CTCD CORE EXAM 2026 TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Minimum time frame for posting solicitations to ESBD - ✔✔14 days
✔✔Solicitations over this amount require a HUB Subcontracting Plan - ✔✔>$100K
✔✔State contracts include the following: - ✔✔Term contracts
managed contract
travel services
✔✔Delegation of purchasing authority may be provided by SPD through the following: -
✔✔by state rule
obtained through SPD rule and delegation process
✔✔Scope of Work includes the following: - ✔✔A description of the products and
services to be provided by the vendor who is awarded the contract
Tailored to the agency business need
Establishes deliverables and milestones
Includes vendor and agency responsibilities, vendor performance evaluation, and
communication protocol
✔✔Any changes to scope should describe: - ✔✔Communication protocol
Documentation required to make agreed changes
✔✔Contracts can be changed through: - ✔✔Purchase Order Change Notices (POCN) -
Non-complex procurements
Signed contract amendments
✔✔Risk mitigation measures should include: - ✔✔Financial Capability
Insurance
Surety Bonds
Warranties
Extended Warranty; Maintenance Agreement
Limitations of Liability Clauses (LOL)
✔✔Remedies include: - ✔✔Liquidated Damages - useful when damages are difficult to
calculate
Compensatory Damages - the monetary amount necessary to compensate the injured
party
✔✔The primary objective for every acquisition is to obtain: - ✔✔best value for the State.
✔✔Examples of evaluation factors include: - ✔✔Respondent Qualifications
ANSWERS RATED A+
✔✔Minimum time frame for posting solicitations to ESBD - ✔✔14 days
✔✔Solicitations over this amount require a HUB Subcontracting Plan - ✔✔>$100K
✔✔State contracts include the following: - ✔✔Term contracts
managed contract
travel services
✔✔Delegation of purchasing authority may be provided by SPD through the following: -
✔✔by state rule
obtained through SPD rule and delegation process
✔✔Scope of Work includes the following: - ✔✔A description of the products and
services to be provided by the vendor who is awarded the contract
Tailored to the agency business need
Establishes deliverables and milestones
Includes vendor and agency responsibilities, vendor performance evaluation, and
communication protocol
✔✔Any changes to scope should describe: - ✔✔Communication protocol
Documentation required to make agreed changes
✔✔Contracts can be changed through: - ✔✔Purchase Order Change Notices (POCN) -
Non-complex procurements
Signed contract amendments
✔✔Risk mitigation measures should include: - ✔✔Financial Capability
Insurance
Surety Bonds
Warranties
Extended Warranty; Maintenance Agreement
Limitations of Liability Clauses (LOL)
✔✔Remedies include: - ✔✔Liquidated Damages - useful when damages are difficult to
calculate
Compensatory Damages - the monetary amount necessary to compensate the injured
party
✔✔The primary objective for every acquisition is to obtain: - ✔✔best value for the State.
✔✔Examples of evaluation factors include: - ✔✔Respondent Qualifications
