CTCD EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS - ANS State tax collector and treasury
State accountant
Revenue estimation and forecast
Purchasing support and procurement oversight
Statewide term contracts for use by over 200 state agencies and universities
Purchaser Role: - ANS The term refers purchasing to the mechanical or administrative
process of how goods and services are ordered.
Contract Developer Role: - ANS This term applies to all the actions taken prior to contract
execution and the preparation and completion of contract award documents
Contract Manager Role: - ANS This term applies to actions taken following contract
execution and ensuring contract performance and practices are consistent with rules and Texas
laws
Fundamentals of Procurement - ANS Fairness, Transparency
Best Value for the State
Own the Mission
Good Steward of Public Funds
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,Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) does - ANS Delegates purchasing authority to state
agencies of non-IT goods and services
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) - ANS Procurement Policy and Outreach
Contract Development
Contract Management
Historically Underutilized Business
Statewide Fleet, Travel, and Mail
Procurement Policy and Outreach - ANS Training and Policy Development
Outreach
Procurement Oversight and Delegation (POD)
Training and Policy Development - ANS Develops and administers BTP, CTCD and CTCM
training
Provides continuing education courses required for maintenance of certifications
Conducts policy research and clarification
Outreach - ANS Provides customer support for:
Texas SmartBuy support and membership
Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD)
Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL)
Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS)
Procurement Oversight and Delegation (POD) - ANS Performs reviews of service solicitations
over $100K (30 days) and delegates purchasing authority
Contract Advisory Team (CAT) review - ANS $5Million or greater
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,Contract Development - ANS Develops Term, Managed, and TXMAS contracts
Performs reviews for solicitations for goods over $50K (30 days) via open market requisitions
(OMR) and approves delegation of purchasing authority
Contract Management - ANS Assists state agencies, higher education institutions, Texas
SmartBuy Members, and contractors with:
day-to-day contract management
contract administration
reporting requirements
vendor performance issues related to statewide contracts
Historically Underutilized Business Program (HUB) - ANS Certifies Texas-based vendors as
HUBs = Minority-owned, woman-owned, or service-disabled veteran-owned
Contract Developers or purchasers must make a good faith effort to identify HUB
subcontracting opportunities when the contract value is $100,000 or greater.
HUB = 100K+ (2 of 3)
Statewide Fleet, Travel and Mail - ANS Office of Vehicle Fleet Management:
Statewide Travel Management Program:
Statewide Mail Operations:
Statewide Travel Management Program - ANS Provides travel services contracts: required for
state agencies and available to TX SmartBuy members
Agency Submissions and Documents Required by Statute - ANS Agency Procurement Plan
Agency Contract Management Handbook:
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, HUB Program Reports
Agency Contract Management Procedures
Agency Procurement Plan: - ANS Identifies management controls and purchasing oversight
authority in accordance with the policy guidance contained in the Guide
DUE NOVEMBER 30TH
Agency Contract Management Handbook: - ANS Establishes consistent contracting policies
and practices
May include standard contract provisions and formats
HUB Program Reports - ANS Each agency must submit its HUB expenditures to the Statewide
HUB program for inclusion in the HUB Report.
Agency Contract Management Procedures - ANS Must provide for:
The assessment of the risk of fraud, waste and abuse in all agency contracts
The identification of contracts that require enhanced contract monitoring
The establishment of clear levels of purchasing accountability and staff responsibilities related
to purchasing.
The agency posts on the agency's website and sends to: to post on
the Comptroller's website.
Which Texas agency provides purchasing support and procurement oversight? - ANS Texas
Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA)
Which SPD team promotes equal business opportunities to remedy disparity in state
procurement? - ANS Historically Underutilized Business Program (HUB)
Are the Agency Contract Management Procedures only important for Contract Managers to
know? - ANS No, the Contract Developers also need to know their agency processes and
procedures.
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ANSWERS
TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS - ANS State tax collector and treasury
State accountant
Revenue estimation and forecast
Purchasing support and procurement oversight
Statewide term contracts for use by over 200 state agencies and universities
Purchaser Role: - ANS The term refers purchasing to the mechanical or administrative
process of how goods and services are ordered.
Contract Developer Role: - ANS This term applies to all the actions taken prior to contract
execution and the preparation and completion of contract award documents
Contract Manager Role: - ANS This term applies to actions taken following contract
execution and ensuring contract performance and practices are consistent with rules and Texas
laws
Fundamentals of Procurement - ANS Fairness, Transparency
Best Value for the State
Own the Mission
Good Steward of Public Funds
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,Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) does - ANS Delegates purchasing authority to state
agencies of non-IT goods and services
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) - ANS Procurement Policy and Outreach
Contract Development
Contract Management
Historically Underutilized Business
Statewide Fleet, Travel, and Mail
Procurement Policy and Outreach - ANS Training and Policy Development
Outreach
Procurement Oversight and Delegation (POD)
Training and Policy Development - ANS Develops and administers BTP, CTCD and CTCM
training
Provides continuing education courses required for maintenance of certifications
Conducts policy research and clarification
Outreach - ANS Provides customer support for:
Texas SmartBuy support and membership
Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD)
Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL)
Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS)
Procurement Oversight and Delegation (POD) - ANS Performs reviews of service solicitations
over $100K (30 days) and delegates purchasing authority
Contract Advisory Team (CAT) review - ANS $5Million or greater
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,Contract Development - ANS Develops Term, Managed, and TXMAS contracts
Performs reviews for solicitations for goods over $50K (30 days) via open market requisitions
(OMR) and approves delegation of purchasing authority
Contract Management - ANS Assists state agencies, higher education institutions, Texas
SmartBuy Members, and contractors with:
day-to-day contract management
contract administration
reporting requirements
vendor performance issues related to statewide contracts
Historically Underutilized Business Program (HUB) - ANS Certifies Texas-based vendors as
HUBs = Minority-owned, woman-owned, or service-disabled veteran-owned
Contract Developers or purchasers must make a good faith effort to identify HUB
subcontracting opportunities when the contract value is $100,000 or greater.
HUB = 100K+ (2 of 3)
Statewide Fleet, Travel and Mail - ANS Office of Vehicle Fleet Management:
Statewide Travel Management Program:
Statewide Mail Operations:
Statewide Travel Management Program - ANS Provides travel services contracts: required for
state agencies and available to TX SmartBuy members
Agency Submissions and Documents Required by Statute - ANS Agency Procurement Plan
Agency Contract Management Handbook:
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, HUB Program Reports
Agency Contract Management Procedures
Agency Procurement Plan: - ANS Identifies management controls and purchasing oversight
authority in accordance with the policy guidance contained in the Guide
DUE NOVEMBER 30TH
Agency Contract Management Handbook: - ANS Establishes consistent contracting policies
and practices
May include standard contract provisions and formats
HUB Program Reports - ANS Each agency must submit its HUB expenditures to the Statewide
HUB program for inclusion in the HUB Report.
Agency Contract Management Procedures - ANS Must provide for:
The assessment of the risk of fraud, waste and abuse in all agency contracts
The identification of contracts that require enhanced contract monitoring
The establishment of clear levels of purchasing accountability and staff responsibilities related
to purchasing.
The agency posts on the agency's website and sends to: to post on
the Comptroller's website.
Which Texas agency provides purchasing support and procurement oversight? - ANS Texas
Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA)
Which SPD team promotes equal business opportunities to remedy disparity in state
procurement? - ANS Historically Underutilized Business Program (HUB)
Are the Agency Contract Management Procedures only important for Contract Managers to
know? - ANS No, the Contract Developers also need to know their agency processes and
procedures.
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