CTCD EVALUATION EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔CAT - ✔✔Contract Advisory Team; Mandatory review 5M+
✔✔QAT - ✔✔Quality Assurance Team; $1M or greater
✔✔QAT - ✔✔They approve contracts related to major information resources projects
valued at more than $10 million and contract amendments greater than 10 percent of
original contract value;
✔✔Agency Procurement Plan - ✔✔Agencies must submit a current procurement plan to
SPD annually by November 30.
✔✔The Procurement Cycle - ✔✔Procurement planning
Procurement method determination
Vendor Selection
Contract Formation and award
Contract management
✔✔needs assessment - ✔✔Assessments must contain sufficient detail to identify the
key business requirements.
✔✔Market research - ✔✔To obtain information relating to the size of the potential
vendor pool, pricing, applicable industry standards, market trends, and determine if the
item or service to be purchased is readily available in the commercial marketplace.
✔✔Historical spend analysis - ✔✔A tool to optimize an agency's buying power.
✔✔Benchmarking - ✔✔Used to compare a particular item, service,or process with other
entities or an established industry-standard.
✔✔RFI - ✔✔Request for information
✔✔RFI (request for information) - ✔✔A formal research method used by an agency to
gather information directly from the industry about a particular type of product or
service. An RFI is not a procurement opportunity; a contract cannot be developed from
a response.
✔✔RFO (Request for Offers) - ✔✔IT/ telecommunications (DIR first)- Negotiations are
allowed.
✔✔RFQ (Request for Qualifications) - ✔✔Professional services. Respondents
evaluated based on their qualifications and skills.
, ✔✔RFA (Request for Applications) - ✔✔Used for grant applications
✔✔Purchaser - ✔✔Can make Small purchases up to 25K
✔✔Statewide program and policy and outreach - ✔✔Conducts policy research,
Provides training and certification for procurement professionals, provide the division's
customer service support through the outreach team.
✔✔POD - ✔✔Procurement oversight and delegation team
✔✔POD (procurement oversight & delegation Team) - ✔✔Conducts solicitation review,
delegates purchasing authority to state agencies, Service is greater than $100,000,
Same as CAT-RAD
✔✔CMBL (centralized master bidders list) - ✔✔Master database to foster a competition
between vendors. They have an essential list with an additional list, that references
HUB
✔✔HUB (historically underutilized business program) - ✔✔Promotes full and equal
business opportunities, subcontracting is probable in solicitations valued at 100,000 or
greater.
✔✔OVFM - ✔✔Office of vehicle fleet management
✔✔OVFM (Office of vehicle fleet management) - ✔✔Manages and assists agencies
with reporting their fleet vehicles on the state reporting system. They have interagency
contracts with state agencies and institutions of higher education To maintain the
system.
✔✔STMP - ✔✔State travel management program
✔✔STMP (state travel management program) - ✔✔Contracts travel services for state
agencies, institutions of higher education, TX SmartBuy members and Monitors
contracts and hotel rate agreements.
✔✔Statewide Mail Operations - ✔✔Mail operation services to state agencies and
universities.
✔✔ESBD (electronic state business daily) - ✔✔Solicitations valued at 25,000+ are
required to post , Used for posting solicitations available on the SPD web portal.
✔✔Texas SmartBuy - ✔✔State wide term contracts procured and managed by SPD.
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔CAT - ✔✔Contract Advisory Team; Mandatory review 5M+
✔✔QAT - ✔✔Quality Assurance Team; $1M or greater
✔✔QAT - ✔✔They approve contracts related to major information resources projects
valued at more than $10 million and contract amendments greater than 10 percent of
original contract value;
✔✔Agency Procurement Plan - ✔✔Agencies must submit a current procurement plan to
SPD annually by November 30.
✔✔The Procurement Cycle - ✔✔Procurement planning
Procurement method determination
Vendor Selection
Contract Formation and award
Contract management
✔✔needs assessment - ✔✔Assessments must contain sufficient detail to identify the
key business requirements.
✔✔Market research - ✔✔To obtain information relating to the size of the potential
vendor pool, pricing, applicable industry standards, market trends, and determine if the
item or service to be purchased is readily available in the commercial marketplace.
✔✔Historical spend analysis - ✔✔A tool to optimize an agency's buying power.
✔✔Benchmarking - ✔✔Used to compare a particular item, service,or process with other
entities or an established industry-standard.
✔✔RFI - ✔✔Request for information
✔✔RFI (request for information) - ✔✔A formal research method used by an agency to
gather information directly from the industry about a particular type of product or
service. An RFI is not a procurement opportunity; a contract cannot be developed from
a response.
✔✔RFO (Request for Offers) - ✔✔IT/ telecommunications (DIR first)- Negotiations are
allowed.
✔✔RFQ (Request for Qualifications) - ✔✔Professional services. Respondents
evaluated based on their qualifications and skills.
, ✔✔RFA (Request for Applications) - ✔✔Used for grant applications
✔✔Purchaser - ✔✔Can make Small purchases up to 25K
✔✔Statewide program and policy and outreach - ✔✔Conducts policy research,
Provides training and certification for procurement professionals, provide the division's
customer service support through the outreach team.
✔✔POD - ✔✔Procurement oversight and delegation team
✔✔POD (procurement oversight & delegation Team) - ✔✔Conducts solicitation review,
delegates purchasing authority to state agencies, Service is greater than $100,000,
Same as CAT-RAD
✔✔CMBL (centralized master bidders list) - ✔✔Master database to foster a competition
between vendors. They have an essential list with an additional list, that references
HUB
✔✔HUB (historically underutilized business program) - ✔✔Promotes full and equal
business opportunities, subcontracting is probable in solicitations valued at 100,000 or
greater.
✔✔OVFM - ✔✔Office of vehicle fleet management
✔✔OVFM (Office of vehicle fleet management) - ✔✔Manages and assists agencies
with reporting their fleet vehicles on the state reporting system. They have interagency
contracts with state agencies and institutions of higher education To maintain the
system.
✔✔STMP - ✔✔State travel management program
✔✔STMP (state travel management program) - ✔✔Contracts travel services for state
agencies, institutions of higher education, TX SmartBuy members and Monitors
contracts and hotel rate agreements.
✔✔Statewide Mail Operations - ✔✔Mail operation services to state agencies and
universities.
✔✔ESBD (electronic state business daily) - ✔✔Solicitations valued at 25,000+ are
required to post , Used for posting solicitations available on the SPD web portal.
✔✔Texas SmartBuy - ✔✔State wide term contracts procured and managed by SPD.
