NCMA CPCM case studies
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The Certified Professional Contracts Manager (CPCM) is one of the professional certifications NCMA lists alongside the CFCM, CCCM, and CCMA - described on its site as "Well-recognized accredited professional certifications: CPCM, CFCM, CCCM, CCMA." It is aimed at contract management and acquisition professionals who want to demonstrate breadth across the whole contract lifecycle rather than a single specialty such as federal contracting (CFCM) or commercial contracting (CCCM). Because the CPCM blueprint is built on NCMA's ANSI-Approved Contract Management Standard, the exam is competency-based: it tests how well you apply the standard's practices across pre-award, award, and post-award phases, not how well you memorize trivia. The NCMA CPCM case studies are 5 cases and about 2,837 words.
1The 2:07 p.m. Proposal and the Portal Outage
A civilian agency issues a competitive RFP for IT service desk support. Proposals are due Tuesday at 2:00 p.m.
646 words, about 3 min2The Extra Reports: Constructive Change or Unauthorized Work?
Alpha Solutions holds a 2.4 million firm-fixed-price contract for program management support. The performance work statement requires one monthly status report, not to exceed four pages.
615 words, about 3 min3The Evaluator's Outlier Score and the Undisclosed Sibling
An agency evaluates four proposals for a facilities maintenance contract using a best-value tradeoff. Five evaluators score technical and past performance.
524 words, about 3 min4The Final Invoice, the Release, and the Duplicate Payment
Beta Contractors completed a 780,000 firm-fixed-price contract for equipment installation. The CO receives a final invoice for 47,500, accompanied by Beta's signed release of claims.
548 words, about 3 min5The Incentive Fee When the Government Causes Part of the Overrun
Gamma Logistics holds a cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for depot support. Target cost is 5,000,000, target fee is 500,000, and the share ratio is 80/20 government/contractor.
504 words, about 3 min