NIGP CPP UPDATED EXAMS SCRIPT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔What is meant by the expression, "it doesn't pass the newspaper test?" - ✔✔Refers
to ethics as a test. How would I feel if the action taken were reported on the front page
of the newspaper?
✔✔The service contract to provide transportation for seniors will expire within thirty
calendar days. The human services department is requesting that the contract be
renewed at the same prices, terms, and conditions for an additional year because the
provider has delivered exceptional service. You review the contract and advise the
department that the contract cannot be renewed. What is the basis for denying the
renewal? - ✔✔C. No contract renewal clause is included in the original contract
✔✔Under which of the following does the agency own the goods in transit? - ✔✔FOB
origin
✔✔Careless County recently lost an important court case in the State Supreme Court.
The court decision will now impact every county in the state, and the decision may be
used to argue other cases as well in other jurisdictions in the future. The type of law
developed through court case decisions is known as: - ✔✔Common Law
✔✔Put the following purchase requisition 6 items in their standard (not your agency's)
sequence of occurrence: - ✔✔Purchase requisition
issue the solicitation
pre-bid vendor conference
addendum
Award recommendation
PO
✔✔Upon arrival of an order, a buyer inspects the goods on the delivery dock and finds
them to be nonconforming to the purchase order specifications. The buyer should
consider which of the following options: - ✔✔Note the exception on the packing list,
refuse the delivery and contact the supplier immediately.
✔✔Which of the following is an alternative to using bidder/source lists? - ✔✔Electronic
bid boards
✔✔The ABA Model Procurement Code lists six methods of source selection. -
✔✔Competitive sealed bidding, competitive sealed proposals, small purchase
procedures, sole source procurement, emergency procurement and competitive
selection for deigned types of services
, ✔✔Name three things that we do in procurement to maintain transparency. -
✔✔Transparency in procurement
1. Publishing procurement policies;
2. Disclosure of evaluation criteria in solicitation documents;
3. Publication of contract awards and prices paid
✔✔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 visibility area and receives a lot of the senior staff traffic throughout the
day. The contract was very detailed as to the standards to be met. What can the
Contract Administrator include in the performance assessment plan to ensure
compliance with the performance standards? - ✔✔Surveillance techniques
✔✔A warranty given orally or in writing is known as an - ✔✔Implied warranty
✔✔A warranty (full name) that exists because a vendor sells goods that meet some
industry standard is known as an - ✔✔
✔✔A warranty that exists because of an elaborate brochure found in the box when it
was opened is known as an - ✔✔Express Warranty
✔✔A principal appointing someone to represent his interests and being bound by their
actions is the heart of - ✔✔Law of Agency
✔✔Telling a contractor what is an expected outcome and leaving the how-to up to them
is the basis of: - ✔✔Performance Contracting
✔✔This method reduces the number of proposals received to a more manageable level
- ✔✔Short listing
✔✔While bids are typically awarded to the low responsive/responsible, this category
awards to: - ✔✔The highest rank proposer
✔✔Rather than obtaining the lowest cost, RFP's seek to achieve: - ✔✔Best Value
✔✔RFP's may use either verbal or numerical evaluation methods in order to: -
✔✔Score the proposals
✔✔The general conditions of a solicitation are more commonly known by this heating-
related term: - ✔✔Boiler plate
✔✔The extent to which procurement provides the needed goods and services within
acceptable quality standards is known as: - ✔✔Effectiveness
ANSWERS MARKED A+
✔✔What is meant by the expression, "it doesn't pass the newspaper test?" - ✔✔Refers
to ethics as a test. How would I feel if the action taken were reported on the front page
of the newspaper?
✔✔The service contract to provide transportation for seniors will expire within thirty
calendar days. The human services department is requesting that the contract be
renewed at the same prices, terms, and conditions for an additional year because the
provider has delivered exceptional service. You review the contract and advise the
department that the contract cannot be renewed. What is the basis for denying the
renewal? - ✔✔C. No contract renewal clause is included in the original contract
✔✔Under which of the following does the agency own the goods in transit? - ✔✔FOB
origin
✔✔Careless County recently lost an important court case in the State Supreme Court.
The court decision will now impact every county in the state, and the decision may be
used to argue other cases as well in other jurisdictions in the future. The type of law
developed through court case decisions is known as: - ✔✔Common Law
✔✔Put the following purchase requisition 6 items in their standard (not your agency's)
sequence of occurrence: - ✔✔Purchase requisition
issue the solicitation
pre-bid vendor conference
addendum
Award recommendation
PO
✔✔Upon arrival of an order, a buyer inspects the goods on the delivery dock and finds
them to be nonconforming to the purchase order specifications. The buyer should
consider which of the following options: - ✔✔Note the exception on the packing list,
refuse the delivery and contact the supplier immediately.
✔✔Which of the following is an alternative to using bidder/source lists? - ✔✔Electronic
bid boards
✔✔The ABA Model Procurement Code lists six methods of source selection. -
✔✔Competitive sealed bidding, competitive sealed proposals, small purchase
procedures, sole source procurement, emergency procurement and competitive
selection for deigned types of services
, ✔✔Name three things that we do in procurement to maintain transparency. -
✔✔Transparency in procurement
1. Publishing procurement policies;
2. Disclosure of evaluation criteria in solicitation documents;
3. Publication of contract awards and prices paid
✔✔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 visibility area and receives a lot of the senior staff traffic throughout the
day. The contract was very detailed as to the standards to be met. What can the
Contract Administrator include in the performance assessment plan to ensure
compliance with the performance standards? - ✔✔Surveillance techniques
✔✔A warranty given orally or in writing is known as an - ✔✔Implied warranty
✔✔A warranty (full name) that exists because a vendor sells goods that meet some
industry standard is known as an - ✔✔
✔✔A warranty that exists because of an elaborate brochure found in the box when it
was opened is known as an - ✔✔Express Warranty
✔✔A principal appointing someone to represent his interests and being bound by their
actions is the heart of - ✔✔Law of Agency
✔✔Telling a contractor what is an expected outcome and leaving the how-to up to them
is the basis of: - ✔✔Performance Contracting
✔✔This method reduces the number of proposals received to a more manageable level
- ✔✔Short listing
✔✔While bids are typically awarded to the low responsive/responsible, this category
awards to: - ✔✔The highest rank proposer
✔✔Rather than obtaining the lowest cost, RFP's seek to achieve: - ✔✔Best Value
✔✔RFP's may use either verbal or numerical evaluation methods in order to: -
✔✔Score the proposals
✔✔The general conditions of a solicitation are more commonly known by this heating-
related term: - ✔✔Boiler plate
✔✔The extent to which procurement provides the needed goods and services within
acceptable quality standards is known as: - ✔✔Effectiveness
