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CTCD Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
PROCUREMENT OVERSIGHT & DELEGATION— Answer: Conducts
solicitation reviews and delegation of authority.
Services greater than $100,000. - Submit Solicitation
Greater than $5M+ coordinates reviews of solicitation. - Services &
Commodities.
POD members consists of multiple agencies.
POD seeks to reduce risk to state agencies with delegating purchasing
authority.
Statewide Procurement Policy and Outreach— Answer: Conducts Policy
Research.
Provides Training and Certification for Procurement Professionals.
Provides the Division's Customer Service Support Services through the
Outreach Team.
Statewide Contract Development and Contract Management— Answer: SPD
has authority to develop and manage statewide contracts.
Used by state agencies.
Broad range of contracts for commodities and services.
Historically Underutilized Business Program— Answer: Promotes full and
equal business opportunities.
Solicitations in excess of $100K and subcontracting is probable.
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Office of Vehicle Fleet Management— Answer: Manages and assists agencies
with reporting their fleet vehicles on the state's reporting system.
Interagency contracts with state agencies and institutions of higher education to
maintain the system.
Ability for state agencies to monitor fleet maintenance and vehicle information.
State Travel Management Program— Answer: Contracts travel services -
State agencies
Institutions of higher education
TX SmartBuy Members
Local governments
Public school districts
Community colleges
Statewide Mail Operations— Answer: Mail operation services to state agencies
and universities.
Delivery and collection of interagency mail
Delivery and collection of state warrants
Mail equipment purchases, leasing and service renewals and approvals for state
agency requests
Outgoing mail
Guidelines for mail handling
USPS liaison
Electronic State Business Daily— Answer: Available application on the SPD
web portal
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Used for posting solicitations
-Informs potential contracting opportunities
-Notification of contract awards
Solicitations valued at $25,000+ required to post on ESBD
Texas SMartBuy— Answer: Statewide Term Contracts
-Procured and managed by SPD
*Require a purchase order through Texas SMartBuy ordering system
-TXMAS Contracts
-Local Governments wanting to purchase from SPD contracts must become
members of Texas SmartBuy
Vendor Performance Tracking System— Answer: System collects vendor
performance reports from state agencies.
-Agencies must submit vendor performance reports for contracts of $25,000+
-System is used for:
*Scoring vendors
*Tracking vendor performance
*Supplying information to state agencies
-Provides vendors with an opportunity to respond to negative performance
reviews.
-Statutorily required: 34 TAC RULE 20.115
Texas Multiple Award Schedule— Answer: TXMAS contracts to supplement
the term contracts issued and negotiated by SPD.
CTCD Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
PROCUREMENT OVERSIGHT & DELEGATION— Answer: Conducts
solicitation reviews and delegation of authority.
Services greater than $100,000. - Submit Solicitation
Greater than $5M+ coordinates reviews of solicitation. - Services &
Commodities.
POD members consists of multiple agencies.
POD seeks to reduce risk to state agencies with delegating purchasing
authority.
Statewide Procurement Policy and Outreach— Answer: Conducts Policy
Research.
Provides Training and Certification for Procurement Professionals.
Provides the Division's Customer Service Support Services through the
Outreach Team.
Statewide Contract Development and Contract Management— Answer: SPD
has authority to develop and manage statewide contracts.
Used by state agencies.
Broad range of contracts for commodities and services.
Historically Underutilized Business Program— Answer: Promotes full and
equal business opportunities.
Solicitations in excess of $100K and subcontracting is probable.
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Office of Vehicle Fleet Management— Answer: Manages and assists agencies
with reporting their fleet vehicles on the state's reporting system.
Interagency contracts with state agencies and institutions of higher education to
maintain the system.
Ability for state agencies to monitor fleet maintenance and vehicle information.
State Travel Management Program— Answer: Contracts travel services -
State agencies
Institutions of higher education
TX SmartBuy Members
Local governments
Public school districts
Community colleges
Statewide Mail Operations— Answer: Mail operation services to state agencies
and universities.
Delivery and collection of interagency mail
Delivery and collection of state warrants
Mail equipment purchases, leasing and service renewals and approvals for state
agency requests
Outgoing mail
Guidelines for mail handling
USPS liaison
Electronic State Business Daily— Answer: Available application on the SPD
web portal
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Used for posting solicitations
-Informs potential contracting opportunities
-Notification of contract awards
Solicitations valued at $25,000+ required to post on ESBD
Texas SMartBuy— Answer: Statewide Term Contracts
-Procured and managed by SPD
*Require a purchase order through Texas SMartBuy ordering system
-TXMAS Contracts
-Local Governments wanting to purchase from SPD contracts must become
members of Texas SmartBuy
Vendor Performance Tracking System— Answer: System collects vendor
performance reports from state agencies.
-Agencies must submit vendor performance reports for contracts of $25,000+
-System is used for:
*Scoring vendors
*Tracking vendor performance
*Supplying information to state agencies
-Provides vendors with an opportunity to respond to negative performance
reviews.
-Statutorily required: 34 TAC RULE 20.115
Texas Multiple Award Schedule— Answer: TXMAS contracts to supplement
the term contracts issued and negotiated by SPD.
