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CERTIFIED TEXAS CONTRACT MANAGER
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) Ans: 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 Ans: Conducts policy research, training and
certification customer service support services.
Statewide Contract Development and Contract Management Ans: A
broad range of contracts for commodities and services.
Contract Advisory Team-Review and Delegation (CAT-RAD) Program
Ans: 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) Ans: Consist of multiple agencies.
Solicitations with a value greater than $1 million to $5 million.
Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL) Ans: Master database for Texas
procurement professionals.
No Ans: Is a vendor required to be on CMBL to do business with the
State of Texas?
Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program Ans: Provides
opportunities to disadvantaged groups in an effort to remedy disparity in
state procurement contracting.
11.2% Ans: Heavy construction other than building contracts.
21.1% Ans: Any building construction, including general contracts and
operative builders contracts.
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32.9% Ans: All special trade construction contracts.
23.7% Ans: Professional services contracts.
26.0% Ans: All other service contracts
21.1% Ans: Commodities contracts
Office of Vehicle Fleet Management (OVFM) Ans: Manages and assist
agencies with their vehicles.
State Travel Management Program (STMP) Ans: Manages travel
expenditures, including hotel, car rentals, airlines, and travel agencies.
Statewide Mail Operations Ans: Provides state agencies and universities
a variety of mail operations services.
Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) Ans: A web portal to post
solicitations and learn of contract awards.
Texas Smartbuy Online Ordering System Ans: Statewide contracts
procured and managed by SPD must use a purchase order through this
system.
Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS) Ans: Use this statutorily
required method of reporting vendors once contracts are completed.
Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) Ans: Contracts to supplement
the term contracts issued and negotiated by SPD.
Agency Procurement Plans Ans: 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 Ans: The possibility of influence by a personal or
financial interest, and the potential benefit to the employee is undefined.
First Degree (Consanguinity) Ans: Parent or Child
CERTIFIED TEXAS CONTRACT MANAGER
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) Ans: 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 Ans: Conducts policy research, training and
certification customer service support services.
Statewide Contract Development and Contract Management Ans: A
broad range of contracts for commodities and services.
Contract Advisory Team-Review and Delegation (CAT-RAD) Program
Ans: 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) Ans: Consist of multiple agencies.
Solicitations with a value greater than $1 million to $5 million.
Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL) Ans: Master database for Texas
procurement professionals.
No Ans: Is a vendor required to be on CMBL to do business with the
State of Texas?
Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program Ans: Provides
opportunities to disadvantaged groups in an effort to remedy disparity in
state procurement contracting.
11.2% Ans: Heavy construction other than building contracts.
21.1% Ans: Any building construction, including general contracts and
operative builders contracts.
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32.9% Ans: All special trade construction contracts.
23.7% Ans: Professional services contracts.
26.0% Ans: All other service contracts
21.1% Ans: Commodities contracts
Office of Vehicle Fleet Management (OVFM) Ans: Manages and assist
agencies with their vehicles.
State Travel Management Program (STMP) Ans: Manages travel
expenditures, including hotel, car rentals, airlines, and travel agencies.
Statewide Mail Operations Ans: Provides state agencies and universities
a variety of mail operations services.
Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) Ans: A web portal to post
solicitations and learn of contract awards.
Texas Smartbuy Online Ordering System Ans: Statewide contracts
procured and managed by SPD must use a purchase order through this
system.
Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS) Ans: Use this statutorily
required method of reporting vendors once contracts are completed.
Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) Ans: Contracts to supplement
the term contracts issued and negotiated by SPD.
Agency Procurement Plans Ans: 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 Ans: The possibility of influence by a personal or
financial interest, and the potential benefit to the employee is undefined.
First Degree (Consanguinity) Ans: Parent or Child
