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Internal resistance, current crisis, and political windows are all limitations of: A. Creating good solicitations B. Planning C. Changing our procurement rules D. Conducting RFP evaluations correct answer: asdf Name something good about an emergency purchase and something not so good. correct answer: adsfs Which of the following is an alternative to using bidder/source lists? A. Pre-qualification of vendors. B. Past qualification of vendors. C. Sole source purchasing. D. Elec...

The procurement effort should be calibrated based on what characteristics of a purchase? correct answer: Cost and difficulty securing What is the function of a mission statement correct answer: Express the organization's purpose for existence A buyer is planning to replace the older school buses in the fleet. What should the procurement official advise her to do first? correct answer: Conduct a cost benefit analysis A school district wants to determine how many reams of paper to car...

A buyer wants to spot buy propane. Which analysis process should be used to determine when to buy? a. Demand b. Supply c. Performance d. Market correct answer: Market Forecasts are never completely accurate. Which calculation demonstrates the degree of accuracy? a. Weighted moving average b. Absolute value of errors c. Mean Absolute Deviation d. Economic Order Quantity correct answer: Mean Absolute Deviation An entity located on the Gulf of Mexico is developing their continuity o...

The procurement office is often seen by other government agencies as a roadblock and a hinderance. Which of the following activities best describes an action that should be taken to help improve this image? correct answer: Committing the central procurement office to communicate needed revisions in the procurement law to executive and legislative leadership in order to demonstrate the value of the procurement office When testifying in front of the City Council in support of the staffing requ...

The Senior Procurement Manager is preparing a report for leadership on progress toward meeting procurement goals for the year. To ensure the data they have been tracking is measuring the effectiveness of the procurement office plan, the CPO should seek feedback from: correct answer: Public personnel outside the procurement office at all levels and suppliers. Which of the following best describes the goal of performance measurement programs? correct answer: To show the value of an organizati...

The entity's source list is outdated and they are looking for alternate methods to communicate solicitations. Which is a mandatory requirement of the alternative method? correct answer: Meet all formats required by law and regulation. The goal of the Facilities Manager is to keep entity buildings clean. The manager is negotiating a new custodial services contract. He wants to obtain consistent high quality performance. Which type of contract should he negotiate? correct answer: Fixed-Price...

A procurement official wants to make sure that the price is right and cost effective correct answer: Conduct a requirements analysis Which of the following is NOT a criterion to judge the efficiency of a rational budget decision model? correct answer: Intrasector efficiency What does an Enterprise Resource Planning system provide beyond what an eProcurement system provides? correct answer: An integrated accounting system The procurement official reminded his staff that cost avoidance...

7 Rights of Purchasing correct answer: To obtain the right material in the right quantity for delivery at the right time to the right place from the right source(a responsive and responsible supplier) with the right service at the right price. Values correct answer: Enduring beliefs or ideals shared by public procurement about what is good or desirable and what is not in our actions. Goals correct answer: Long-term, tangible, attainable targets for an organization Policies correct an...

Sole source, single source and emergency procurements are examples of: A. The best ways of procuring goods and services. B. Non-competitive methods of procuring goods and services. C. Unauthorized procurement methods. D. Procurement methods of questionable value. correct answer: B. Non-competitive methods of procuring goods and services. In preparing to write a specification or scope of work, we may want to consider one of two methods of gathering facts or details from potential vendo...