CLM-003

27 October 2023
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The government ___ be a partner in the same way that private parties can form a commercial partnership; common practices like combining financial and personnel resources, sharing losses and exchanging assets are generally ___ by federal statute.
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Cannot/prohibited
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You are a government Program Manager and you suspect the contractor's test results stated in the new procurement proposal are inaccurate. You should:
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Report up the chain of command that the data which the contractor used in the proposal may be flawed.
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While visiting a contractor's facility in order to inspect progress on a new weapons, system , you, notice a fine scal model of the F-15 eagle sitting in a display case. the contractors program manager notes your interest in the model and comes over to look at the f-15 with you. you remark, gee, that's a beautiful f-15. Can I get one from you? The program manager responds by saying, of course! we have several extra models on hand, ill get you one. which of the following statements concerning the offered gift is NOT correct.
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if the value of the gift is $100, you may not personally accept it. (WRONG) Since it appears that you have solicited the gift, you may not accept it. (WRONG) If the retail value of the model is less than $20, you may accept it
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a retired Colonel in the army has been hired by Acme Corporation, Aviation WPNS DIV, to be an expert consultant for all new wpns procurement activity. 8 Months prior in his las official role in the army, the colonel was the chief contracting officer for all new wpns procurement activity. You are the program manager for the government on an upcoming new wpns procurement project. you should?
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be aware of his new role, and if he attempts to communicate with you, raise your concertn to your boss or the Contracting officer
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Two 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 held 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 by about 20%." In its final proposal, Alpha lowered its price by 25% and won the contract. Which of the following is true?
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The actions of the Contracting Officer probably violate the Procurement Integrity Act, and the Contracting Officer is subject to both criminal sanctions and administrative action.
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Government 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 government's program manager decides to grant federal employees a 59- minute early dismissal. Which of the following statements is correct?
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The contractor must always obtain permission from the government before granting his employees an early dismissal. (WRONG) the contractor may not charge the time off to the gov't contract.
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You are a government Program Manager who is responsible for the Sure Shot Air to Air Missile Program. The Acme Corporation, Aviation Weapons Division, is developing a preliminary technical feasibility study for the Sure Shot under a $5 million government contract. You are nearing retirement and you have provided your resume to a Professional Job Search Company (a so-called "headhunter"). The Headhunter calls you up and advises that he has arranged an interview with the Sea Systems Division of the Acme Company. The interview, however, did not result in a job offer. You should:
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You are prohibited by the procurement integrity Act from going to work for acme for 24 months following the end of your involvement with the sure shot program; hence you cannot take the interview. (WRONG) Not do anything as you have already planned for retirement (WRONG) Inform the Head of the Contracting Activity what happened and request reinstatement if you want to go back to Sure Shot.
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The Main goal(s) of ethics for government acquisition professionals is to:
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Both answers are correct. (Maintain the confidence and support of the American people and avoid even the appearance of impropriety)
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You are a contracting officer who awarded a contract for $1million to the Acme Corporation twenty-six months ago and have had no other interaction with the Acme Corporation since that time. You did not administer the contract (or oversee administration of the contract), as that duty was passed to another government contracting officer. You are about to retire and would like to apply to Acme for employment. Which of the following is true?
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You are free to apply for work with Acme, but there may be some representation restrictions on what you may do on behalf of Acme as an Acme employee as well as some restrictions on the disclosure of sensitive information you obtained while working for the government.
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Which of the following statements is correct?
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You do not have to accept a $20 gift if you think someone would question it.
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Assume you are writing a report on the progress of a government project and you unearth relevant information that indicates that several of the project's critical objectives may not be achieved. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
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the ethical value of candor calls for disclosure of adverse information, in order that senior decision makers may make an informed decision. Candor is require when a reasonable person would feel betrayed if the information were withheld (WRONG)
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The Main goal(s) of ethics for government acquisition professionals is to:
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Both answers are correct. (Maintain the confidence and support of the American people and avoid even the appearance of impropriety)
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__ includes communications on behalf of another person made with the intent to influence a ___ employee.
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None of these answers are correct. (WRONG) representation/governemnt
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You are the program manager for the DLA new procurement activity. you recently met individually with all of the bidders on a new procurement project. in one of those meetings you accidently made one of the bidders aware that his company's bid was to high. you should
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Re-open discussions and advise all the offerors of their standing relative to one another with regard to price prior to submission of the final proposal revision. (WRONG)
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Gov't and contractor personnel work side by side on the Zephyr project in a gov't office building. emails were sent out to remind all employees of the offisite dinner to celebrate Admin Asst Day. which of the following statements violates ethical principles?
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All violate ethical principles
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The international disclosure of an offeror's proposed cost and technical info prior to contract award is:
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All answers are correct
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Which of the following is not true of core ethical principles for government and contractor acquisition professionals?
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Gov't employees must place the interest of the gov't first