Clm 003 Overview Of Acquisition Ethics

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?

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?

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:

Which of the following is not true of core ethical principles for government and contractor acquisition professionals?

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?

___ includes communications on behalf of another person made with the intent to influence a ___ employee.

As a government employee, which statements about gifts is INCORRECT?

Government and contractor personnel work closely together as an integrated team on the new Viper weapons system. Which of the following statements about their interaction is true?

A Congresswoman from the 3rd District testified on Capitol Hill about the poor results of tests performed by the contractor on the new procurement project. Afterwards, in a meeting with the contractor's Project Manager, you, the government Program Manager, learn that the tests results were negatively flawed because the testing tools were not calibrated properly. You should:

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?