CTCD- Texas questions with verified answers
Acquisition Plan Ans✓✓✓ identifies the procurement team (including
the Contract Developer, Contract Manager, and end user), the team's
roles and responsibilities, the schedule of events, as well as the
activities necessary to ensure that the contract requirements are
satisfied, the goods and services are delivered in a timely manner, and
the financial interests of the agency are protected.
Administrative Review of Responses Ans✓✓✓ Examination of each
response
Agency Communication with Vendors Ans✓✓✓ Pre-Bid conference
Q&A period
Solicitation Addenda
Communication with agency personnel
Agency Procurement Plan Ans✓✓✓ Identifies its management controls
and purchasing oversight authority in accordance with the policy
guidance contained in the Guide.
Submit to SPD by Nov 30th.
Benchmarking Ans✓✓✓ Is used by public procurement professionals
to compare a particular item, service, or process with other entities or
an established industry standard.
, CAT Ans✓✓✓ Goods & Services $5M
Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL) Ans✓✓✓ master database
used by the State of Texas purchasing entities to develop a mailing list
for vendors to receive bids based on the products or services they can
provide to the state of Texas.
$5K-$25K: Three active vendors, (2 HUB)
Over $25K: All eligible vendors in geographic area (Ex. EL Paso)
CMBL Threshold $5K-$25K Ans✓✓✓ 3 CMBL vendors (2 HUB)
CMBL Threshold Over $25K Ans✓✓✓ ALL eligible vendors in
geographical location
Contract Advisory Team (CAT) Ans✓✓✓ Reviews and makes
recommendations on the solicitations that have an estimated value of
at least $5 million
Reviews recommendations made by State Auditors Office (SAO)
Acquisition Plan Ans✓✓✓ identifies the procurement team (including
the Contract Developer, Contract Manager, and end user), the team's
roles and responsibilities, the schedule of events, as well as the
activities necessary to ensure that the contract requirements are
satisfied, the goods and services are delivered in a timely manner, and
the financial interests of the agency are protected.
Administrative Review of Responses Ans✓✓✓ Examination of each
response
Agency Communication with Vendors Ans✓✓✓ Pre-Bid conference
Q&A period
Solicitation Addenda
Communication with agency personnel
Agency Procurement Plan Ans✓✓✓ Identifies its management controls
and purchasing oversight authority in accordance with the policy
guidance contained in the Guide.
Submit to SPD by Nov 30th.
Benchmarking Ans✓✓✓ Is used by public procurement professionals
to compare a particular item, service, or process with other entities or
an established industry standard.
, CAT Ans✓✓✓ Goods & Services $5M
Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL) Ans✓✓✓ master database
used by the State of Texas purchasing entities to develop a mailing list
for vendors to receive bids based on the products or services they can
provide to the state of Texas.
$5K-$25K: Three active vendors, (2 HUB)
Over $25K: All eligible vendors in geographic area (Ex. EL Paso)
CMBL Threshold $5K-$25K Ans✓✓✓ 3 CMBL vendors (2 HUB)
CMBL Threshold Over $25K Ans✓✓✓ ALL eligible vendors in
geographical location
Contract Advisory Team (CAT) Ans✓✓✓ Reviews and makes
recommendations on the solicitations that have an estimated value of
at least $5 million
Reviews recommendations made by State Auditors Office (SAO)
