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