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Certified Texas Contract Developer (CTCD) (2025)
comprehensive questions and verified answers (
detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2025 TEST!!
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) - (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 - (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 - (ANSWER)develops statewide contracts
for state agencies, institutions of higher education, and local governments
Statewide Contract Management Team - (ANSWER)assist state agencies with day-
to-day contract management, contract administration, reporting requirements,
and vendor performance issues
Procurement Oversight and Delegation Team (POD) - (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. - (ANSWER)True:
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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. - (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? - (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? - (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. - (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.
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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)? -
(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? -
(ANSWER)21 calendar days at minimum. (p.66)
As a best practice, how many days should a solicitation be posted on the ESBD? -
(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? -
(ANSWER)True (p.30 and p. 67)
What is the name of the division that has the delegation and purchasing
authority? - (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 - (ANSWER)c. POD
Certified Texas Contract Developer (CTCD) (2025)
comprehensive questions and verified answers (
detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2025 TEST!!
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) - (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 - (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 - (ANSWER)develops statewide contracts
for state agencies, institutions of higher education, and local governments
Statewide Contract Management Team - (ANSWER)assist state agencies with day-
to-day contract management, contract administration, reporting requirements,
and vendor performance issues
Procurement Oversight and Delegation Team (POD) - (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. - (ANSWER)True:
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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. - (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? - (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? - (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. - (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.
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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)? -
(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? -
(ANSWER)21 calendar days at minimum. (p.66)
As a best practice, how many days should a solicitation be posted on the ESBD? -
(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? -
(ANSWER)True (p.30 and p. 67)
What is the name of the division that has the delegation and purchasing
authority? - (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 - (ANSWER)c. POD
