CTCD - FLASH CARDS QUESTIONS
ANSWERS
PROCUREMENT=OVERSIGHT=&=DELEGATION=-=ans-
✔✔Conducts=solicitation=reviews=and=delegation=of=authority.
Services=greater=than=$100,000.=-=Submit=Solicitation
Greater=than=$5M+=coordinates=reviews=of=solicitation.=-=Services=&=Commodities.
POD=members=consists=of=multiple=agencies.
POD=seeks=to=reduce=risk=to=state=agencies=with=delegating=purchasing=authority.
Statewide=Procurement=Policy=and=Outreach=-=ans-✔✔Conducts=Policy=Research.
Provides=Training=and=Certification=for=Procurement=Professionals.
Provides=the=Division's=Customer=Service=Support=Services=through=the=Outreach=Te
am.
Statewide=Contract=Development=and=Contract=Management=-=ans-
✔✔SPD=has=authority=to=develop=and=manage=statewide=contracts.
Used=by=state=agencies.
Broad=range=of=contracts=for=commodities=and=services.
Historically=Underutilized=Business=Program=-=ans-
✔✔Promotes=full=and=equal=business=opportunities.
Solicitations=in=excess=of=$100K=and=subcontracting=is=probable.
Office=of=Vehicle=Fleet=Management=-=ans-
✔✔Manages=and=assists=agencies=with=reporting=their=fleet=vehicles=on=the=state's=re
porting=system.
Interagency=contracts=with=state=agencies=and=institutions=of=higher=education=to=main
tain=the=system.
Ability=for=state=agencies=to=monitor=fleet=maintenance=and=vehicle=information.
State=Travel=Management=Program=-=ans-✔✔Contracts=travel=services=-=
State=agencies
Institutions=of=higher=education
TX=SmartBuy=Members
Local=governments
Public=school=districts
, Community=colleges
Statewide=Mail=Operations=-=ans-
✔✔Mail=operation=services=to=state=agencies=and=universities.
Delivery=and=collection=of=interagency=mail
Delivery=and=collection=of=state=warrants
Mail=equipment=purchases,=leasing=and=service=renewals=and=approvals=for=state=age
ncy=requests
Outgoing=mail
Guidelines=for=mail=handling
USPS=liaison
Electronic=State=Business=Daily=-=ans-
✔✔Available=application=on=the=SPD=web=portal
Used=for=posting=solicitations
-Informs=potential=contracting=opportunities
-Notification=of=contract=awards
Solicitations=valued=at=$25,000+=required=to=post=on=ESBD
Texas=SMartBuy=-=ans-✔✔Statewide=Term=Contracts
-Procured=and=managed=by=SPD
*Require=a=purchase=order=through=Texas=SMartBuy=ordering=system
-TXMAS=Contracts
-
Local=Governments=wanting=to=purchase=from=SPD=contracts=must=become=members
=of=Texas=SmartBuy
Vendor=Performance=Tracking=System=-=ans-
✔✔System=collects=vendor=performance=reports=from=state=agencies.
-Agencies=must=submit=vendor=performance=reports=for=contracts=of=$25,000+
-System=is=used=for:
*Scoring=vendors
*Tracking=vendor=performance
*Supplying=information=to=state=agencies
-Provides=vendors=with=an=opportunity=to=respond=to=negative=performance=reviews.
-Statutorily=required:=34=TAC=RULE=20.115
Texas=Multiple=Award=Schedule=-=ans-
✔✔TXMAS=contracts=to=supplement=the=term=contracts=issued=and=negotiated=by=SP
D.
Prior=to=purchasing=from=a=TXMAS=contract,=state=agencies=must=follow=applicable=st
atutes,=as=required,=and=purchase=from=TIBH,=TCI,=and=SPD=term=contracts=first=(this
=does=not=apply=to=local=governments).
ANSWERS
PROCUREMENT=OVERSIGHT=&=DELEGATION=-=ans-
✔✔Conducts=solicitation=reviews=and=delegation=of=authority.
Services=greater=than=$100,000.=-=Submit=Solicitation
Greater=than=$5M+=coordinates=reviews=of=solicitation.=-=Services=&=Commodities.
POD=members=consists=of=multiple=agencies.
POD=seeks=to=reduce=risk=to=state=agencies=with=delegating=purchasing=authority.
Statewide=Procurement=Policy=and=Outreach=-=ans-✔✔Conducts=Policy=Research.
Provides=Training=and=Certification=for=Procurement=Professionals.
Provides=the=Division's=Customer=Service=Support=Services=through=the=Outreach=Te
am.
Statewide=Contract=Development=and=Contract=Management=-=ans-
✔✔SPD=has=authority=to=develop=and=manage=statewide=contracts.
Used=by=state=agencies.
Broad=range=of=contracts=for=commodities=and=services.
Historically=Underutilized=Business=Program=-=ans-
✔✔Promotes=full=and=equal=business=opportunities.
Solicitations=in=excess=of=$100K=and=subcontracting=is=probable.
Office=of=Vehicle=Fleet=Management=-=ans-
✔✔Manages=and=assists=agencies=with=reporting=their=fleet=vehicles=on=the=state's=re
porting=system.
Interagency=contracts=with=state=agencies=and=institutions=of=higher=education=to=main
tain=the=system.
Ability=for=state=agencies=to=monitor=fleet=maintenance=and=vehicle=information.
State=Travel=Management=Program=-=ans-✔✔Contracts=travel=services=-=
State=agencies
Institutions=of=higher=education
TX=SmartBuy=Members
Local=governments
Public=school=districts
, Community=colleges
Statewide=Mail=Operations=-=ans-
✔✔Mail=operation=services=to=state=agencies=and=universities.
Delivery=and=collection=of=interagency=mail
Delivery=and=collection=of=state=warrants
Mail=equipment=purchases,=leasing=and=service=renewals=and=approvals=for=state=age
ncy=requests
Outgoing=mail
Guidelines=for=mail=handling
USPS=liaison
Electronic=State=Business=Daily=-=ans-
✔✔Available=application=on=the=SPD=web=portal
Used=for=posting=solicitations
-Informs=potential=contracting=opportunities
-Notification=of=contract=awards
Solicitations=valued=at=$25,000+=required=to=post=on=ESBD
Texas=SMartBuy=-=ans-✔✔Statewide=Term=Contracts
-Procured=and=managed=by=SPD
*Require=a=purchase=order=through=Texas=SMartBuy=ordering=system
-TXMAS=Contracts
-
Local=Governments=wanting=to=purchase=from=SPD=contracts=must=become=members
=of=Texas=SmartBuy
Vendor=Performance=Tracking=System=-=ans-
✔✔System=collects=vendor=performance=reports=from=state=agencies.
-Agencies=must=submit=vendor=performance=reports=for=contracts=of=$25,000+
-System=is=used=for:
*Scoring=vendors
*Tracking=vendor=performance
*Supplying=information=to=state=agencies
-Provides=vendors=with=an=opportunity=to=respond=to=negative=performance=reviews.
-Statutorily=required:=34=TAC=RULE=20.115
Texas=Multiple=Award=Schedule=-=ans-
✔✔TXMAS=contracts=to=supplement=the=term=contracts=issued=and=negotiated=by=SP
D.
Prior=to=purchasing=from=a=TXMAS=contract,=state=agencies=must=follow=applicable=st
atutes,=as=required,=and=purchase=from=TIBH,=TCI,=and=SPD=term=contracts=first=(this
=does=not=apply=to=local=governments).
