Certified Texas Contract Developer
Practice EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS||UPDATED
2026/2027 SYLLABUS||100%
GUARANTEED PASS||ALREADY
GRADED A+||<<LATEST VERSION>>
Contract value - ANSWER ✓ value of a contract includes total value over a
contract's term including any modification, renewal, or extension of the contract.
Delegation - Automatic Authority - ANSWER ✓ One time purchase of goods
(cannot exceed the total contract value of $50K)
Emergency Purchases
Purchase of services (cannot exceed $100K)
Distributor purchases
No competitive bidding required - ANSWER ✓ PO/contract $5000 or less (SPOT
purchases)
PO/Contract $5000-$25000 - ANSWER ✓ Must provide bid opportunities to
vendors active on CMBL, 3 informal bids, solicit on CMBL
PO/Contract $25,000 or more - ANSWER ✓ Post on ESBD, all eligible vendors
on CMBL must be solicited for formal bids
Purchase Order Change Notice (POCN) - ANSWER ✓ Only pertinent info to
change should be placed in scope of change area. should not be used if issuance of
new PO is needed.
submitting delegation request for goods - ANSWER ✓ SPD considers factors such
as:
-capabilities of the agency's purchasing staff
-Certification levels held by the agency's purchasing personnel
, - results of the comptroller's procurement review audits of an agency's purchasing
practices
-whether the agency has adopted and published protest procedures as part of
purchasing rules
Proprietary Purchases - ANSWER ✓ the specifications or conditions of the
proposed purchase allow only one product or service to be supplied and preclude
any other product or supplier from meeting the specifications .
relatively rare so subject to close scrutiny.
Submitting a delegation request for services - ANSWER ✓ -anticipated contract
value of $100,000 or greater, a state agency must submit the solicitation to the
Procurement Oversight and Delegation Team.
- once submitted, the procurement is analyzed from contract management and
business perspective.
-review includes suggestions on best contracting practices, clarity, and
identification & mitigation of risk.
-could take 30 days to complete review
Performance based specification - ANSWER ✓ How you want it to function?
Clear specifications but not too restrictive.
Design-based specification - ANSWER ✓ What type of specifications do you
need in order to do that? How do you want it built?
Mixed specifications - ANSWER ✓ combination of performance based and design
based.
needs assessment - ANSWER ✓ a determination of the customer's specific needs
and wants and the range of options the customer has for satisfying them
market research - ANSWER ✓ The activity of gathering information about
consumers' needs and preferences.
What are the standards? Setups? Specifications? and Scope of work?
Historical Spend Analysis - ANSWER ✓ What we've done in the past? What
we're used to? What did you spend in the past? have agency needs changed? reach
out to other agencies.
Practice EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT SOLUTIONS||UPDATED
2026/2027 SYLLABUS||100%
GUARANTEED PASS||ALREADY
GRADED A+||<<LATEST VERSION>>
Contract value - ANSWER ✓ value of a contract includes total value over a
contract's term including any modification, renewal, or extension of the contract.
Delegation - Automatic Authority - ANSWER ✓ One time purchase of goods
(cannot exceed the total contract value of $50K)
Emergency Purchases
Purchase of services (cannot exceed $100K)
Distributor purchases
No competitive bidding required - ANSWER ✓ PO/contract $5000 or less (SPOT
purchases)
PO/Contract $5000-$25000 - ANSWER ✓ Must provide bid opportunities to
vendors active on CMBL, 3 informal bids, solicit on CMBL
PO/Contract $25,000 or more - ANSWER ✓ Post on ESBD, all eligible vendors
on CMBL must be solicited for formal bids
Purchase Order Change Notice (POCN) - ANSWER ✓ Only pertinent info to
change should be placed in scope of change area. should not be used if issuance of
new PO is needed.
submitting delegation request for goods - ANSWER ✓ SPD considers factors such
as:
-capabilities of the agency's purchasing staff
-Certification levels held by the agency's purchasing personnel
, - results of the comptroller's procurement review audits of an agency's purchasing
practices
-whether the agency has adopted and published protest procedures as part of
purchasing rules
Proprietary Purchases - ANSWER ✓ the specifications or conditions of the
proposed purchase allow only one product or service to be supplied and preclude
any other product or supplier from meeting the specifications .
relatively rare so subject to close scrutiny.
Submitting a delegation request for services - ANSWER ✓ -anticipated contract
value of $100,000 or greater, a state agency must submit the solicitation to the
Procurement Oversight and Delegation Team.
- once submitted, the procurement is analyzed from contract management and
business perspective.
-review includes suggestions on best contracting practices, clarity, and
identification & mitigation of risk.
-could take 30 days to complete review
Performance based specification - ANSWER ✓ How you want it to function?
Clear specifications but not too restrictive.
Design-based specification - ANSWER ✓ What type of specifications do you
need in order to do that? How do you want it built?
Mixed specifications - ANSWER ✓ combination of performance based and design
based.
needs assessment - ANSWER ✓ a determination of the customer's specific needs
and wants and the range of options the customer has for satisfying them
market research - ANSWER ✓ The activity of gathering information about
consumers' needs and preferences.
What are the standards? Setups? Specifications? and Scope of work?
Historical Spend Analysis - ANSWER ✓ What we've done in the past? What
we're used to? What did you spend in the past? have agency needs changed? reach
out to other agencies.
