CTCM Certification Exam – Questions With Objective
Solutions
Contract Value Correct Answer - The initial value of the contract, plus
any amendments, renewals and extensions for the contract's full existence.
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) Correct Answer - The entity that
delegates purchasing authority to state agencies for non-IT goods and
services,
Purchasing authority Correct Answer - The ability of an agency to
purchase goods and services using state funds.
Delegation of purchasing authority Correct Answer - Assigning
purchasing authority to an agency
Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Correct Answer - The
entity that delegates purchasing authority to state agencies for IT goods and
services
Statewide contract management development team responsibilities Correct
Answer - -develops and administers over 250 statewide contractors
representing several thousand-line items of products/services
-develops term, managed, and TXMAS contracts
-Processes open market requisitions on behalf of state agencies, universities,
and more than 1600+ Texas SmartBuy members
-assists with reporting requirements and vendor performance issues
Office of Vehicle and Fleet Management Correct Answer - Assists state
agencies in managing their vehicle fleet
Statewide Travel Management Program Correct Answer - Manages
travel expenditures, monitors travel activity, and provides discounted travel
services
Statewide mail operations Correct Answer - Processes approximately
14-17K pieces of mail per day (interagency mail)
, Historically Underutilized Business Program (HUB) Correct Answer -
Promotes full and equal business opportunities subcontracting opportunity
for any procurement with an estimated contract value of $100,000 or greater.
For businesses owned by female, minority, or service disabled veterans.
Procurment Oversight and Delegation Portal (POD) Correct Answer -
Conducts solicitation reviews and delegates purchasing authority to state
agencies for service solicitations valued over $100,000. Coordinates with the
Contract Advisory Team (CAT)
Contract Advisory Team (CAT_ Correct Answer - An interagency
oversight team. Reviews and makes recommendations on solicitations with an
estimated value of at least $5 million. These solicitations must be submitted
through the POD portal and will be turned around within 30 days.
Quality Assurance Team (QAT) Correct Answer - An interagency
oversight team. Oversees major information Resources Projects (MIRPs) and
associated contracts. They review the project plans, procurement/acquisition
plan, proposed contract terms, and partially executed contracts.
Applications supported by SPD Correct Answer - Texas Smart Buy,
TXMAS, Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS), Centralized Master
Bidder's List (CMBL)
Texas SmartBuy Correct Answer - An online ordering system that has
statewide contracts for non-IT goods and services (bulk contracts, managed
contracts, TXMAS- out of state or federal- contracts)
Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) Correct Answer - Where we
advertise solicitations and notice of awards for contracts over $25,000
Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL) Correct Answer - Master
database for purchasing entities to to receive bids for their products or
services. If $10k-$25k, you must solicit 3 active vendors (2 HUBs). If over
$25k, must solicit all eligible vendors on the list that services the geographic
region.
Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL) documentation Correct Answer -
A copy of the bid list (with date) must be placed in the procurement file
Solutions
Contract Value Correct Answer - The initial value of the contract, plus
any amendments, renewals and extensions for the contract's full existence.
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) Correct Answer - The entity that
delegates purchasing authority to state agencies for non-IT goods and
services,
Purchasing authority Correct Answer - The ability of an agency to
purchase goods and services using state funds.
Delegation of purchasing authority Correct Answer - Assigning
purchasing authority to an agency
Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) Correct Answer - The
entity that delegates purchasing authority to state agencies for IT goods and
services
Statewide contract management development team responsibilities Correct
Answer - -develops and administers over 250 statewide contractors
representing several thousand-line items of products/services
-develops term, managed, and TXMAS contracts
-Processes open market requisitions on behalf of state agencies, universities,
and more than 1600+ Texas SmartBuy members
-assists with reporting requirements and vendor performance issues
Office of Vehicle and Fleet Management Correct Answer - Assists state
agencies in managing their vehicle fleet
Statewide Travel Management Program Correct Answer - Manages
travel expenditures, monitors travel activity, and provides discounted travel
services
Statewide mail operations Correct Answer - Processes approximately
14-17K pieces of mail per day (interagency mail)
, Historically Underutilized Business Program (HUB) Correct Answer -
Promotes full and equal business opportunities subcontracting opportunity
for any procurement with an estimated contract value of $100,000 or greater.
For businesses owned by female, minority, or service disabled veterans.
Procurment Oversight and Delegation Portal (POD) Correct Answer -
Conducts solicitation reviews and delegates purchasing authority to state
agencies for service solicitations valued over $100,000. Coordinates with the
Contract Advisory Team (CAT)
Contract Advisory Team (CAT_ Correct Answer - An interagency
oversight team. Reviews and makes recommendations on solicitations with an
estimated value of at least $5 million. These solicitations must be submitted
through the POD portal and will be turned around within 30 days.
Quality Assurance Team (QAT) Correct Answer - An interagency
oversight team. Oversees major information Resources Projects (MIRPs) and
associated contracts. They review the project plans, procurement/acquisition
plan, proposed contract terms, and partially executed contracts.
Applications supported by SPD Correct Answer - Texas Smart Buy,
TXMAS, Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS), Centralized Master
Bidder's List (CMBL)
Texas SmartBuy Correct Answer - An online ordering system that has
statewide contracts for non-IT goods and services (bulk contracts, managed
contracts, TXMAS- out of state or federal- contracts)
Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) Correct Answer - Where we
advertise solicitations and notice of awards for contracts over $25,000
Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL) Correct Answer - Master
database for purchasing entities to to receive bids for their products or
services. If $10k-$25k, you must solicit 3 active vendors (2 HUBs). If over
$25k, must solicit all eligible vendors on the list that services the geographic
region.
Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL) documentation Correct Answer -
A copy of the bid list (with date) must be placed in the procurement file
