Contract and Procurement Fraud

Question 1

Phases of Procurement Process

Answer 1

1. Presolicitation
2. Solicitation
3. Bid evaluation
4. Post-award/administration

Question 2

In what phase is a bid submitted

Answer 2

solicitation phase

Question 3

complementary bidding

Answer 3

competitors submit token bids

Question 4

Bid rotation

Answer 4

take turns submitting low bid

Question 5

Bid Suppression

Answer 5

Agree not to bid on certain jobs

Question 6

market division

Answer 6

agree to only bid on jobs in certain area

Question 7

How is bid tailoring conducted

Answer 7

1. Narrow specifications
2. Broad specification
3. Vague specification

Question 8

How is bid manipulation conducted

Answer 8

1. Publishing bids during holiday
2. Extending opening dates
3. discarding or losing bid
4. disqualifying bids for improper reasons

Question 9

What are defective pricing schemes

Answer 9

1. Outdated Cost schedules
2. Subcontracting to affiliated companies at inflated rates
3. Failing to disclose discounts and credits

Question 10

What are performance schemes

Answer 10

1. Nonconforming good or services
2. Change order abuse