CTCD – Test Questions & Answers

CTCD – Test Questions & Answers23

Vendor Performance Tracking System - def - ANSWERS-A contractor's performance must be
reported to this system once a contract with a value over $25k is completed or otherwise
terminated



Texas SmartBuy - def - ANSWERS-The State's eProcurement system for non

IT goods and services.



Policy and Outreach - def - ANSWERS-Conducts policy research, training and certification and
customer support services.



Statewide Mail Operations -def - ANSWERS-Provides state agencies and universities a variety of
mail operations services



Statewide Contract Management Team - def - ANSWERS-Manages statewide term, managed,
and TXMAS contracts for use by state agencies



Statewide Travel Management Program - def - ANSWERS-Manage travel expenditures, monitor
travel activity, and provide discounted travel services, institutions of higher education, and
eligible TXSmartBuy members.



Office of Vehicle Fleet Management (OVFM) - def - ANSWERS-Establishes and manages the state
vehicle reporting system, assist state agencies and institutions of higher education with the
management of their fleet vehicles



Historically Underutilized Business Program (HUB) - def - ANSWERS-Provides opportunities to
disadvantaged groups in an effort to remedy disparity in state procurement and contracting

,Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) - ANSWERS-State's online system used for posting
solicitations for the purpose of informing vendors of procurement opportunities and providing
public notice of contract awards



Procurement Oversight and Delegation (POD) - def - ANSWERS-Reviews solicitations and issues
a letter of delegation of purchasing authority for an anticipated service contract valued over
$100k



Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL) - def - ANSWERS-An online directory that provides
public procurement professionals the ability to foster competition between vendors



Agency Procurement Plans - def - ANSWERS-This plan must be submitted by Nov. 30th annually
to SPD for potential contract consolidation



Statewide Contract Development Team - def - ANSWERS-Develops Statewide Term, managed,
and TXMAS contracts that offer a broad range of goods and services to state agencies.



Are negotiations permitted in TXMAS Contracts? - ANSWERS-Yes



Are negotiations permitted in Set-Aside Program goods? - ANSWERS-No



Are negotiations permitted in Managed Contracts? - ANSWERS-No



Are negotiations permitted in Request for Proposals? - ANSWERS-Yes



Are cost negotiations permitted in Request for Qualifications? - ANSWERS-Yes

, Are negotiations permitted in Invitations for Bid? - ANSWERS-No *unless there is only one
qualified bidder



Does an RFO provide solutions to a problem the agency may have? - ANSWERS-Yes



Does a Request for Application provide solutions to a problem the agency may have? (ex.
grants) - ANSWERS-No



Does a Request for Proposal provide solutions to a problem the agency may have? - ANSWERS-
Yes



Does a Request for Qualification provide solutions to a problem the agency may have? -
ANSWERS-No



Does an invitation for bid provide solutions to a problem the agency may have? - ANSWERS-No



Does a TXMAS solicitation at $25k or more need to be posted to ESBD? - ANSWERS-No



Does a Term Contract at $25k or more need to be posted to ESBD? - ANSWERS-No



Does a Managed Contract at $25k or more need to be posted to ESBD? - ANSWERS-No



Does a Request for proposal at $25k or more need to be posted to ESBD? - ANSWERS-Yes



Does a Request for Qualification at $25k or more need to be posted to ESBD? - ANSWERS-Yes



Does an Invitation for Bid at $25k or more need to be posted to ESBD? - ANSWERS-Yes