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1. 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: a) Inferences and reasonable deductions based on conduct
are made.
2. 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.: a)
An individual functions in the capacity that leads others to believe he/she is an authorized agent of the principle.
3. In 1890, Congress passed this Antitrust Act. It has been the linchpin of an-
titrust 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: c) The Sherman Act
4. The procurement officer has noticed several suspicious pricing patterns and
supplier behaviors, including identical bids and a lack of bids from some ex-
pected bidders for an open solicitation. On detecting this suspicous activity,
the procurement officer should immediately:
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a) alert all suppliers that the solicitation will be canceled and resolicited
b) alert their superiors and the antitrust lawyers in the state attorney general's
office
c) alert the suppliers in question about potential violations
d) alert the DOJ about potential antitrust violations: b) alert their superiors and the antitrust
lawyers in the state attorney general's office
5. Which of the following procurement laws are not considered one of the
primary sources used in governmental jurisdictions?
a) Administrative Law
d) Federal Law
c) Common Law
d) Legislative Law: d) Federal Law
6. Socioeconomic goals, such as "set-asides", can come with a variety of bene-
fits; however, there are also challenges associated with the use of "set-asides".
These challenges may include which of the following:
a) Lack of supply management training;
b) Reduced open competition;
c) Decreased pricing.
d) Prejudicial attitudes;: b) Reduced open competition;
7. 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 decep-
tion.
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 impli-
cation.
d) Include eco-labels issued by an independent third party.: d) Include eco-labels issued
by an independent third party.
8. 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:
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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.
c) Advise the offeror and give it the opportunity to explain why it believes the
information is proprietary.
d) Deny the request for confidentiality.: c) Advise the offeror and give it the opportunity to explain
why it believes the information is proprietary.
9. 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 audi-
ence business publication
d) Create a set-aside for disadvantaged businesses: c) Place a special advertisement of the
opportunity in a disadvantaged audience business publication
10. 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 organiza-
tional structure for the vendor community.
c) It provides critical information relating to the current market conditions for
the product or services required.
d) It details the risks inherent in the market that could affect the agencies
operations.: a) It adds decision making intelligence to spend analysis.
11. Procurement Profile: The result produced after conducting a series of various analyses on the procure-
ment 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).
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12. 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: c) Term contract
13. What does strategic procurement planning involve?
a) Planning to take advantage of socioeconomic objectives/changes.
b) Using SWOT analysis to identify strategic barriers and opportunities.
c) Earmarking limited resources among different priorities.
d) Transforming mission, goals, and objectives into measurable activities to
be used to plan, budget and manage the procurement function within the
entity.: d) Transforming mission, goals, and objectives into measurable activities to be used to plan, budget and
manage the procurement function within the entity.
14. A good operational performance measure assesses:
a) The success of a procurement entity through perceptions of delivery from
the public.
b) The intended metric and reflects an outcome on which the procurement
entity can affect thorough corrective action.
c) The remedy for problems.
d) The entirety of the organization in a single metric.: b) The intended metric and reflects
an outcome on which the procurement entity can affect thorough corrective action.
15. The central procurement office is undergoing strategic planning to better
align its performance objectives to measure accomplishments tied to the
strategic goals of the organization. Which of the following is NOT one of the
four performance measures that should be considered?
a) Supply measures
b) Efficiency measures
c) Demand measures
d) Effectiveness measures: a) Supply measures
16. An organized team effort to determine the functionality needed at the lowest
cost is called:
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1. 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: a) Inferences and reasonable deductions based on conduct
are made.
2. 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.: a)
An individual functions in the capacity that leads others to believe he/she is an authorized agent of the principle.
3. In 1890, Congress passed this Antitrust Act. It has been the linchpin of an-
titrust 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: c) The Sherman Act
4. The procurement officer has noticed several suspicious pricing patterns and
supplier behaviors, including identical bids and a lack of bids from some ex-
pected bidders for an open solicitation. On detecting this suspicous activity,
the procurement officer should immediately:
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a) alert all suppliers that the solicitation will be canceled and resolicited
b) alert their superiors and the antitrust lawyers in the state attorney general's
office
c) alert the suppliers in question about potential violations
d) alert the DOJ about potential antitrust violations: b) alert their superiors and the antitrust
lawyers in the state attorney general's office
5. Which of the following procurement laws are not considered one of the
primary sources used in governmental jurisdictions?
a) Administrative Law
d) Federal Law
c) Common Law
d) Legislative Law: d) Federal Law
6. Socioeconomic goals, such as "set-asides", can come with a variety of bene-
fits; however, there are also challenges associated with the use of "set-asides".
These challenges may include which of the following:
a) Lack of supply management training;
b) Reduced open competition;
c) Decreased pricing.
d) Prejudicial attitudes;: b) Reduced open competition;
7. 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 decep-
tion.
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 impli-
cation.
d) Include eco-labels issued by an independent third party.: d) Include eco-labels issued
by an independent third party.
8. 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:
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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.
c) Advise the offeror and give it the opportunity to explain why it believes the
information is proprietary.
d) Deny the request for confidentiality.: c) Advise the offeror and give it the opportunity to explain
why it believes the information is proprietary.
9. 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 audi-
ence business publication
d) Create a set-aside for disadvantaged businesses: c) Place a special advertisement of the
opportunity in a disadvantaged audience business publication
10. 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 organiza-
tional structure for the vendor community.
c) It provides critical information relating to the current market conditions for
the product or services required.
d) It details the risks inherent in the market that could affect the agencies
operations.: a) It adds decision making intelligence to spend analysis.
11. Procurement Profile: The result produced after conducting a series of various analyses on the procure-
ment 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).
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12. 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: c) Term contract
13. What does strategic procurement planning involve?
a) Planning to take advantage of socioeconomic objectives/changes.
b) Using SWOT analysis to identify strategic barriers and opportunities.
c) Earmarking limited resources among different priorities.
d) Transforming mission, goals, and objectives into measurable activities to
be used to plan, budget and manage the procurement function within the
entity.: d) Transforming mission, goals, and objectives into measurable activities to be used to plan, budget and
manage the procurement function within the entity.
14. A good operational performance measure assesses:
a) The success of a procurement entity through perceptions of delivery from
the public.
b) The intended metric and reflects an outcome on which the procurement
entity can affect thorough corrective action.
c) The remedy for problems.
d) The entirety of the organization in a single metric.: b) The intended metric and reflects
an outcome on which the procurement entity can affect thorough corrective action.
15. The central procurement office is undergoing strategic planning to better
align its performance objectives to measure accomplishments tied to the
strategic goals of the organization. Which of the following is NOT one of the
four performance measures that should be considered?
a) Supply measures
b) Efficiency measures
c) Demand measures
d) Effectiveness measures: a) Supply measures
16. An organized team effort to determine the functionality needed at the lowest
cost is called:
