Certified Texas Contract Developer (CTCD)
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-develops statewide contracts for state
agencies, institutions of higher education, and local governments
Statewide Contract Management Team - ANS-assist state agencies with day-to-day
contract management, contract administration, reporting requirements, and vendor
performance issues
Procurement Oversight and Delegation Team (POD) - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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? - ANS-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*)
, How many vendors are you supposed to get a price request from on a Texas Multiple
Award Schedule (TXMAS) contract valued at $1 million? - ANS-Six (6): contracts that
value more than $1 million, but not more than $5 million must submit a request for
pricing to at least this number. (p.36)
True or False: Request for Offer method is the required procurement method for
procuring DIR contracts valued over $5 million. - ANS-True: RFO is intended as the
designated, primary purchasing method for procuring Cooperative Contracts and AIS
other than DIR's IT commodity program. (p.34)*$5 million monetary threshold for IT
commodity items are not within DIRs procurement authority as established by statute.
A solicitation that has it's entire solicitation package must be posted for a minimum of
how many days on the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD)? - ANS-14 calendar
days at minimum. (p.66)
A solicitation that has it's entire solicitation package on the ESBD, but then amendments
are added must be posted for at least how many days? - ANS-21 calendar days at
minimum. (p.66)
As a best practice, how many days should a solicitation be posted on the ESBD? -
ANS-30 calendar days (p.66)
True or False: A letter of delegated purchasing authority, from certain required
solicitations, must be obtained and if not obtained the contract can be voided? -
ANS-True (p.30 and p. 67)
What is the name of the division that has the delegation and purchasing authority? -
ANS-Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) of the Texas Comptroller of Public
Accounts state agency. (CPA). (p.1)
A non-IT service solicitation with a contract value of or $200K must be submitted to
what entity for review and delegation?
a. CAT
b. DIR
c. POD
d. QAT - ANS-c. POD
True or False: Ethical standards are set by statute. - ANS-True
If you want to procure custodial services which procurement method would you use?
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) - ANS-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 - ANS-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 - ANS-develops statewide contracts for state
agencies, institutions of higher education, and local governments
Statewide Contract Management Team - ANS-assist state agencies with day-to-day
contract management, contract administration, reporting requirements, and vendor
performance issues
Procurement Oversight and Delegation Team (POD) - ANS-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. - ANS-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. - ANS-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? - ANS-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*)
, How many vendors are you supposed to get a price request from on a Texas Multiple
Award Schedule (TXMAS) contract valued at $1 million? - ANS-Six (6): contracts that
value more than $1 million, but not more than $5 million must submit a request for
pricing to at least this number. (p.36)
True or False: Request for Offer method is the required procurement method for
procuring DIR contracts valued over $5 million. - ANS-True: RFO is intended as the
designated, primary purchasing method for procuring Cooperative Contracts and AIS
other than DIR's IT commodity program. (p.34)*$5 million monetary threshold for IT
commodity items are not within DIRs procurement authority as established by statute.
A solicitation that has it's entire solicitation package must be posted for a minimum of
how many days on the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD)? - ANS-14 calendar
days at minimum. (p.66)
A solicitation that has it's entire solicitation package on the ESBD, but then amendments
are added must be posted for at least how many days? - ANS-21 calendar days at
minimum. (p.66)
As a best practice, how many days should a solicitation be posted on the ESBD? -
ANS-30 calendar days (p.66)
True or False: A letter of delegated purchasing authority, from certain required
solicitations, must be obtained and if not obtained the contract can be voided? -
ANS-True (p.30 and p. 67)
What is the name of the division that has the delegation and purchasing authority? -
ANS-Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) of the Texas Comptroller of Public
Accounts state agency. (CPA). (p.1)
A non-IT service solicitation with a contract value of or $200K must be submitted to
what entity for review and delegation?
a. CAT
b. DIR
c. POD
d. QAT - ANS-c. POD
True or False: Ethical standards are set by statute. - ANS-True
If you want to procure custodial services which procurement method would you use?
