CTCD EXAM 2024 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
TEXAS bCOMPTROLLER bOF bPUBLIC bACCOUNTS b- bcorrect banswer✔✔State btax
bcollector band btreasury
State baccountant
Revenue bestimation band bforecast
Purchasing bsupport band bprocurement boversight
Statewide bterm bcontracts bfor buse bby bover b200 bstate bagencies band buniversities
Purchaser bRole: b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The bterm brefers bpurchasing bto bthe
bmechanical bor badministrative bprocess bof bhow bgoods band bservices bare bordered.
Contract bDeveloper bRole: b- bcorrect banswer✔✔This bterm bapplies bto ball bthe bactions
btaken bprior bto bcontract bexecution band bthe bpreparation band bcompletion bof bcontract
baward bdocuments
Contract bManager bRole: b- bcorrect banswer✔✔This bterm bapplies bto bactions btaken
bfollowing bcontract bexecution band bensuring bcontract bperformance band bpractices bare
bconsistent bwith brules band bTexas blaws
Fundamentals bof bProcurement b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Fairness, bTransparency
Best bValue bfor bthe bState
Own bthe bMission
Good bSteward bof bPublic bFunds
Statewide bProcurement bDivision b(SPD) bdoes b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Delegates
bpurchasing bauthority bto bstate bagencies bof bnon-IT bgoods band bservices
Statewide bProcurement bDivision b(SPD) b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Procurement bPolicy
band bOutreach
Contract bDevelopment
Contract bManagement
Historically bUnderutilized bBusiness
Statewide bFleet, bTravel, band bMail
,Procurement bPolicy band bOutreach b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Training band bPolicy
bDevelopment
Outreach
Procurement bOversight band bDelegation b(POD)
Training band bPolicy bDevelopment b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Develops band badministers
bBTP, bCTCD band bCTCM btraining
Provides bcontinuing beducation bcourses brequired bfor bmaintenance bof bcertifications
Conducts bpolicy bresearch band bclarification
Outreach b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Provides bcustomer bsupport bfor:
Texas bSmartBuy bsupport band bmembership
Electronic bState bBusiness bDaily b(ESBD)
Centralized bMaster bBidders bList b(CMBL)
Vendor bPerformance bTracking bSystem b(VPTS)
Procurement bOversight band bDelegation b(POD) b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Performs
breviews bof bservice bsolicitations bover b$100K b(30 bdays) band bdelegates bpurchasing
bauthority
Contract bAdvisory bTeam b(CAT) breview b- bcorrect banswer✔✔$5Million bor bgreater
Contract bDevelopment b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Develops bTerm, bManaged, band bTXMAS
bcontracts
Performs breviews bfor bsolicitations bfor bgoods bover b$50K b(30 bdays) bvia bopen
bmarket brequisitions b(OMR) band bapproves bdelegation bof bpurchasing bauthority
Contract bManagement b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Assists bstate bagencies, bhigher
beducation binstitutions, bTexas bSmartBuy bMembers, band bcontractors bwith:
day-to-day bcontract bmanagement
contract badministration
reporting brequirements
vendor bperformance bissues brelated bto bstatewide bcontracts
Historically bUnderutilized bBusiness bProgram b(HUB) b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Certifies
bTexas-based bvendors bas bHUBs b= bMinority-owned, bwoman-owned, bor bservice-
disabled bveteran-owned
Contract bDevelopers bor bpurchasers bmust bmake ba bgood bfaith beffort bto bidentify
bHUB bsubcontracting bopportunities bwhen bthe bcontract bvalue bis b$100,000 bor
bgreater.
HUB b= b100K+ b(2 bof b3)
, Statewide bFleet, bTravel band bMail b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Office bof bVehicle bFleet
bManagement: b
Statewide bTravel bManagement bProgram: b
Statewide bMail bOperations:
Statewide bTravel bManagement bProgram b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Provides btravel
bservices bcontracts: brequired bfor bstate bagencies band bavailable bto bTX bSmartBuy
bmembers
Agency bSubmissions band bDocuments bRequired bby bStatute b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔Agency bProcurement bPlan
Agency bContract bManagement bHandbook:
HUB bProgram bReports
Agency bContract bManagement bProcedures
Agency bProcurement bPlan: b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Identifies bmanagement bcontrols
band bpurchasing boversight bauthority bin baccordance bwith bthe bpolicy bguidance
bcontained bin bthe bGuide
DUE bNOVEMBER b30TH
Agency bContract bManagement bHandbook: b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Establishes
bconsistent bcontracting bpolicies band bpractices
May binclude bstandard bcontract bprovisions band bformats
HUB bProgram bReports b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Each bagency bmust bsubmit bits bHUB
bexpenditures bto bthe bStatewide bHUB bprogram bfor binclusion bin bthe bHUB bReport.
Agency bContract bManagement bProcedures b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Must bprovide bfor:
The bassessment bof bthe brisk bof bfraud, bwaste band babuse bin ball bagency bcontracts
The bidentification bof bcontracts bthat brequire benhanced bcontract bmonitoring
The bestablishment bof bclear blevels bof bpurchasing baccountability band bstaff
bresponsibilities brelated bto bpurchasing.
The bagency bposts bon bthe bagency's bwebsite band bsends bto:
bto bpost bon bthe bComptroller's bwebsite.
Which bTexas bagency bprovides bpurchasing bsupport band bprocurement boversight? b-
bcorrect banswer✔✔Texas bComptroller bof bPublic bAccounts b(CPA)
Which bSPD bteam bpromotes bequal bbusiness bopportunities bto bremedy bdisparity bin
bstate bprocurement? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Historically bUnderutilized bBusiness
bProgram b(HUB)
Are bthe bAgency bContract bManagement bProcedures bonly bimportant bfor bContract
bManagers bto bknow? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔No, bthe bContract bDevelopers balso bneed
bto bknow btheir bagency bprocesses band bprocedures.
CORRECT ANSWERS
TEXAS bCOMPTROLLER bOF bPUBLIC bACCOUNTS b- bcorrect banswer✔✔State btax
bcollector band btreasury
State baccountant
Revenue bestimation band bforecast
Purchasing bsupport band bprocurement boversight
Statewide bterm bcontracts bfor buse bby bover b200 bstate bagencies band buniversities
Purchaser bRole: b- bcorrect banswer✔✔The bterm brefers bpurchasing bto bthe
bmechanical bor badministrative bprocess bof bhow bgoods band bservices bare bordered.
Contract bDeveloper bRole: b- bcorrect banswer✔✔This bterm bapplies bto ball bthe bactions
btaken bprior bto bcontract bexecution band bthe bpreparation band bcompletion bof bcontract
baward bdocuments
Contract bManager bRole: b- bcorrect banswer✔✔This bterm bapplies bto bactions btaken
bfollowing bcontract bexecution band bensuring bcontract bperformance band bpractices bare
bconsistent bwith brules band bTexas blaws
Fundamentals bof bProcurement b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Fairness, bTransparency
Best bValue bfor bthe bState
Own bthe bMission
Good bSteward bof bPublic bFunds
Statewide bProcurement bDivision b(SPD) bdoes b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Delegates
bpurchasing bauthority bto bstate bagencies bof bnon-IT bgoods band bservices
Statewide bProcurement bDivision b(SPD) b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Procurement bPolicy
band bOutreach
Contract bDevelopment
Contract bManagement
Historically bUnderutilized bBusiness
Statewide bFleet, bTravel, band bMail
,Procurement bPolicy band bOutreach b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Training band bPolicy
bDevelopment
Outreach
Procurement bOversight band bDelegation b(POD)
Training band bPolicy bDevelopment b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Develops band badministers
bBTP, bCTCD band bCTCM btraining
Provides bcontinuing beducation bcourses brequired bfor bmaintenance bof bcertifications
Conducts bpolicy bresearch band bclarification
Outreach b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Provides bcustomer bsupport bfor:
Texas bSmartBuy bsupport band bmembership
Electronic bState bBusiness bDaily b(ESBD)
Centralized bMaster bBidders bList b(CMBL)
Vendor bPerformance bTracking bSystem b(VPTS)
Procurement bOversight band bDelegation b(POD) b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Performs
breviews bof bservice bsolicitations bover b$100K b(30 bdays) band bdelegates bpurchasing
bauthority
Contract bAdvisory bTeam b(CAT) breview b- bcorrect banswer✔✔$5Million bor bgreater
Contract bDevelopment b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Develops bTerm, bManaged, band bTXMAS
bcontracts
Performs breviews bfor bsolicitations bfor bgoods bover b$50K b(30 bdays) bvia bopen
bmarket brequisitions b(OMR) band bapproves bdelegation bof bpurchasing bauthority
Contract bManagement b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Assists bstate bagencies, bhigher
beducation binstitutions, bTexas bSmartBuy bMembers, band bcontractors bwith:
day-to-day bcontract bmanagement
contract badministration
reporting brequirements
vendor bperformance bissues brelated bto bstatewide bcontracts
Historically bUnderutilized bBusiness bProgram b(HUB) b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Certifies
bTexas-based bvendors bas bHUBs b= bMinority-owned, bwoman-owned, bor bservice-
disabled bveteran-owned
Contract bDevelopers bor bpurchasers bmust bmake ba bgood bfaith beffort bto bidentify
bHUB bsubcontracting bopportunities bwhen bthe bcontract bvalue bis b$100,000 bor
bgreater.
HUB b= b100K+ b(2 bof b3)
, Statewide bFleet, bTravel band bMail b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Office bof bVehicle bFleet
bManagement: b
Statewide bTravel bManagement bProgram: b
Statewide bMail bOperations:
Statewide bTravel bManagement bProgram b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Provides btravel
bservices bcontracts: brequired bfor bstate bagencies band bavailable bto bTX bSmartBuy
bmembers
Agency bSubmissions band bDocuments bRequired bby bStatute b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔Agency bProcurement bPlan
Agency bContract bManagement bHandbook:
HUB bProgram bReports
Agency bContract bManagement bProcedures
Agency bProcurement bPlan: b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Identifies bmanagement bcontrols
band bpurchasing boversight bauthority bin baccordance bwith bthe bpolicy bguidance
bcontained bin bthe bGuide
DUE bNOVEMBER b30TH
Agency bContract bManagement bHandbook: b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Establishes
bconsistent bcontracting bpolicies band bpractices
May binclude bstandard bcontract bprovisions band bformats
HUB bProgram bReports b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Each bagency bmust bsubmit bits bHUB
bexpenditures bto bthe bStatewide bHUB bprogram bfor binclusion bin bthe bHUB bReport.
Agency bContract bManagement bProcedures b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Must bprovide bfor:
The bassessment bof bthe brisk bof bfraud, bwaste band babuse bin ball bagency bcontracts
The bidentification bof bcontracts bthat brequire benhanced bcontract bmonitoring
The bestablishment bof bclear blevels bof bpurchasing baccountability band bstaff
bresponsibilities brelated bto bpurchasing.
The bagency bposts bon bthe bagency's bwebsite band bsends bto:
bto bpost bon bthe bComptroller's bwebsite.
Which bTexas bagency bprovides bpurchasing bsupport band bprocurement boversight? b-
bcorrect banswer✔✔Texas bComptroller bof bPublic bAccounts b(CPA)
Which bSPD bteam bpromotes bequal bbusiness bopportunities bto bremedy bdisparity bin
bstate bprocurement? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Historically bUnderutilized bBusiness
bProgram b(HUB)
Are bthe bAgency bContract bManagement bProcedures bonly bimportant bfor bContract
bManagers bto bknow? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔No, bthe bContract bDevelopers balso bneed
bto bknow btheir bagency bprocesses band bprocedures.
