Texas SmartBuy Online Ordering System - ANSWER Statewide Contracts for non-IT goods
and services:
-Set-Aside (TCI & WorkQuest)
-Term contracts
-Managed contracts
-TXMAS contracts
Contract Value - ANSWER The initial value of the contract, INCLUDING anticipated
extensions and renewals for the contract's full existence.
Purchasing Authority - ANSWER The ability of an agency to purchase goods and services
using state funds.
Delegation of Purchasing Authority - ANSWER Assigning purchasing authority to an
agency.
Some agencies already have purchasing authority given by statute or rule for certain
procurements.
***SPD is the entity that DELEGATES PURCHASING AUTHORITY to state agencies for non-IT
goods and services.
Programs within the Statewide Procurement Division - ANSWER 1. Procurement Policy
and Outreach
2. Contract Development
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,3. Contract Management
4. Statewide Fleet, Travel, and Mail
5. Historically Underutilized Business
Statewide Contract Development Team - ANSWER -Develops and administers over 250
STATEWIDE CONTRACTS representing several thousand line items of products/services
-Develops Term, Managed, and TXMAS contracts
-Processes open market requisitions on behalf of state agencies, universities, and more than
1,600 Texas SmartBuy members
Statewide Contract Management Team - ANSWER Assists with:
-Day to day contract mgmt.
-Managing Term, Managed, and TXMAS contracts
-Contract administration
-Reporting Requirements
-Vendor performance issues
Office of Vehicle and Fleet Management - ANSWER Established and manages the state
vehicle reporting system, assists state agencies and institutions of higher education with the
mgmt. of their fleet vehicles.
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, Statewide Travel Management Program - ANSWER Manages travel expenditures,
monitors travel activity, provides discounted travel services to state agencies, institutions of
higher education, and eligible Texas SmartBuy members.
Statewide Mail Operations - ANSWER Provides state agencies and institutions of higher
education a variety of mail operations services.
Historically Underutilized Business Program (HUB) - ANSWER Provides opportunities to
disadvantaged groups in an effort to remedy disparity in state procurement and contracting.
Subcontracting opportunity for any procurement with an estimated contract value of
$100,000 or greater
Statewide Procurement Policy and Outreach Programs - ANSWER Training & Policy
Development
Outreach
Procurement Oversight and Delegation Portal (POD)
Training and Policy Development Team - ANSWER A team in the Statewide Procurement
Policy and Outreach program.
-Conducts policy research and clarification.
-Provides training courses, certifications, and CE courses for procurement professionals.
Outreach Team - ANSWER A team in the Statewide Procurement Policy and Outreach
program.
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and services:
-Set-Aside (TCI & WorkQuest)
-Term contracts
-Managed contracts
-TXMAS contracts
Contract Value - ANSWER The initial value of the contract, INCLUDING anticipated
extensions and renewals for the contract's full existence.
Purchasing Authority - ANSWER The ability of an agency to purchase goods and services
using state funds.
Delegation of Purchasing Authority - ANSWER Assigning purchasing authority to an
agency.
Some agencies already have purchasing authority given by statute or rule for certain
procurements.
***SPD is the entity that DELEGATES PURCHASING AUTHORITY to state agencies for non-IT
goods and services.
Programs within the Statewide Procurement Division - ANSWER 1. Procurement Policy
and Outreach
2. Contract Development
1
,3. Contract Management
4. Statewide Fleet, Travel, and Mail
5. Historically Underutilized Business
Statewide Contract Development Team - ANSWER -Develops and administers over 250
STATEWIDE CONTRACTS representing several thousand line items of products/services
-Develops Term, Managed, and TXMAS contracts
-Processes open market requisitions on behalf of state agencies, universities, and more than
1,600 Texas SmartBuy members
Statewide Contract Management Team - ANSWER Assists with:
-Day to day contract mgmt.
-Managing Term, Managed, and TXMAS contracts
-Contract administration
-Reporting Requirements
-Vendor performance issues
Office of Vehicle and Fleet Management - ANSWER Established and manages the state
vehicle reporting system, assists state agencies and institutions of higher education with the
mgmt. of their fleet vehicles.
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, Statewide Travel Management Program - ANSWER Manages travel expenditures,
monitors travel activity, provides discounted travel services to state agencies, institutions of
higher education, and eligible Texas SmartBuy members.
Statewide Mail Operations - ANSWER Provides state agencies and institutions of higher
education a variety of mail operations services.
Historically Underutilized Business Program (HUB) - ANSWER Provides opportunities to
disadvantaged groups in an effort to remedy disparity in state procurement and contracting.
Subcontracting opportunity for any procurement with an estimated contract value of
$100,000 or greater
Statewide Procurement Policy and Outreach Programs - ANSWER Training & Policy
Development
Outreach
Procurement Oversight and Delegation Portal (POD)
Training and Policy Development Team - ANSWER A team in the Statewide Procurement
Policy and Outreach program.
-Conducts policy research and clarification.
-Provides training courses, certifications, and CE courses for procurement professionals.
Outreach Team - ANSWER A team in the Statewide Procurement Policy and Outreach
program.
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