2025 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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No - CORRECT ANSWER- Is a vendor required to be on CMBL to do business with the State of
Texas?
Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program - CORRECT ANSWER- Provides opportunities
to disadvantaged groups in an effort to remedy disparity in state procurement contracting.
11.2% - CORRECT ANSWER- Heavy construction other than building contracts.
21.1% - CORRECT ANSWER- Any building construction, including general contracts and
operative builders contracts.
32.9% - CORRECT ANSWER- All special trade construction contracts.
23.7% - CORRECT ANSWER- Professional services contracts.
26.0% - CORRECT ANSWER- All other service contracts
,21.1% - CORRECT ANSWER- Commodities contracts
Office of Vehicle Fleet Management (OVFM) - CORRECT ANSWER- Manages and assist agencies
with their vehicles.
State Travel Management Program (STMP) - CORRECT ANSWER- Manages travel expenditures,
including hotel, car rentals, airlines, and travel agencies.
Statewide Mail Operations - CORRECT ANSWER- Provides state agencies and universities a
variety of mail operations services.
Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) - CORRECT ANSWER- A web portal to post solicitations
and learn of contract awards.
Texas Smartbuy Online Ordering System - CORRECT ANSWER- Statewide contracts procured
and managed by SPD must use a purchase order through this system.
Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS) - CORRECT ANSWER- Use this statutorily required
method of reporting vendors once contracts are completed.
Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) - CORRECT ANSWER- Contracts to supplement the
term contracts issued and negotiated by SPD.
Agency Procurement Plans - CORRECT ANSWER- 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 purchases together.
, Conflicts of Interest - CORRECT ANSWER- The possibility of influence by a personal or financial
interest, and the potential benefit to the employee is undefined.
First Degree (Consanguinity) - CORRECT ANSWER- Parent or Child
Second Degree (Consanguinity) - CORRECT ANSWER- Grandparent, grandchild, brother or
sister
Third Degree (Consanguinity) - CORRECT ANSWER- Great grandparent, great grandchild, uncle
or aunt, niece or nephew
Nepotism - CORRECT ANSWER- A form of conflict of interest that involves an explicit act of
using one's position to favor a relative. Form must be completed if contract is $1M+.
Disclosure of Interested Parties (1295 Form) - CORRECT ANSWER- Monitors businesses whose
agency has entered into a contractual agreement. Businesses with a contract of $1M in value
are required to submit a what before entering into a contract?
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) - CORRECT ANSWER- The central authority for state
agencies for procurement guidance, education, statewide contract development services, and
delegation of purchasing authority. Assists its statewide government customers with all stages
of the procurement cycle.
Policy and Outreach - CORRECT ANSWER- Conducts policy research, training and certification
customer service support services.
Statewide Contract Development and Contract Management - CORRECT ANSWER- A broad
range of contracts for commodities and services.