CTCD CERTIFIED TEXAS CONTRACT MANAGER EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW
2025
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*)
How many vendors are you supposed to get a price request from on a
Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) contract valued at $1 million?
- CORRECT ANSWER - >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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - >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)? - CORRECT ANSWER - >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? - CORRECT ANSWER - >21 calendar days at minimum. (p.66)
As a best practice, how many days should a solicitation be posted on
the ESBD? - CORRECT ANSWER - >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? - CORRECT ANSWER - >True (p.30 and p. 67)
What is the name of the division that has the delegation and purchasing
authority? - CORRECT ANSWER - >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 - CORRECT ANSWER - >c. POD
True or False: Ethical standards are set by statute. - CORRECT ANSWER -
>True
If you want to procure custodial services which procurement method
would you use?
a. RFI
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GUARANTEED PASS BRAND NEW
2025
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*)
How many vendors are you supposed to get a price request from on a
Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) contract valued at $1 million?
- CORRECT ANSWER - >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. - CORRECT
ANSWER - >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)? - CORRECT ANSWER - >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? - CORRECT ANSWER - >21 calendar days at minimum. (p.66)
As a best practice, how many days should a solicitation be posted on
the ESBD? - CORRECT ANSWER - >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? - CORRECT ANSWER - >True (p.30 and p. 67)
What is the name of the division that has the delegation and purchasing
authority? - CORRECT ANSWER - >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 - CORRECT ANSWER - >c. POD
True or False: Ethical standards are set by statute. - CORRECT ANSWER -
>True
If you want to procure custodial services which procurement method
would you use?
a. RFI
