CERTIFIED EMERGENCY MANAGER -
WEEK 6 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD)
The central authority for state agencies for procurement guidance, education, statewide contract
development services, and delegation of purchasing authority. Assists its statewide government
customers with all stages of the procurement cycle.
Policy and Outreach
Conducts policy research, training and certification customer service support services.
Statewide Contract Development and Contract Management
A broad range of contracts for commodities and services.
Contract Advisory Team-Review and Delegation (CAT-RAD) Program
Reviews solicitations and issues a letter of delegation of purchasing authority for an anticipated
contract value of $100,000 or greater.
Contract Advisory Team (CAT)
Consist of multiple agencies. Solicitations with a value greater than $1 million to $5 million.
Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL)
Master database for Texas procurement professionals.
No
Is a vendor required to be on CMBL to do business with the State of Texas?
Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program
Provides opportunities to disadvantaged groups in an effort to remedy disparity in state
procurement contracting.
11.2%
,Heavy construction other than building contracts.
21.1%
Any building construction, including general contracts and operative builders contracts.
32.9%
All special trade construction contracts.
23.7%
Professional services contracts.
26.0%
All other service contracts
21.1%
Commodities contracts
Office of Vehicle Fleet Management (OVFM)
Manages and assist agencies with their vehicles.
State Travel Management Program (STMP)
Manages travel expenditures, including hotel, car rentals, airlines, and travel agencies.
Statewide Mail Operations
Provides state agencies and universities a variety of mail operations services.
Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD)
A web portal to post solicitations and learn of contract awards.
Texas Smartbuy Online Ordering System
Statewide contracts procured and managed by SPD must use a purchase order through this
system.
Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS)
, Use this statutorily required method of reporting vendors once contracts are completed.
Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS)
Contracts to supplement the term contracts issued and negotiated by SPD.
Agency Procurement Plans
Due annually to the comptrollers office by Nov 30th. Collected for information on delegated
purchases and determines if there are any possible gains with consolidating all the purchases
together.
Conflicts of Interest
The possibility of influence by a personal or financial interest, and the potential benefit to the
employee is undefined.
First Degree (Consanguinity)
Parent or Child
Second Degree (Consanguinity)
Grandparent, grandchild, brother or sister
Third Degree (Consanguinity)
Great grandparent, great grandchild, uncle or aunt, niece or nephew
Nepotism
A form of conflict of interest that involves an explicit act of using one's position to favor a
relative. Form must be completed if contract is $1M+.
Disclosure of Interested Parties (1295 Form)
Monitors businesses whose agency has entered into a contractual agreement. Businesses with a
contract of $1M in value are required to submit a what before entering into a contract?
Bribery
WEEK 6 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD)
The central authority for state agencies for procurement guidance, education, statewide contract
development services, and delegation of purchasing authority. Assists its statewide government
customers with all stages of the procurement cycle.
Policy and Outreach
Conducts policy research, training and certification customer service support services.
Statewide Contract Development and Contract Management
A broad range of contracts for commodities and services.
Contract Advisory Team-Review and Delegation (CAT-RAD) Program
Reviews solicitations and issues a letter of delegation of purchasing authority for an anticipated
contract value of $100,000 or greater.
Contract Advisory Team (CAT)
Consist of multiple agencies. Solicitations with a value greater than $1 million to $5 million.
Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL)
Master database for Texas procurement professionals.
No
Is a vendor required to be on CMBL to do business with the State of Texas?
Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program
Provides opportunities to disadvantaged groups in an effort to remedy disparity in state
procurement contracting.
11.2%
,Heavy construction other than building contracts.
21.1%
Any building construction, including general contracts and operative builders contracts.
32.9%
All special trade construction contracts.
23.7%
Professional services contracts.
26.0%
All other service contracts
21.1%
Commodities contracts
Office of Vehicle Fleet Management (OVFM)
Manages and assist agencies with their vehicles.
State Travel Management Program (STMP)
Manages travel expenditures, including hotel, car rentals, airlines, and travel agencies.
Statewide Mail Operations
Provides state agencies and universities a variety of mail operations services.
Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD)
A web portal to post solicitations and learn of contract awards.
Texas Smartbuy Online Ordering System
Statewide contracts procured and managed by SPD must use a purchase order through this
system.
Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS)
, Use this statutorily required method of reporting vendors once contracts are completed.
Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS)
Contracts to supplement the term contracts issued and negotiated by SPD.
Agency Procurement Plans
Due annually to the comptrollers office by Nov 30th. Collected for information on delegated
purchases and determines if there are any possible gains with consolidating all the purchases
together.
Conflicts of Interest
The possibility of influence by a personal or financial interest, and the potential benefit to the
employee is undefined.
First Degree (Consanguinity)
Parent or Child
Second Degree (Consanguinity)
Grandparent, grandchild, brother or sister
Third Degree (Consanguinity)
Great grandparent, great grandchild, uncle or aunt, niece or nephew
Nepotism
A form of conflict of interest that involves an explicit act of using one's position to favor a
relative. Form must be completed if contract is $1M+.
Disclosure of Interested Parties (1295 Form)
Monitors businesses whose agency has entered into a contractual agreement. Businesses with a
contract of $1M in value are required to submit a what before entering into a contract?
Bribery
