CTCM EXAM PREP (MAY 2025)
NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)|
BRAND NEW VERSION!
Contract=Value=-=ans-
✔✔the=initial=value=of=the=contract,=plus=any=amendments,=renewals=and=extensions=f
or=the=contract's=full=existence.
A=contract=with=an=initial=value=of=$2=million,=with=three=(3)=optional,=annual=renewals=
of=the=same=amount.=What=is=the=contract=value?=-=ans-✔✔8=Million
SPD=-=ans-✔✔entity=that=delegates=purchasing=authority=to=state=agencies=for=non-
IT=goods=and=services.
Purchasing=Authority=-=ans-
✔✔ability=of=an=agency=to=purchase=goods=and=services=using=state=funds
Delegation=of=Purchasing=Authority=-=ans-
✔✔Assigning=purchasing=authority=to=an=agency.
Statewide=Contract=Development=Team=-=ans-
✔✔Develops=and=administers=over=250=statewide=contracts=representing=several=thou
sand-line=items=of=products/services
Develops=Term,=Managed,=and=TXMAS=contracts
Processes=open=market=requisitions=on=behalf=of=state=agencies,=universities,=and=mo
re=than=1,600+=Texas=SmartBuy=members
Statewide=Contract=Management=Team=assists=with=-=ans-
✔✔Day=to=day=contract=management
Managing=Term,=Managed=and=TXMAS=Contracts
Contract=administration
Reporting=requirements
Vendor=performance=issues
,Office=of=Vehicle=&=Fleet=Management=-=ans-
✔✔Assists=state=agencies=in=managing=their=vehicle=fleet
StatewideTravelManagementProgram:=-=ans-
✔✔Manages=travel=expenditures,=monitors=travel=activity,=and=provides=discounted=tra
vel=services
Statewide=Mail=Operations:=-=ans-✔✔Processes=approximately=14-
17K=pieces=of=mail=per=day
Historically=Underutilized=Business=Program=(HUB)=-=ans-
✔✔Provides=opportunities=to=disadvantaged=groups=in=an=effort=to=remedy=disparity=in
=state=procurement=contracting.
Women=owned
Minority=Owned
Service=Disabled=Businesses
Subcontracting=opportunity=for=any=procurement=with=an=estimated=contract=value=of=$
100,000=or=greater.=-=ans-✔✔You=will=most=likely=be=working=with=a=HUB
Statewide=Procurement=Division=(SPD)=-=ans-
✔✔the=central=authority=for=state=agencies=for=procurement=guidance,=education,=stat
ewide=contract=development=services,=and=delegation=of=purchasing=authority.
Training=&=Policy=Development=-=ans-
✔✔Conducts=policy=research=and=provides=training=and=certification=for=procurement=
professionals.
Outreach=-=ans-
✔✔Provides=the=customer=support=for=procurement=inquiries=for=the=below=programs:
Texas=SmartBuy,
Texas=SmartBuy=Membership=Program,=Texas=Purchasing=from=People=with=Disabiliti
es,=Electronic=State=Business=Daily=Centralized=Master=Bidders=List
Vendor=Performance=Tracking=System
Procurement=Oversight=and=Delegation=Portal=(POD)=-=ans-
✔✔Conducts=solicitation=reviews=and=delegates=purchasing=authority=to=state=agencie
s=for=service=solicitations=valued=over=$100,000
POD=coordinates=with=the=Contract=Advisory=Team=(CAT)
Interagency=Oversight=Teams=-=ans-
✔✔Contract=Advisory=Team=(CAT)=&=Quality=Assurance=Team=(QAT)
, Contract=Advisory=Team=(CAT)=-=ans-
✔✔Section=of=SPD=that=reviews=solicitations=worth=$5Million+=and=consists=of=represe
ntatives=from=multiple=agencies.
Solicitations=that=require=CAT=review=must=be=submitted=through=the=POD=portal
Reviews=may=take=up=to=30=days=to=complete.
Expedited=reviews=dependent=on=SAO=Enhanced=Contract=Monitoring=ranking.
Quality=Assurance=Team=(QAT)=-=ans-
✔✔Oversees=Major=Information=Resources=Projects=(MIRPs)=and=associated=contract
s.=$10=MILLION
QAT=reviews:=-=ans-✔✔Project=plans
Procurement=plan/Acquisition=Plan=(>=$10=million)
Proposed=contract=terms=(>=$10=million)
Partially=executed=contracts=(>=$10=million)
Applications=Supported=by=SPD=-=ans-✔✔VPTS
TXMAS
Texas=Smart=Buy
CMBL
Texas=SmartBuy=Online=Ordering=System=(Amazon)=-=ans-
✔✔Statewide=Contracts=for=non-IT=goods=and=services:
Set-Aside=(TCI=&=WorkQuest)
Term=contracts
Managed=contracts
TXMAS=contracts
Use=keywords,=NIGP=class/
item=codes,=and=other=information=to=search=for=goods=and=services.
Not=accessible=to=public
Electronic=State=Business=Daily=(ESBD)=(Craigslist)=-=ans-
✔✔The=state's=online=directory=used=for=posting=solicitations=for=the=purposes=of=infor
ming=vendors=of=procurement=opportunities=and=providing=public=notice=of=contract=aw
ards=
Solicitations=and=Notices=of=Awards=for=contracts=over=$25,000=are=required=to=be=po
sted=on=the=ESBD.
Centralized=Master=Bidders=List=(CMBL)=-=ans-
✔✔Online=directory=that=provides=public=procurement=professionals=the=ability=to=foste
r=competition=between=vendors.
NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)|
BRAND NEW VERSION!
Contract=Value=-=ans-
✔✔the=initial=value=of=the=contract,=plus=any=amendments,=renewals=and=extensions=f
or=the=contract's=full=existence.
A=contract=with=an=initial=value=of=$2=million,=with=three=(3)=optional,=annual=renewals=
of=the=same=amount.=What=is=the=contract=value?=-=ans-✔✔8=Million
SPD=-=ans-✔✔entity=that=delegates=purchasing=authority=to=state=agencies=for=non-
IT=goods=and=services.
Purchasing=Authority=-=ans-
✔✔ability=of=an=agency=to=purchase=goods=and=services=using=state=funds
Delegation=of=Purchasing=Authority=-=ans-
✔✔Assigning=purchasing=authority=to=an=agency.
Statewide=Contract=Development=Team=-=ans-
✔✔Develops=and=administers=over=250=statewide=contracts=representing=several=thou
sand-line=items=of=products/services
Develops=Term,=Managed,=and=TXMAS=contracts
Processes=open=market=requisitions=on=behalf=of=state=agencies,=universities,=and=mo
re=than=1,600+=Texas=SmartBuy=members
Statewide=Contract=Management=Team=assists=with=-=ans-
✔✔Day=to=day=contract=management
Managing=Term,=Managed=and=TXMAS=Contracts
Contract=administration
Reporting=requirements
Vendor=performance=issues
,Office=of=Vehicle=&=Fleet=Management=-=ans-
✔✔Assists=state=agencies=in=managing=their=vehicle=fleet
StatewideTravelManagementProgram:=-=ans-
✔✔Manages=travel=expenditures,=monitors=travel=activity,=and=provides=discounted=tra
vel=services
Statewide=Mail=Operations:=-=ans-✔✔Processes=approximately=14-
17K=pieces=of=mail=per=day
Historically=Underutilized=Business=Program=(HUB)=-=ans-
✔✔Provides=opportunities=to=disadvantaged=groups=in=an=effort=to=remedy=disparity=in
=state=procurement=contracting.
Women=owned
Minority=Owned
Service=Disabled=Businesses
Subcontracting=opportunity=for=any=procurement=with=an=estimated=contract=value=of=$
100,000=or=greater.=-=ans-✔✔You=will=most=likely=be=working=with=a=HUB
Statewide=Procurement=Division=(SPD)=-=ans-
✔✔the=central=authority=for=state=agencies=for=procurement=guidance,=education,=stat
ewide=contract=development=services,=and=delegation=of=purchasing=authority.
Training=&=Policy=Development=-=ans-
✔✔Conducts=policy=research=and=provides=training=and=certification=for=procurement=
professionals.
Outreach=-=ans-
✔✔Provides=the=customer=support=for=procurement=inquiries=for=the=below=programs:
Texas=SmartBuy,
Texas=SmartBuy=Membership=Program,=Texas=Purchasing=from=People=with=Disabiliti
es,=Electronic=State=Business=Daily=Centralized=Master=Bidders=List
Vendor=Performance=Tracking=System
Procurement=Oversight=and=Delegation=Portal=(POD)=-=ans-
✔✔Conducts=solicitation=reviews=and=delegates=purchasing=authority=to=state=agencie
s=for=service=solicitations=valued=over=$100,000
POD=coordinates=with=the=Contract=Advisory=Team=(CAT)
Interagency=Oversight=Teams=-=ans-
✔✔Contract=Advisory=Team=(CAT)=&=Quality=Assurance=Team=(QAT)
, Contract=Advisory=Team=(CAT)=-=ans-
✔✔Section=of=SPD=that=reviews=solicitations=worth=$5Million+=and=consists=of=represe
ntatives=from=multiple=agencies.
Solicitations=that=require=CAT=review=must=be=submitted=through=the=POD=portal
Reviews=may=take=up=to=30=days=to=complete.
Expedited=reviews=dependent=on=SAO=Enhanced=Contract=Monitoring=ranking.
Quality=Assurance=Team=(QAT)=-=ans-
✔✔Oversees=Major=Information=Resources=Projects=(MIRPs)=and=associated=contract
s.=$10=MILLION
QAT=reviews:=-=ans-✔✔Project=plans
Procurement=plan/Acquisition=Plan=(>=$10=million)
Proposed=contract=terms=(>=$10=million)
Partially=executed=contracts=(>=$10=million)
Applications=Supported=by=SPD=-=ans-✔✔VPTS
TXMAS
Texas=Smart=Buy
CMBL
Texas=SmartBuy=Online=Ordering=System=(Amazon)=-=ans-
✔✔Statewide=Contracts=for=non-IT=goods=and=services:
Set-Aside=(TCI=&=WorkQuest)
Term=contracts
Managed=contracts
TXMAS=contracts
Use=keywords,=NIGP=class/
item=codes,=and=other=information=to=search=for=goods=and=services.
Not=accessible=to=public
Electronic=State=Business=Daily=(ESBD)=(Craigslist)=-=ans-
✔✔The=state's=online=directory=used=for=posting=solicitations=for=the=purposes=of=infor
ming=vendors=of=procurement=opportunities=and=providing=public=notice=of=contract=aw
ards=
Solicitations=and=Notices=of=Awards=for=contracts=over=$25,000=are=required=to=be=po
sted=on=the=ESBD.
Centralized=Master=Bidders=List=(CMBL)=-=ans-
✔✔Online=directory=that=provides=public=procurement=professionals=the=ability=to=foste
r=competition=between=vendors.
