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Certified Texas Contract Manager Questions
and Correct Answers
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) Ans: — 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 Ans: — Conducts policy research, training and
certification customer service support services.
Statewide Contract Development and Contract Management Ans:
— A broad range of contracts for commodities and services.
Contract Advisory Team-Review and Delegation (CAT-RAD)
Program Ans: — Reviews solicitations and issues a letter of
delegation of purchasing authority for an anticipated contract
value of $100,000 or greater.
Contract Advisory Team (CAT) Ans: — Consist of multiple
agencies. Solicitations with a value greater than $1 million to $5
million.
Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL) Ans: — Master database
for Texas procurement professionals.
No Ans: — Is a vendor required to be on CMBL to do business with
the State of Texas?
Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program Ans: —
Provides opportunities to disadvantaged groups in an effort to
remedy disparity in state procurement contracting.
11.2% Ans: — Heavy construction other than building contracts.
21.1% Ans: — Any building construction, including general
contracts and operative builders contracts.
32.9% Ans: — All special trade construction contracts.
23.7% Ans: — Professional services contracts.
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26.0% Ans: — All other service contracts
21.1% Ans: — Commodities contracts
Office of Vehicle Fleet Management (OVFM) Ans: — Manages and
assist agencies with their vehicles.
State Travel Management Program (STMP) Ans: — Manages travel
expenditures, including hotel, car rentals, airlines, and travel
agencies.
Statewide Mail Operations Ans: — Provides state agencies and
universities a variety of mail operations services.
Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) Ans: — A web portal to post
solicitations and learn of contract awards.
Texas Smartbuy Online Ordering System Ans: — Statewide
contracts procured and managed by SPD must use a purchase
order through this system.
Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS) Ans: — Use this
statutorily required method of reporting vendors once contracts
are completed.
Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) Ans: — Contracts to
supplement the term contracts issued and negotiated by SPD.
Agency Procurement Plans Ans: — 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 Ans: — The possibility of influence by a
personal or financial interest, and the potential benefit to the
employee is undefined.
First Degree (Consanguinity) Ans: — Parent or Child
Second Degree (Consanguinity) Ans: — Grandparent, grandchild,
brother or sister
Third Degree (Consanguinity) Ans: — Great grandparent, great
grandchild, uncle or aunt, niece or nephew
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Certified Texas Contract Manager Questions
and Correct Answers
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) Ans: — 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 Ans: — Conducts policy research, training and
certification customer service support services.
Statewide Contract Development and Contract Management Ans:
— A broad range of contracts for commodities and services.
Contract Advisory Team-Review and Delegation (CAT-RAD)
Program Ans: — Reviews solicitations and issues a letter of
delegation of purchasing authority for an anticipated contract
value of $100,000 or greater.
Contract Advisory Team (CAT) Ans: — Consist of multiple
agencies. Solicitations with a value greater than $1 million to $5
million.
Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL) Ans: — Master database
for Texas procurement professionals.
No Ans: — Is a vendor required to be on CMBL to do business with
the State of Texas?
Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program Ans: —
Provides opportunities to disadvantaged groups in an effort to
remedy disparity in state procurement contracting.
11.2% Ans: — Heavy construction other than building contracts.
21.1% Ans: — Any building construction, including general
contracts and operative builders contracts.
32.9% Ans: — All special trade construction contracts.
23.7% Ans: — Professional services contracts.
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26.0% Ans: — All other service contracts
21.1% Ans: — Commodities contracts
Office of Vehicle Fleet Management (OVFM) Ans: — Manages and
assist agencies with their vehicles.
State Travel Management Program (STMP) Ans: — Manages travel
expenditures, including hotel, car rentals, airlines, and travel
agencies.
Statewide Mail Operations Ans: — Provides state agencies and
universities a variety of mail operations services.
Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) Ans: — A web portal to post
solicitations and learn of contract awards.
Texas Smartbuy Online Ordering System Ans: — Statewide
contracts procured and managed by SPD must use a purchase
order through this system.
Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS) Ans: — Use this
statutorily required method of reporting vendors once contracts
are completed.
Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) Ans: — Contracts to
supplement the term contracts issued and negotiated by SPD.
Agency Procurement Plans Ans: — 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 Ans: — The possibility of influence by a
personal or financial interest, and the potential benefit to the
employee is undefined.
First Degree (Consanguinity) Ans: — Parent or Child
Second Degree (Consanguinity) Ans: — Grandparent, grandchild,
brother or sister
Third Degree (Consanguinity) Ans: — Great grandparent, great
grandchild, uncle or aunt, niece or nephew
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