CFCM Professional Ethics & Conduct 4

Question 1

A federal contract manager at a prime contractor discovers a subcontractor is falsifying inspection records. Under FAR 52.203-13 and the Mandatory Disclosure Rule, the prime is required to:

Accepted Answer

Disclose the violation to the agency Office of Inspector General or the Department of Justice

Answer

FAR 52.203-13's mandatory disclosure rule requires primes to report credible evidence of subcontractor fraud or criminal violations to the Government's OIG or DOJ.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes an 'organizational conflict of interest' (OCI) under FAR Subpart 9.5?

Accepted Answer

A situation where a contractor's ability to render impartial assistance is impaired, or where a contractor has an unfair competitive advantage

Answer

FAR 9.5 defines OCI as situations where a contractor's objectivity may be impaired or where they gain an unfair advantage over competitors in government contracting.

Question 3

Under the Whistleblower Protection Act and FAR 3.903, contractor employees who report fraud, waste, or abuse in federal contracting are protected from:

Accepted Answer

Reprisal by the contractor for making protected disclosures

Answer

The Whistleblower Protection Act and FAR 3.903 protect contractor employees from retaliation for disclosing reasonably believed violations of law or regulation.

Question 4

A contract manager realizes that during negotiations, the Government's negotiator inadvertently revealed the agency's price objective. The ethical obligation under NCMA's Code of Ethics is to:

Accepted Answer

Inform the Government negotiator of the disclosure and decline to use the information unfairly

Answer

NCMA's Code of Ethics requires members to report inadvertent disclosures and avoid gaining unfair advantage from information that should not have been shared.

Question 5

The False Claims Act's 'qui tam' provision allows:

Accepted Answer

Private citizens to file suit on behalf of the Government and share in any resulting recovery

Answer

The False Claims Act's qui tam provision empowers whistleblowers (relators) to sue on the Government's behalf and receive 15-30% of recovered funds.

(CFCM) Certified Federal Contracts Manager Practice Test

(CFCM) Certified Federal Contracts Manager Practice Test

CFCM Professional Ethics & Conduct 4