OMES CPO TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Question 1: Purchasing, renting leasing or otherwise
acquiring any supplies, services or construction; includes all functions that pertain to the acquisition, including description of requirements, selection & solicitation of sources, preparation & award of contract, & all phases of contract administration
CORRECT ANSWER : Procurement
Question 2: Each party must act with honesty & integrity &
should not attempt to deceive or defraud another party
CORRECT ANSWER : Good Faith
Question 3: "An individual's obligation to serve the best
interests of selected stakeholders [taxpayers], especially those of their employer [the state]" - NASPO
CORRECT ANSWER : Fiduciary Duty
Question 4: Satisfy the minimum need of the organization
CORRECT ANSWER : Primary objective of public
procurement
Question 5: Making solicitations unnecessarily restrictive and
"bundling" items or services so that smaller bidders are
unable to compete Ex: Requiring a statewide 2-hour response
time on a maintenance contract that restricts the award to one vendor. A multiple-award option increases competition.
CORRECT ANSWER : Barriers to maximum competition that
disenable smaller bidders to compete
Question 6: § In the private sector, a buyer can do whatever is
not prohibited by law § In the public sector, a buyer can do ONLY what is authorized by law and implementing rules
CORRECT ANSWER: Private sector vs. public sector
procurement
Question 7: Sign a sole source/sole brand certification
CORRECT ANSWER : State Agency Chief Administrative
Officer (CAO)
Question 8: The agency must contact property distribution to
determine property availability.
CORRECT ANSWER : In order to acquire surplus property
Question 9: Written with a provision and a specific period
allowing state agencies to place orders as acquisitions are needed.
CORRECT ANSWER : Statewide contract
Question 10: Procurements that are made under the State Use
Act are listed this way.
CORRECT ANSWER : Exempt from Bid
Question 11: Any amount can be used to create this.
CORRECT ANSWER : The dollar threshold for a mandatory
statewide contract
Question 12: The bidder must have the financial resources to
complete the contracted work.
CORRECT ANSWER : A determination of bidder
"responsibility" made by the contracting officer when choosing a bidder.
Question 13: What happens when any of the bid
specifications are used by the bidder.
CORRECT ANSWER : Disqualified Bidder
Question 14: In a solicitation the evaluation criteria for the
award informs prospective bidders.
CORRECT ANSWER : The basis for contract award decisions
Question 15: During the solicitation process the contracting
officer does this between suppliers and agency personnel
CORRECT ANSWER : Limit contact
Question 16: Something applied against a bidder whose home
jurisdiction has preference