CERTIFIED TEXAS CONTRACT DEVELOPER
PRACTICE TEST 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ The essential provisions that must be included in every contract.
Answer: • Scope of work,
• Financial provisions (e.g., price and payment terms),
• Contract term and termination provisions, and
• Identification of the contracting parties.
⩥ TRUE/FALSE - After contract award, the bid tabulation must be
available for release through the Texas Public Information Act.. Answer:
TRUE - After contract award, the bid tabulation must be available for
release through the Texas Public Information Act.
⩥ Acquisition Plan. Answer: The objective of the Acquisition Plan is to
ensure that the procurement is solicited, negotiated, executed, and
managed in a way that delivers best value to the State.
⩥ The Acquisition Plan identifies:. Answer: •the procurement team
(including the Contract Developer, Contract Manager, and end user),
•the team's roles and responsibilities,
, •the schedule of events, as well as the activities necessary to ensure that
the contract requirements are satisfied,
•the goods and services are delivered in a timely manner, and
•the financial interests of the agency are protected.
⩥ Major Consulting Services Contract. Answer: the value of the contract
will exceed $15,000 for a state agency or $25,000 for an institution of
higher education
⩥ Major Information Resources Project. Answer: • specifically
designated as such by the Legislature in the General Appropriations Act;
or
• identified in an agency's biennial operating plan whose development
costs exceed $1 million and that
• requires one or more years to reach operation status;
• involves more than one state agency; or
• substantially alters the work methods of state agency personnel or the
delivery of services to clients.
⩥ Prior to posting to the ESBD or publishing in the Texas Register.
Answer: Prior to posting to the ESBD or publishing in the Texas
Register, an agency must submit solicitation documents for contracts
that have a value of $5 million or greater to the Contract Advisory Team
(CAT) for review regardless of procurement method
PRACTICE TEST 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
EXAM SOLVED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ The essential provisions that must be included in every contract.
Answer: • Scope of work,
• Financial provisions (e.g., price and payment terms),
• Contract term and termination provisions, and
• Identification of the contracting parties.
⩥ TRUE/FALSE - After contract award, the bid tabulation must be
available for release through the Texas Public Information Act.. Answer:
TRUE - After contract award, the bid tabulation must be available for
release through the Texas Public Information Act.
⩥ Acquisition Plan. Answer: The objective of the Acquisition Plan is to
ensure that the procurement is solicited, negotiated, executed, and
managed in a way that delivers best value to the State.
⩥ The Acquisition Plan identifies:. Answer: •the procurement team
(including the Contract Developer, Contract Manager, and end user),
•the team's roles and responsibilities,
, •the schedule of events, as well as the activities necessary to ensure that
the contract requirements are satisfied,
•the goods and services are delivered in a timely manner, and
•the financial interests of the agency are protected.
⩥ Major Consulting Services Contract. Answer: the value of the contract
will exceed $15,000 for a state agency or $25,000 for an institution of
higher education
⩥ Major Information Resources Project. Answer: • specifically
designated as such by the Legislature in the General Appropriations Act;
or
• identified in an agency's biennial operating plan whose development
costs exceed $1 million and that
• requires one or more years to reach operation status;
• involves more than one state agency; or
• substantially alters the work methods of state agency personnel or the
delivery of services to clients.
⩥ Prior to posting to the ESBD or publishing in the Texas Register.
Answer: Prior to posting to the ESBD or publishing in the Texas
Register, an agency must submit solicitation documents for contracts
that have a value of $5 million or greater to the Contract Advisory Team
(CAT) for review regardless of procurement method
