PRACTICE TEST 2026 FINAL PAPER
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ Certified Texas Contract Manager. Answer: Professional certification
for contract management in Texas.
⩥ Course Completion Date. Answer: Deadline for finishing the
certification course.
⩥ Exam Attempt Deadline. Answer: First exam must be taken by
specified date.
⩥ Additional Exam Attempts. Answer: Up to two retakes allowed by
specified date.
⩥ Housekeeping Items. Answer: Guidelines for classroom conduct and
participation.
⩥ Procurement Cycle. Answer: Process of acquiring goods and services.
,⩥ Contract Value. Answer: Initial contract value plus amendments and
renewals.
⩥ Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Answer: State's tax collector
and procurement oversight authority.
⩥ Purchasing Authority. Answer: Agency's ability to buy goods using
state funds.
⩥ Delegation of Purchasing Authority. Answer: Assigning purchasing
power to state agencies.
⩥ Statewide Contract Development Team. Answer: Develops and
manages statewide contracts for agencies.
⩥ Statewide Contract Management Team. Answer: Handles day-to-day
management of contracts.
⩥ Historically Underutilized Business Program. Answer: Promotes equal
business opportunities for underutilized firms.
⩥ Statewide Travel Management Program. Answer: Manages travel
expenditures for state agencies.
,⩥ Statewide Mail Operations. Answer: Processes thousands of mail
pieces daily.
⩥ Term Contracts. Answer: Contracts with set terms for goods/services.
⩥ Managed Contracts. Answer: Contracts managed by the Statewide
Procurement Division.
⩥ TXMAS Contracts. Answer: Texas Multiple Award Schedule contracts
for procurement.
⩥ Vendor Performance Issues. Answer: Concerns regarding vendor
compliance and service quality.
⩥ Ethics and Values. Answer: Principles guiding procurement practices.
⩥ Fundamentals of Procurement. Answer: Core principles ensuring fair
and transparent procurement.
⩥ Ice Breaker Activity. Answer: Introduces participants through sharing
personal facts.
⩥ Procurement and Contract Management Guide. Answer: Resource for
procurement policies and procedures.
, ⩥ HUB Utilization Goals. Answer: Percentage targets for historically
underutilized businesses.
⩥ Heavy Construction. Answer: 11.2% goal for non-building contracts.
⩥ Building Construction. Answer: 21.1% goal for all building contracts.
⩥ Special Trade Construction. Answer: 32.9% goal for trade-specific
contracts.
⩥ Professional Services Contracts. Answer: 23.7% goal for professional
services.
⩥ Service Contracts. Answer: 26.0% goal for various service contracts.
⩥ Commodities Contracts. Answer: 21.1% goal for commodity
procurement.
⩥ Statewide Procurement Policy. Answer: Guidelines for state
procurement processes.