Certified Texas Contract Developer (CTCD) Questions With Complete Solutions

Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) correct answer: central authority for state agencies in procurement for procurement guidance, education, statewide contract development services and delegation of purchasing authority Statewide Procurement Policy and Outreach correct answer: conducts policy research, provides training and certification for procurement professionals, and provides the division's customer service support through the outreach team Statewide Contract Development Team correct answer: develops statewide contracts for state agencies, institutions of higher education, and local governments Statewide Contract Management Team correct answer: assist state agencies with day-to-day contract management, contract administration, reporting requirements, and vendor performance issues Procurement Oversight and Delegation Team (POD) correct answer: conducts solicitation reviews, delegates purchasing authority to state agencies, services greater than $100,000, greater than $5M+ coordinates reviews of solicitation, CAT members consists of multiple agencies, and POD seeks to reduce risk to state agencies with delegating purchasing authority True or False: A contract with a value of more than 2 million dollars is subject to the State Auditor's Office Nepotism Disclosure Statement. correct answer: True: because procurements with an expected value of $1 million or more are subject to the form. (p. 73-74) True or False: Your grandfather works for a vendor who you are procuring a contract with, you must disclose the relationship. correct answer: True: Your grandfather falls under the Nepotism of Consanguinity to the 2nd degree. Even if your grandfather has nothing to do with the contract, you must disclose because it could look like you are giving a preference to that contractor. (p. 3) For contracts valued over $25k, how many contractors on the Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL) do you solicit to? correct answer: ALL: all active contractors must be solicited to, to provide bid opportunities to those contractors within the respected NIGP Class and/or Class/Item designated. (p. 67) (p. 30*)