NASPO CPPB PREP EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS NEW MODIFIED EXAM 2025/2026
LATEST UPDATE TESTED AND APPROVED!!!
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) states an environmental marketing claim
should do all of the following except:
a) Have qualifications and disclosures that are clear enough to prevent
deception.
b) Include a statement that makes the basis of comparison clear so that the
consumer should be able to understand the claim.
c) Not overstate the environmental attribute or benefit, expressly or by
implication.
d) Include eco-labels issued by an independent third party. --CORRECT
ANSWER--d) Include eco-labels issued by an independent third party.
Upon review of an offeror's claim that certain information in the offeror's
proposal should be kept confidential, the procurement officer disagrees with
that claim. The procurement officer should:
a) Advise the offeror that the information will be kept confidential until an open
records request is received and determine confidentiality based on the content of
that request.
b) Advise the offeror that the information will be kept confidential until an open
records request is received and determine confidentiality based on the content of
that request.
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,c) Advise the offeror and give it the opportunity to explain why it believes the
information is proprietary.
d) Deny the request for confidentiality. --CORRECT ANSWER--c) Advise the
offeror and give it the opportunity to explain why it believes the information is
proprietary.
The legislature of the buyer's jurisdiction just passed a law encouraging all
governmental procurement to maximize the use of disadvantaged businesses in
the procurement process. What strategy could the buyer employ on their
solicitation to help meet this goal without sacrificing competition?
a) Require offerors to use a certain percentage of disadvantaged businesses as
subcontractors
b) Award additional points to disadvantaged businesses
c) Place a special advertisement of the opportunity in a disadvantaged audience
business publication
d) Create a set-aside for disadvantaged businesses --CORRECT ANSWER--c)
Place a special advertisement of the opportunity in a disadvantaged audience
business publication
Completing a Procurement Profile is beneficial because:
a) It adds decision making intelligence to spend analysis.
b) It provides detailed information related to the procurement units
organizational structure for the vendor community.
c) It provides critical information relating to the current market conditions for
the product or services required.
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,d) It details the risks inherent in the market that could affect the agencies
operations. --CORRECT ANSWER--a) It adds decision making intelligence to
spend analysis.
Procurement Profile --CORRECT ANSWER--The result produced after
conducting a series of various analyses on the procurement expenditures of an
entity regarding the range of goods, services, or construction procured (e.g.,
spend analysis, market analysis, and the risks inherent in the market that could
affect the entity's operations).
What contract type is best used when supplies will need to be purchased
repetitively in large quantities over a specified time period?
a) Request for proposals
b) Spot bid
c) Term contract
d) Noncompetitive negotiation --CORRECT ANSWER--c) Term contract
Implied authority occurs when?
a) Inferences and reasonable deductions based on conduct are made.
b) Explicit language grants authority;
c) Codified language is used to delegate responsibility and authority to a given
party;
d) The illusion of authority is allowed --CORRECT ANSWER--a) Inferences
and reasonable deductions based on conduct are made.
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, Apparent authority occurs when?
a) An individual functions in the capacity that leads others to believe he/she is
an authorized agent of the principle.
b) Explicit language grants authority.
c) A logical extension of expression authority conferred upon a given party.
d) Codified language delegating responsibility and authority to a given party. --
CORRECT ANSWER--a) An individual functions in the capacity that leads
others to believe he/she is an authorized agent of the principle.
In 1890, Congress passed this Antitrust Act. It has been the linchpin of antitrust
law. In Section 1 of this Act, it states: Every contract, combination in the form
of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the
several States, or with foreign nations, is declared to be illegal. Every person
who shall make any contract or engage in any combination or conspiracy hereby
declared to be illegal shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction
thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $100,000,000 if a corp., or, if
any person, $1,000,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding 10 years, or by both
said punishments, in the discretion of the court. Section 2 of this Act, makes
interstate monopolies a felony. This Act is:
a) The Clayton Act
b) The Federal Trade Commission Act
c) The Sherman Act
d) The Robinson-Patman Price Discrimination Act --CORRECT ANSWER--c)
The Sherman Act
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ANSWERS NEW MODIFIED EXAM 2025/2026
LATEST UPDATE TESTED AND APPROVED!!!
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) states an environmental marketing claim
should do all of the following except:
a) Have qualifications and disclosures that are clear enough to prevent
deception.
b) Include a statement that makes the basis of comparison clear so that the
consumer should be able to understand the claim.
c) Not overstate the environmental attribute or benefit, expressly or by
implication.
d) Include eco-labels issued by an independent third party. --CORRECT
ANSWER--d) Include eco-labels issued by an independent third party.
Upon review of an offeror's claim that certain information in the offeror's
proposal should be kept confidential, the procurement officer disagrees with
that claim. The procurement officer should:
a) Advise the offeror that the information will be kept confidential until an open
records request is received and determine confidentiality based on the content of
that request.
b) Advise the offeror that the information will be kept confidential until an open
records request is received and determine confidentiality based on the content of
that request.
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,c) Advise the offeror and give it the opportunity to explain why it believes the
information is proprietary.
d) Deny the request for confidentiality. --CORRECT ANSWER--c) Advise the
offeror and give it the opportunity to explain why it believes the information is
proprietary.
The legislature of the buyer's jurisdiction just passed a law encouraging all
governmental procurement to maximize the use of disadvantaged businesses in
the procurement process. What strategy could the buyer employ on their
solicitation to help meet this goal without sacrificing competition?
a) Require offerors to use a certain percentage of disadvantaged businesses as
subcontractors
b) Award additional points to disadvantaged businesses
c) Place a special advertisement of the opportunity in a disadvantaged audience
business publication
d) Create a set-aside for disadvantaged businesses --CORRECT ANSWER--c)
Place a special advertisement of the opportunity in a disadvantaged audience
business publication
Completing a Procurement Profile is beneficial because:
a) It adds decision making intelligence to spend analysis.
b) It provides detailed information related to the procurement units
organizational structure for the vendor community.
c) It provides critical information relating to the current market conditions for
the product or services required.
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,d) It details the risks inherent in the market that could affect the agencies
operations. --CORRECT ANSWER--a) It adds decision making intelligence to
spend analysis.
Procurement Profile --CORRECT ANSWER--The result produced after
conducting a series of various analyses on the procurement expenditures of an
entity regarding the range of goods, services, or construction procured (e.g.,
spend analysis, market analysis, and the risks inherent in the market that could
affect the entity's operations).
What contract type is best used when supplies will need to be purchased
repetitively in large quantities over a specified time period?
a) Request for proposals
b) Spot bid
c) Term contract
d) Noncompetitive negotiation --CORRECT ANSWER--c) Term contract
Implied authority occurs when?
a) Inferences and reasonable deductions based on conduct are made.
b) Explicit language grants authority;
c) Codified language is used to delegate responsibility and authority to a given
party;
d) The illusion of authority is allowed --CORRECT ANSWER--a) Inferences
and reasonable deductions based on conduct are made.
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, Apparent authority occurs when?
a) An individual functions in the capacity that leads others to believe he/she is
an authorized agent of the principle.
b) Explicit language grants authority.
c) A logical extension of expression authority conferred upon a given party.
d) Codified language delegating responsibility and authority to a given party. --
CORRECT ANSWER--a) An individual functions in the capacity that leads
others to believe he/she is an authorized agent of the principle.
In 1890, Congress passed this Antitrust Act. It has been the linchpin of antitrust
law. In Section 1 of this Act, it states: Every contract, combination in the form
of trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the
several States, or with foreign nations, is declared to be illegal. Every person
who shall make any contract or engage in any combination or conspiracy hereby
declared to be illegal shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and, on conviction
thereof, shall be punished by fine not exceeding $100,000,000 if a corp., or, if
any person, $1,000,000, or by imprisonment not exceeding 10 years, or by both
said punishments, in the discretion of the court. Section 2 of this Act, makes
interstate monopolies a felony. This Act is:
a) The Clayton Act
b) The Federal Trade Commission Act
c) The Sherman Act
d) The Robinson-Patman Price Discrimination Act --CORRECT ANSWER--c)
The Sherman Act
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