CTCM COMPLETE EXAM REVIEW WITH
FULL SOLUTIONS
●● CAT-RAD
Answer: 100,000 and Up for Services
●● CAT Team
Answer: Solicitation for 5,000,000 Million gets sent to here
●● ESBD (Electronic State Business Daily)
Answer: 25,000K and up get put on here
●● Nepotism 1295 Form gets filled out at what Dollar Range
Answer: 1 Million and up
●● How many vendors do you have to solicit to between 5k-25K
contracts
Answer: At least 3 vendors with 2 of them being HUB
●● At 25K and up who do you have to solicit to
Answer: All Vendors
,●● Per Hour this many people dropped calls on a call center is an
example of
Answer: Liquidated Damages
●● Licensing and Certification Requirements
Answer: If service requires license or certification, this must be included
in the solicitation
●● How long do vendors maintain license and/or certifcation
Answer: Throughout the life of the contract
●● Invoicing procedures should always
Answer: be explained within the solicitation which should provide a
description of the work/goods delivered in order for the agency to remit
payment
●● Contract Advisory Team (CAT)
Answer: Mandatory Review at $5Million+
●● Quality Assurance Team (QAT)
Answer: Reviews technology projects proposed by the state agencies at
$1Million or greater
, ●● What are the ESBD Posting Timelines
Answer: 14 calendar days and 21 calendar days
●● Solicitation for major consulting services must be published in the
Answer: Secretary of State's Texas Register for at least 30 days prior to
executing the contract
●● True or False: Does posting to Texas Register negate the requirement
to post to the ESBD
Answer: No it does not negate. you still have to post on the ESBD
●● What is contract management
Answer: Facilitates monitoring, payment approval, dispute resolutions,
tracking of vendor performance, Contract close-out
●● When should the Contract manager be involved in the procurement
process
Answer: throughout the lifecycle of the procurement
●● Completing the CAP-Post Award Meeting
Answer: Meant to ensure a smooth transition from contract development
to contract management
FULL SOLUTIONS
●● CAT-RAD
Answer: 100,000 and Up for Services
●● CAT Team
Answer: Solicitation for 5,000,000 Million gets sent to here
●● ESBD (Electronic State Business Daily)
Answer: 25,000K and up get put on here
●● Nepotism 1295 Form gets filled out at what Dollar Range
Answer: 1 Million and up
●● How many vendors do you have to solicit to between 5k-25K
contracts
Answer: At least 3 vendors with 2 of them being HUB
●● At 25K and up who do you have to solicit to
Answer: All Vendors
,●● Per Hour this many people dropped calls on a call center is an
example of
Answer: Liquidated Damages
●● Licensing and Certification Requirements
Answer: If service requires license or certification, this must be included
in the solicitation
●● How long do vendors maintain license and/or certifcation
Answer: Throughout the life of the contract
●● Invoicing procedures should always
Answer: be explained within the solicitation which should provide a
description of the work/goods delivered in order for the agency to remit
payment
●● Contract Advisory Team (CAT)
Answer: Mandatory Review at $5Million+
●● Quality Assurance Team (QAT)
Answer: Reviews technology projects proposed by the state agencies at
$1Million or greater
, ●● What are the ESBD Posting Timelines
Answer: 14 calendar days and 21 calendar days
●● Solicitation for major consulting services must be published in the
Answer: Secretary of State's Texas Register for at least 30 days prior to
executing the contract
●● True or False: Does posting to Texas Register negate the requirement
to post to the ESBD
Answer: No it does not negate. you still have to post on the ESBD
●● What is contract management
Answer: Facilitates monitoring, payment approval, dispute resolutions,
tracking of vendor performance, Contract close-out
●● When should the Contract manager be involved in the procurement
process
Answer: throughout the lifecycle of the procurement
●● Completing the CAP-Post Award Meeting
Answer: Meant to ensure a smooth transition from contract development
to contract management
