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CPPB Prep Exam Questions And Answers 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 1...

CPPB PRACTICE TEST (50 QUESTIONS) AND ANSWERS Express the organization's purpose for existence - ANS An organization's mission statement should: Legal and statutory requirements - ANS An agency is revising its document retention schedule. To what should the governmental entity look for guidance? Cooperative Contract - ANS An agency is looking into cooperative purchasing practices. After conducting some analysis, the agency would like to "piggyback" its purchases with o...

CPPB Prep Course - Practice Test Questions And Answers FIXED-PRICE WITH ESCALATION/DE-ESCALATION - ANS The purchasing officer of the governmental agency has expressed serious concerns about the number of repetitive requisitions, solicitations and POs that are being processed to purchase gasoline for the organization. Every time a new order is placed, another requisition is created and the prices paid by each dept. are not consistent; sometimes more and sometimes less depending on compet...

CPPB Exam Prep Questions And Answers Cost Plus Percentage of Cost Contracts - ANS An agreement on a construction project in which the contractor is provided a specified percentage profit over and above the actual costs of construction. These contracts are considered poor business practice because the contractor has little incentive to hold down costs. The type of costing method is prohibited in Federal purchasing. Procurement - ANS Includes purchasing, contract administration, inven...

Procurement Technology correct answer: Helps accelerate business improvements Results Oriented Budgeting correct answer: Attempts to link a resource allocation to performance criteria Budget Cycle correct answer: 1. Planning 2. Formalization 3. implementation 4. evaluation Procurement Cards correct answer: payment method whereby internal customers are empowered to deal directly with suppliers using a credit card Four principles of negotiation correct answer: 1. separate people f...

A good specification should accomplish the following objectives EXCEPT: identify requirements clearly, allow for competetive bids, identify the advantages of obtaining the product or service, provide for equitable award correct answer: identify the advantages of obtaining the product or service Common law correct answer: A law that is not set forth in statutes, ordinances, or regulation, but evolved over hundreds of years is known as: Administrative law, Criminal law, Tort law, Common law ...

Express the organization's purpose for existence correct answer: An organization's mission statement should: Legal and statutory requirements correct answer: An agency is revising its document retention schedule. To what should the governmental entity look for guidance? Cooperative Contract correct answer: An agency is looking into cooperative purchasing practices. After conducting some analysis, the agency would like to "piggyback" its purchases with other agencies that are partici...

Purpose of a cost analysis correct answer: It is a review and evaluation of the suppliers actual or anticipated cost data Competitive Negotiations correct answer: Primary considerations for using is price is not the main concern for determining the successful contractor Common Law correct answer: Law based on customs and usage and confirmed by court decisions. Principled Negotiations correct answer: Negotiates on the merits includes separating the people from the problem, focusing o...

What should be provided for suppliers before conducting an evaluation interview? Agencies Standard Terms and Conditions Questions from the evaluation committee Copy of how to conduct business with the agency List of the evaluation committee correct answer: Questions from the evaluation committee The agency has just awarded a contract for cleaning services in the headquarters building. It is very important that the cleaning be done in a professional manner since this is a high visibilit...