1. Fairness & Transparency 2. Best Value for the State 3. Own the Mission 4. Good Steward of
Public Funds - ANSWER What are the 4 pillars (fundamentals) of Procurement?
POD review is required at what level for Services? - ANSWER > $100K
CAT review is required at what level for goods or services? - ANSWER > $5M
What 4 online services are part of SPD's Procurement Policy & Outreach? - ANSWER
ESBD, Texas SmartBuy, CMBL, and VPTS
Who develops Term, Managed Term, and TXMAS contracts for the state? - ANSWER SPD
Contract Development Team
An OMR is sent to the Contract Development team when...? - ANSWER Solicitation for
good over $50K
What constitutes a HUB? - ANSWER Minority owned, woman owned, or service disabled
veteran owned businesses
At what $ level is a good faith effort required to identify HUB subcontracting opportunities? -
ANSWER > $100K
What is due to the SPD by November 30th each year from state agencies? - ANSWER
Agency Procurement Plan
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, Each agency must maintain this to establish consistent contracting policies and practices. It
may also include standard contract provisions and formats. - ANSWER Agency Contract
Management Handbook
What state agency provides purchasing support and procurement oversight? - ANSWER
(CPA) Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
What is the state's central authority for procurement of non-IT goods and services - AN-
SWER Statewide Procurement Division (SPD)
Which SPD team promotes equal business opportunities to remedy disparity in state pro-
curements? - ANSWER (HUB) Historically Underutilized Business Program
Which SPD team provides customer support for Texas SmartBuy and other applications used
by state agencies? - ANSWER SPD Outreach Team
Which SPD Team reviews service solicitations over $100K? - ANSWER (POD) Procurement
Oversight and Delegation Team
What SPD Team creates the statewide term contracts? - ANSWER Contract Development
Team
What is the state's central eProcurement system for non-IT goods and services called? - AN-
SWER Texas SmartBuy
Name the 3 relevant programs within Texas SmartBuy - ANSWER 1. ESBD 2. CMBL 3. VPTS
At what $ threshold is it required to post to the ESBD? - ANSWER >$25K
You must post to 3 vendor (2 HUB) on the CMBL in what $ range? - ANSWER >$10K-$25K
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Public Funds - ANSWER What are the 4 pillars (fundamentals) of Procurement?
POD review is required at what level for Services? - ANSWER > $100K
CAT review is required at what level for goods or services? - ANSWER > $5M
What 4 online services are part of SPD's Procurement Policy & Outreach? - ANSWER
ESBD, Texas SmartBuy, CMBL, and VPTS
Who develops Term, Managed Term, and TXMAS contracts for the state? - ANSWER SPD
Contract Development Team
An OMR is sent to the Contract Development team when...? - ANSWER Solicitation for
good over $50K
What constitutes a HUB? - ANSWER Minority owned, woman owned, or service disabled
veteran owned businesses
At what $ level is a good faith effort required to identify HUB subcontracting opportunities? -
ANSWER > $100K
What is due to the SPD by November 30th each year from state agencies? - ANSWER
Agency Procurement Plan
1
, Each agency must maintain this to establish consistent contracting policies and practices. It
may also include standard contract provisions and formats. - ANSWER Agency Contract
Management Handbook
What state agency provides purchasing support and procurement oversight? - ANSWER
(CPA) Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
What is the state's central authority for procurement of non-IT goods and services - AN-
SWER Statewide Procurement Division (SPD)
Which SPD team promotes equal business opportunities to remedy disparity in state pro-
curements? - ANSWER (HUB) Historically Underutilized Business Program
Which SPD team provides customer support for Texas SmartBuy and other applications used
by state agencies? - ANSWER SPD Outreach Team
Which SPD Team reviews service solicitations over $100K? - ANSWER (POD) Procurement
Oversight and Delegation Team
What SPD Team creates the statewide term contracts? - ANSWER Contract Development
Team
What is the state's central eProcurement system for non-IT goods and services called? - AN-
SWER Texas SmartBuy
Name the 3 relevant programs within Texas SmartBuy - ANSWER 1. ESBD 2. CMBL 3. VPTS
At what $ threshold is it required to post to the ESBD? - ANSWER >$25K
You must post to 3 vendor (2 HUB) on the CMBL in what $ range? - ANSWER >$10K-$25K
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