Certified Texas Contract Developer (CTCD) | UPDATED
Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Q1: Statewide Procurement Division (SPD)
A: central authority for state agencies in procurement for procurement guidance, education,
statewide contract development services and delegation of purchasing authority
Q2: Statewide Procurement Policy and Outreach
A: conducts policy research, provides training and certification for procurement
professionals,
and provides the division's customer service support through the outreach team
Q3: Statewide Contract Development Team
A: develops statewide contracts for state agencies, institutions of higher education, and
local governments
Q4: Statewide Contract Management Team
A: assist state agencies with daytoday contract management, contract administration,
reporting requirements, and vendor performance issues
Q5: Procurement Oversight and Delegation Team (POD)
A: 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
Q6: 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.
A: True: because procurements with an expected value of $1 million or more are subject to
the form. (p. 7374)
Q7: True or False: Your grandfather works for a vendor who you are procuring a contract with, you must
disclose the relationship.
A: 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)
, Q8: For contracts valued over $25k, how many contractors on the Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL) do
you solicit to?
A: 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*)
Q9: How many vendors are you supposed to get a price request from on a Texas Multiple Award Schedule
(TXMAS) contract valued at $1 million?
A: 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)
Q10: True or False: Request for Offer method is the required procurement method for procuring DIR
contracts valued over $5 million.
A: 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.
Q11: 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)?
A: 14 calendar days at minimum. (p.66)
Q12: 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?
A: 21 calendar days at minimum. (p.66)
Q13: As a best practice, how many days should a solicitation be posted on the ESBD?
A: 30 calendar days (p.66)
Q14: 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?
A: True (p.30 and p. 67)
Q15: What is the name of the division that has the delegation and purchasing authority?
A: Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts state
agency. (CPA). (p.1)
Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Q1: Statewide Procurement Division (SPD)
A: central authority for state agencies in procurement for procurement guidance, education,
statewide contract development services and delegation of purchasing authority
Q2: Statewide Procurement Policy and Outreach
A: conducts policy research, provides training and certification for procurement
professionals,
and provides the division's customer service support through the outreach team
Q3: Statewide Contract Development Team
A: develops statewide contracts for state agencies, institutions of higher education, and
local governments
Q4: Statewide Contract Management Team
A: assist state agencies with daytoday contract management, contract administration,
reporting requirements, and vendor performance issues
Q5: Procurement Oversight and Delegation Team (POD)
A: 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
Q6: 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.
A: True: because procurements with an expected value of $1 million or more are subject to
the form. (p. 7374)
Q7: True or False: Your grandfather works for a vendor who you are procuring a contract with, you must
disclose the relationship.
A: 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)
, Q8: For contracts valued over $25k, how many contractors on the Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL) do
you solicit to?
A: 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*)
Q9: How many vendors are you supposed to get a price request from on a Texas Multiple Award Schedule
(TXMAS) contract valued at $1 million?
A: 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)
Q10: True or False: Request for Offer method is the required procurement method for procuring DIR
contracts valued over $5 million.
A: 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.
Q11: 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)?
A: 14 calendar days at minimum. (p.66)
Q12: 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?
A: 21 calendar days at minimum. (p.66)
Q13: As a best practice, how many days should a solicitation be posted on the ESBD?
A: 30 calendar days (p.66)
Q14: 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?
A: True (p.30 and p. 67)
Q15: What is the name of the division that has the delegation and purchasing authority?
A: Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts state
agency. (CPA). (p.1)
