Government Procurement Certification Government Procurement Ethics & Integrity

Question 1

Under 18 U.S.C. § 208, a federal employee is prohibited from participating in a procurement matter in which they have:

Accepted Answer

A personal financial interest

Answer

18 U.S.C. § 208 bars federal employees from participating in any official matter where they or their immediate family have a direct personal financial interest.

Question 2

Which federal statute prohibits offering, giving, or promising anything of value to a government official to influence an official act?

Accepted Answer

18 U.S.C. § 201 – Bribery of Public Officials

Answer

18 U.S.C. § 201 makes it a federal crime to bribe public officials or witnesses with anything of value in exchange for influencing official conduct.

Question 3

The Procurement Integrity Act (41 U.S.C. § 2102) prohibits a current or former official from disclosing which type of information to an offeror?

Accepted Answer

Contractor bid or proposal information and source selection information

Answer

The Procurement Integrity Act specifically bars disclosure of proprietary bid/proposal data and sensitive source selection information that could give an offeror an unfair advantage.

Question 4

A contracting official who moves to a private firm that was awarded a contract they oversaw may violate which post-employment restriction?

Accepted Answer

The 'revolving door' restrictions under 18 U.S.C. § 207

Answer

18 U.S.C. § 207 imposes cooling-off periods that restrict former officials from representing private parties before the government on matters they were personally involved in.

Question 5

Under FAR 3.101-1, the fundamental standard of conduct expected of all government procurement participants is:

Accepted Answer

Conduct transactions in a manner above reproach and avoid any appearance of impropriety

Answer

FAR 3.101-1 requires that all procurement participants conduct business in a manner that would withstand public scrutiny and never creates even the appearance of impropriety.

Government Procurement Certification Practice Test

Government Procurement Certification Practice Test

Government Procurement Certification Government Procurement Ethics & Integrity