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5 Written questions

1. No cost savings unless ALL participants buy

100%
No enforceability invites abuse

CORRECT

Corporate pitfalls

2. Mandatory - legal binding

-developed by unilateral government action
-can yield problems
-may require changes to previously accepted standards
Voluntary - use depends on benefits that provide consensus of interested parties

CORRECT

Standards Voluntary vs Mandatory

3. Accepting value to influence award of contract

CORRECT

Kickback

4. Pay contractor within 30 days

Slow paying affects coopetition
-increased prices
-slow cash flow
-reduced participation

CORRECT

Prompt payment

5. Arrangement between competitors that interfere with the price

CORRECT

Price fixing

5 Matching questions

1. Cooperative procurement A. Fair advantage

Same information available to all
CORRECT
Distant relationship
B. Use of common delivery points
Open Communication
Shared warehousing facilities
If a question is posed the communications must be given to
Reduces administrative costs
all vendors
Shares information and expertise
Create demand to encourage production

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2. Reinventing purchasing B. Use of common delivery points

Shared warehousing facilities
CORRECT
Reduces administrative costs
E. Managers have. Purchasing cards
Shares information and expertise
Higher purchasing floor
Create demand to encourage production
Effective information technology (electronically)
Choice and customization available
C. Use standard specifications
Best value vs, low cost
Examine program periodically
Long term partnership
Ensure program is responsive to
3. Vendor communications - new concepts
- improved products
CORRECT
- advanced applications
A. Fair advantage
Be concerned about environment (changing environment)
Same information available to all
Distant relationship
D. Develop specs for items purchased under indefinite quantity
Open Communication
contracts
If a question is posed the communications must be given to all
Involved with policy enforcement
vendors
Promotes products and price competition

4. Central procurement officer

E. Managers have. Purchasing cards
CORRECT
Higher purchasing floor
D. Develop specs for items purchased under indefinite Effective information technology (electronically)
quantity contracts Choice and customization available
Involved with policy enforcement Best value vs, low cost
Promotes products and price competition Long term partnership

5. Central procurement office

CORRECT

C. Use standard specifications

Examine program periodically
Ensure program is responsive to
- new concepts
- improved products
- advanced applications
Be concerned about environment (changing environment)

5 Multiple choice questions

1. Horizontal agreements among competitors to manipulate competitive bidding process (collusion) competing competitors

A. Prompt payment

B. Bid rigging

C. Outsourcing

D. Competition

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2. Performance measures
Vendor selection/performance guidelines
A defined way to purchase commodities services and capital items

A. A good purchasing policy

B. Central procurement officer

C. Standards Voluntary vs Mandatory

D. Blanket order

3. Promise obligation gift or reward in order to secure contract. Attempt to influence outcome should declare the contract void

A. Bid rigging

B. Competition

C. Bribe

D. Prompt payment

4. NASPO - National Association of State Procurement Officials

- refer to principles and practices
-provides road map
-utilize book
Every program has strengths and weaknesses
Results depend on laws rules management tradition and resources

A. Procurement Program

B. Standards Voluntary vs Mandatory

C. Blanket order

D. A good purchasing policy

5. Arrangement with vendor to provide item(s) or service on an as required/needed basis over the counter office supplies

A. A good purchasing policy

B. Blanket order

C. Price fixing

D. Competition

5 True/False questions

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1. Specs for recyclables

Use of disposable products
Refurbished equipment
Energy consumptions - evaluation factor
alternative fuel vehicles
Manufacturing with chlorofluorocarbons CFC
phosphate based detergency
Energy efficient lighting LED

limit bidders and increases costs → Procurement objectives

CORRECT

False
It should be → Environmental Issues Essential Elements -Green

2. Single firm has control and charge any price without fear of losing business in the market one company controls contract
charging what ever they want → Competition

CORRECT

False
It should be → Monopolization

3. Establish norm for the item

Limit needs form broad field
Emphasize details
Incorporate performance standards → Final responsibility

CORRECT

False
It should be → Standard specification

4. Divestiture of only the management of a public function to an outside source  → Outsourcing

CORRECT

True

5. Analyze the market for products and their elements

Gather data to understand agency's need and future use
Identify acceptable production level
Know laws and rules that affect procurement
Determine if technical assistance to write specs is necessary → Procurement objectives

CORRECT

True

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