NCMA CPCM Practice Quiz. Master the Contract
Management Body of Knowledge
What are the actual cost method and jury verdict method used for? - ✔✔Proving quantum under a
government contract
What is the government's process during source selection? - ✔✔-Request information
-Draft RFP
-Presolicitation Conference
-Final RFP
-Receive Proposals
-Proposal Evaluation
-Source Selection
Why does the CMBOK describe the establishment of negotiation objectives as an "ongoing" process? -
✔✔Negotiation objectives may change as circumstances around the negotiation
change
What is not a recommended best practice for buyers during negotiations? - ✔✔Use predictable tactics
A claim made by the government against a contractor - ✔✔An affirmative claim
FAPIIS, CPARS, and PPIRS are government databases that can help buyers evaluate what? - ✔✔An
offeror's past performance
The disputes process in federal government contracts is set forth in FAR Part 33.2, Disputes and Appeals,
and is governed by what law? - ✔✔The Contract Disputes Act
Who should attend a post-award kickoff meeting? - ✔✔It should include appropriate managers and staff
personnel from the buyer's and
,the seller's organizations
What are 3 types of source selections? - ✔✔-Negotiated
-Simplified Acquisition
-Sealed Bidding
During a negotiation, one team proposes a counteroffer, and members of the other team break away
from the formal negotiation to privately discuss all aspects of the counteroffer. What is this called? -
✔✔Caucus
The statement "I certify that the claim is made in good faith; that the supporting data are accurate and
complete to the best of my knowledge and belief; that the amount requested accurately reflects the
contract adjustment for which the contractor believes the government is liable; and that I am duly
authorized to certify the claim on behalf of the contractor" must accompany claims over what amount? -
✔✔$100,000
Ambiguous, incomplete, or restrictive requirements; exclusion from the competitive range; and unfair
evaluation criteria are examples of what? - ✔✔Issues that a seller might raise in a pre-award protest
A quality assurance process that focuses on controlling processes to plus or minus a specific standard
deviation? - ✔✔Six Sigma
What definition for a word or term used in a contract is considered most preferable? - ✔✔The definition
incorporated in the contract or defined by law
Which of the following is not true about cost or pricing data?
a. The data contributes to the soundness of the estimates of future costs
b. The data may consist solely of historical accounting information
c. The data contributes to the validity of determinations of costs already incurred
d. The data is factual, verifiable, and not judgmental - ✔✔The data may consist solely of historical
accounting information
,A clear, mutual understanding of the work to be done, as well as who will complete it and who the key
stakeholders are, can be established how? - ✔✔By holding a post-award, pre-performance meeting
A contracting officer who sends representatives from the buying agency to a work site to watch a statue
being cleaned is performing what? - ✔✔Direct observation
A cure notice or show cause notice typically precedes what? - ✔✔A termination for default
A post-award kickoff meeting would discuss which of the following subjects?
a. The results of evaluation of an unsuccessful offeror's proposal
b. Concessions made in negotiations and their impacts on negotiation objectives
c. Whether the contractor's record of integrity and business ethics is satisfactory
d. Who is authorized to represent the buyer and seller in official communications - ✔✔Who is
authorized to represent the buyer and seller in official communications
According to the Institute for Supply Management, which of the following is not a step in the purchasing
process? - ✔✔Determining business volume
Blue Ceramics has a contract with NASA to develop heat-resistant cladding for the next generation of
manned spacecraft. The original contract specified that samples should be packaged and delivered to
Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL, but the government informs Blue Ceramics that the
samples should instead be delivered to Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD. The contract is
changed by mutual assent. This is an example of what? - ✔✔A directed change
Can a subcontractor file a claim against the government? - ✔✔No, because the subcontractor has no
privity with the government
Explicit, mutual assent, and conduct of the parties are the three types of what? - ✔✔Contract
modifications described in the UCC
, How are the Changes clause, the "Stop Work" clause, and the Termination clause related? - ✔✔They are
not required to be flowed down in subcontracts
How can buyers and sellers avoid compliance problems during the contract administration phase? -
✔✔By establishing and maintaining effective communications
In subcontract management, the volume of actions is typically XX than in buying. - ✔✔Lower
If the contracting officer's final decision denies all or part of a claim that the contractor believes is valid,
what should the contractor do next? - ✔✔File an appeal
Once a buyer has repudiated, which of the following will likely happen next? - ✔✔Termination for
default
Only contractor claims over $100,000 must be... - ✔✔Certified
Partnerships and joint ventures are typical examples of what? - ✔✔Teaming agreements
Some contracts may require testing of pre-production models, initial production samples, test samples,
first lots, or pilot samples for conformance with specified contract requirements before or in the initial
stages of production. What is this called? - ✔✔First article testing
The contract closeout process should begin as soon as possible after the contract is physically
completed. When can the contract closeout process be completed? - ✔✔After final rates have been
received from the DCAA
The order of precedence among subcontracting sections and clauses, the designation of representatives
for the subcontract and for change notification, and the contact information and addresses for
government agencies are typical examples of what? - ✔✔Facilitating clauses
The process of transferring and translating requirements from a prime contract to a subcontract in
Management Body of Knowledge
What are the actual cost method and jury verdict method used for? - ✔✔Proving quantum under a
government contract
What is the government's process during source selection? - ✔✔-Request information
-Draft RFP
-Presolicitation Conference
-Final RFP
-Receive Proposals
-Proposal Evaluation
-Source Selection
Why does the CMBOK describe the establishment of negotiation objectives as an "ongoing" process? -
✔✔Negotiation objectives may change as circumstances around the negotiation
change
What is not a recommended best practice for buyers during negotiations? - ✔✔Use predictable tactics
A claim made by the government against a contractor - ✔✔An affirmative claim
FAPIIS, CPARS, and PPIRS are government databases that can help buyers evaluate what? - ✔✔An
offeror's past performance
The disputes process in federal government contracts is set forth in FAR Part 33.2, Disputes and Appeals,
and is governed by what law? - ✔✔The Contract Disputes Act
Who should attend a post-award kickoff meeting? - ✔✔It should include appropriate managers and staff
personnel from the buyer's and
,the seller's organizations
What are 3 types of source selections? - ✔✔-Negotiated
-Simplified Acquisition
-Sealed Bidding
During a negotiation, one team proposes a counteroffer, and members of the other team break away
from the formal negotiation to privately discuss all aspects of the counteroffer. What is this called? -
✔✔Caucus
The statement "I certify that the claim is made in good faith; that the supporting data are accurate and
complete to the best of my knowledge and belief; that the amount requested accurately reflects the
contract adjustment for which the contractor believes the government is liable; and that I am duly
authorized to certify the claim on behalf of the contractor" must accompany claims over what amount? -
✔✔$100,000
Ambiguous, incomplete, or restrictive requirements; exclusion from the competitive range; and unfair
evaluation criteria are examples of what? - ✔✔Issues that a seller might raise in a pre-award protest
A quality assurance process that focuses on controlling processes to plus or minus a specific standard
deviation? - ✔✔Six Sigma
What definition for a word or term used in a contract is considered most preferable? - ✔✔The definition
incorporated in the contract or defined by law
Which of the following is not true about cost or pricing data?
a. The data contributes to the soundness of the estimates of future costs
b. The data may consist solely of historical accounting information
c. The data contributes to the validity of determinations of costs already incurred
d. The data is factual, verifiable, and not judgmental - ✔✔The data may consist solely of historical
accounting information
,A clear, mutual understanding of the work to be done, as well as who will complete it and who the key
stakeholders are, can be established how? - ✔✔By holding a post-award, pre-performance meeting
A contracting officer who sends representatives from the buying agency to a work site to watch a statue
being cleaned is performing what? - ✔✔Direct observation
A cure notice or show cause notice typically precedes what? - ✔✔A termination for default
A post-award kickoff meeting would discuss which of the following subjects?
a. The results of evaluation of an unsuccessful offeror's proposal
b. Concessions made in negotiations and their impacts on negotiation objectives
c. Whether the contractor's record of integrity and business ethics is satisfactory
d. Who is authorized to represent the buyer and seller in official communications - ✔✔Who is
authorized to represent the buyer and seller in official communications
According to the Institute for Supply Management, which of the following is not a step in the purchasing
process? - ✔✔Determining business volume
Blue Ceramics has a contract with NASA to develop heat-resistant cladding for the next generation of
manned spacecraft. The original contract specified that samples should be packaged and delivered to
Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL, but the government informs Blue Ceramics that the
samples should instead be delivered to Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD. The contract is
changed by mutual assent. This is an example of what? - ✔✔A directed change
Can a subcontractor file a claim against the government? - ✔✔No, because the subcontractor has no
privity with the government
Explicit, mutual assent, and conduct of the parties are the three types of what? - ✔✔Contract
modifications described in the UCC
, How are the Changes clause, the "Stop Work" clause, and the Termination clause related? - ✔✔They are
not required to be flowed down in subcontracts
How can buyers and sellers avoid compliance problems during the contract administration phase? -
✔✔By establishing and maintaining effective communications
In subcontract management, the volume of actions is typically XX than in buying. - ✔✔Lower
If the contracting officer's final decision denies all or part of a claim that the contractor believes is valid,
what should the contractor do next? - ✔✔File an appeal
Once a buyer has repudiated, which of the following will likely happen next? - ✔✔Termination for
default
Only contractor claims over $100,000 must be... - ✔✔Certified
Partnerships and joint ventures are typical examples of what? - ✔✔Teaming agreements
Some contracts may require testing of pre-production models, initial production samples, test samples,
first lots, or pilot samples for conformance with specified contract requirements before or in the initial
stages of production. What is this called? - ✔✔First article testing
The contract closeout process should begin as soon as possible after the contract is physically
completed. When can the contract closeout process be completed? - ✔✔After final rates have been
received from the DCAA
The order of precedence among subcontracting sections and clauses, the designation of representatives
for the subcontract and for change notification, and the contact information and addresses for
government agencies are typical examples of what? - ✔✔Facilitating clauses
The process of transferring and translating requirements from a prime contract to a subcontract in
