CPCM Exam Prep: NCMA Contracts

Prepare for the NCMA Certified Professional Contract Manager (CPCM) exam in a Deal Room: make the moves a contract manager makes, see what happens next, and learn the rule behind every outcome.

The CPCM tests commercial deals under the Uniform Commercial Code and common-law contract principles, U.S. federal government contracting, and the business and leadership skills around both. This guide is organized by the competencies of NCMA's Contract Management Body of Knowledge (CMBOK): the CM Framework, Leadership, Management, Guiding Principles, Pre-Award, Award, Post-Award and Learn.

NEGOTIATE: BRANCHING DEAL SCENARIOS
Step into a deal and choose your move. Each scenario runs two or three decisions: an offer and acceptance, a battle of the forms, a change order, a dispute. Every choice shows its consequence and the principle behind it, whether that is a UCC Article 2 section, a common-law rule, a contract-type rule or a CMBOK competency. The debrief scores your strong moves and shows the cleaner path.

PRICING DESK: FREE CALCULATORS
Run the numbers the exam expects, with worked examples you can change:
- Cost-plus-incentive-fee: fee after the share line, minimum and maximum fee
- Fixed-price-incentive: final price, profit, ceiling and the point of total assumption (PTA)
- Cost-plus-fixed-fee
- Earned value: CV, SV, CPI, SPI, EAC, ETC, VAC and TCPI
- Learning curve unit and cumulative cost
- Break-even volume and revenue

THE LOBBY: SEE WHERE YOU STAND
A competency radar plots your accuracy in every CMBOK competency, with a countdown to your exam date.

PRACTICE: EVERY STUDY MODE
- Scored 10-question practice sets, broken down by competency
- Multiple-choice questions with full explanations
- True/false drills built from common misconceptions
- Flashcards across all eight competency areas
- Term matching from the glossary
- A searchable glossary and a formulas & models reference
- Review the questions you missed

BUILT FOR BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE
Tell the app whether you work in government contracting, commercial contracting or both, and it suggests the deals closest to your work first. Content spans common-law formation, the UCC, contract types and incentives, cost and price analysis, negotiation, source selection, changes, disputes, terminations, subcontract management and closeout.

FREE TO START
Try the Pricing Desk, a scored practice set, and one Negotiate scenario in every competency free. Full access unlocks everything, as a weekly, monthly or annual subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage them in your Google Play account.

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NOT A GOVERNMENT APP
This app is not affiliated with or operated by any government agency and provides no government service.

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION: OFFICIAL SOURCES
U.S. government contracting information in this app is drawn from these official sources:
- Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far
- Contract Disputes Act, 41 U.S.C. chapter 71: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title41/html/USCODE-2023-title41-subtitleIII-chap71.htm
- Anti-Deficiency Act, 31 U.S.C. 1341: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2023-title31/html/USCODE-2023-title31-subtitleII-chap13-subchapIII-sec1341.htm
- GAO bid protests: https://www.gao.gov/legal/bid-protests
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims: https://www.uscfc.uscourts.gov/
- Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals: https://www.asbca.mil/

OTHER SOURCES (NON-GOVERNMENT)
- NCMA CPCM certification: https://www.ncmahq.org/Web/Certification/CPCM.aspx
- UCC Article 2 (Cornell LII): https://www.law.cornell.edu/ucc/2

This is an independent study aid. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the National Contract Management Association (NCMA). CPCM and CMBOK are trademarks of their respective owners. It is study material, not legal advice.