CLM 003 Overview of Acquisition Ethics Exam 2022/ 3. The Main goal(s) of ethics for gov’t acquisition professionals is to: INCORRECT
Neither answer is correct.
- Avoid even the appearances of impropriety.
-
-
Analyze a critical
and complex
Maintain the confidence and support of the A...
1. Gov’t and contractor personnel work side by side on the Beta project in a contractor’s
work space. Due to the tremendous progress that has been made in the project, both
the government program manager and the contractor’s project manager decide to
reward their employees. The contractor’s project manager decides to give his
employees the afternoon off. The gov’t’s program manager decides to grant fed
employees a 59-minute early dismissal. Which of the following statements is correct?
INCORRECT
- The contractor may not charge the time off to the gov’t contract.
- The contractor must always obtain permission from the gov’t before
granting his
employees an early
dismissal
- The “time off” granted to the contractor employees may be charged to the
gov’t contract if the contractor has successfully completed all contract goals.
- The contractor may not dismiss his employees before the gov’t employees.
2. Which of the following statements is correct? INCORRECT
- You may never accept a birthday gift from a friend who is an employee of a
gov’t contractor.
- You do not have to accept $20 gift if you think someone would question it.
- Under no circumstances may you accept a $50 gift offered because of your
gov’t
position.
- A contractor is considered a “prohibited source” under the ethics regulations
and you may never accept a gratuity from a prohibited source.
, Overview of Ethics
3. The Main goal(s) of ethics for gov’t acquisition professionals is to: INCORRECT -
Neither answer is correct.
- Avoid even the appearances of impropriety.
- Maintain the confidence and support of the American
- people
Both answers are
Analyze a critical correct. and complex
situation regarding
representation, then formulate an ethical response.
CORRECT
4. _____ includes communications on behalf of another person made with the intent to
influence a
____ employee.
- Represntation / gov’t
Analyze a critical and complex situation regarding nondisclosure, then formulate an ethical
response.
5. 2 companies, Alpha and Beta, submitted proposals in response to a Request for
Proposals, which would make award to the low price, technically acceptable offer. After
evaluation of the offers, discussions were help with each company. Beta’s initial
proposal was 20% lower than Alpha’s. During discussions, a contracting officer told
Alpha that its price was too high and that you need to come down about 20% in its final
proposal, Alpha lowered its price by 25% and won the contract. Which of the following
is true? CORRECT
- Since the contracting officer did not receive a bribe or illegal gratuity from
Alpha, there is no criminal violation of the Procurement Integrity Act.
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