labor market.
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