Certified Texas Contract Manager Questions and
Answers Already Passed
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) - on CMBL to do business with the State of Texas?
ANSWER -The central authority for state
agencies for procurement guidance, education,
statewide contract development services, and
delegation of purchasing authority. Assists its Historically Underutilized Business (HUB)
statewide government customers with all stages Program - ANSWER -Provides
of the procurement cycle. opportunities to disadvantaged groups in an effort
to remedy disparity in state procurement
contracting.
Policy and Outreach - ANSWER -Conducts
policy research, training and certification
customer service support services. 11.2% - ANSWER -Heavy construction
other than building contracts.
Statewide Contract Development and Contract
Management - ANSWER -A broad range of 21.1% - ANSWER -Any building
contracts for commodities and services. construction, including general contracts and
operative builders contracts.
Contract Advisory Team-Review and Delegation
(CAT-RAD) Program - ANSWER -Reviews 32.9% - ANSWER -All special trade
solicitations and issues a letter of delegation of construction contracts.
purchasing authority for an anticipated contract
value of $100,000 or greater.
23.7% - ANSWER -Professional services
contracts.
Contract Advisory Team (CAT) -
ANSWER -Consist of multiple agencies.
Solicitations with a value greater than $1 million
to $5 million. 26.0% - ANSWER -All other service
contracts
Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL) -
ANSWER -Master database for Texas 21.1% - ANSWER -Commodities contracts
procurement professionals.
Office of Vehicle Fleet Management (OVFM) -
No - ANSWER -Is a vendor required to be
, Certified Texas Contract Manager Questions and
Answers Already Passed
ANSWER -Manages and assist agencies Agency Procurement Plans - ANSWER -
with their vehicles. Due annually to the comptrollers office by Nov
30th. Collected for information on delegated
purchases and determines if there are any
possible gains with consolidating all the
State Travel Management Program (STMP) - purchases together.
ANSWER -Manages travel expenditures,
including hotel, car rentals, airlines, and travel
agencies.
Conflicts of Interest - ANSWER -The
possibility of influence by a personal or financial
interest, and the potential benefit to the employee
Statewide Mail Operations - ANSWER - is undefined.
Provides state agencies and universities a
variety of mail operations services.
First Degree (Consanguinity) - ANSWER -
Parent or Child
Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) -
ANSWER -A web portal to post solicitations
and learn of contract awards.
Second Degree (Consanguinity) -
ANSWER -Grandparent, grandchild, brother
or sister
Texas Smartbuy Online Ordering System -
ANSWER -Statewide contracts procured
and managed by SPD must use a purchase
order through this system. Third Degree (Consanguinity) - ANSWER -
Great grandparent, great grandchild, uncle or
aunt, niece or nephew
Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS) -
ANSWER -Use this statutorily required
method of reporting vendors once contracts are Nepotism - ANSWER -A form of conflict of
completed. interest that involves an explicit act of using one's
position to favor a relative. Form must be
completed if contract is $1M+.
Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) -
ANSWER -Contracts to supplement the
term contracts issued and negotiated by SPD. Disclosure of Interested Parties (1295 Form) -
ANSWER -Monitors businesses whose
agency has entered into a contractual
agreement. Businesses with a contract of $1M in
Answers Already Passed
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) - on CMBL to do business with the State of Texas?
ANSWER -The central authority for state
agencies for procurement guidance, education,
statewide contract development services, and
delegation of purchasing authority. Assists its Historically Underutilized Business (HUB)
statewide government customers with all stages Program - ANSWER -Provides
of the procurement cycle. opportunities to disadvantaged groups in an effort
to remedy disparity in state procurement
contracting.
Policy and Outreach - ANSWER -Conducts
policy research, training and certification
customer service support services. 11.2% - ANSWER -Heavy construction
other than building contracts.
Statewide Contract Development and Contract
Management - ANSWER -A broad range of 21.1% - ANSWER -Any building
contracts for commodities and services. construction, including general contracts and
operative builders contracts.
Contract Advisory Team-Review and Delegation
(CAT-RAD) Program - ANSWER -Reviews 32.9% - ANSWER -All special trade
solicitations and issues a letter of delegation of construction contracts.
purchasing authority for an anticipated contract
value of $100,000 or greater.
23.7% - ANSWER -Professional services
contracts.
Contract Advisory Team (CAT) -
ANSWER -Consist of multiple agencies.
Solicitations with a value greater than $1 million
to $5 million. 26.0% - ANSWER -All other service
contracts
Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL) -
ANSWER -Master database for Texas 21.1% - ANSWER -Commodities contracts
procurement professionals.
Office of Vehicle Fleet Management (OVFM) -
No - ANSWER -Is a vendor required to be
, Certified Texas Contract Manager Questions and
Answers Already Passed
ANSWER -Manages and assist agencies Agency Procurement Plans - ANSWER -
with their vehicles. Due annually to the comptrollers office by Nov
30th. Collected for information on delegated
purchases and determines if there are any
possible gains with consolidating all the
State Travel Management Program (STMP) - purchases together.
ANSWER -Manages travel expenditures,
including hotel, car rentals, airlines, and travel
agencies.
Conflicts of Interest - ANSWER -The
possibility of influence by a personal or financial
interest, and the potential benefit to the employee
Statewide Mail Operations - ANSWER - is undefined.
Provides state agencies and universities a
variety of mail operations services.
First Degree (Consanguinity) - ANSWER -
Parent or Child
Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) -
ANSWER -A web portal to post solicitations
and learn of contract awards.
Second Degree (Consanguinity) -
ANSWER -Grandparent, grandchild, brother
or sister
Texas Smartbuy Online Ordering System -
ANSWER -Statewide contracts procured
and managed by SPD must use a purchase
order through this system. Third Degree (Consanguinity) - ANSWER -
Great grandparent, great grandchild, uncle or
aunt, niece or nephew
Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS) -
ANSWER -Use this statutorily required
method of reporting vendors once contracts are Nepotism - ANSWER -A form of conflict of
completed. interest that involves an explicit act of using one's
position to favor a relative. Form must be
completed if contract is $1M+.
Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) -
ANSWER -Contracts to supplement the
term contracts issued and negotiated by SPD. Disclosure of Interested Parties (1295 Form) -
ANSWER -Monitors businesses whose
agency has entered into a contractual
agreement. Businesses with a contract of $1M in
