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The Historically C. Requires agencies to conduct business with HUBs
Underutilized Business
Program consists of the
following except:
A. Promotes full equal
business opportunities to
remedy disparity in state
procurement
B. Requires agency to
report HUB activity every
6 months to the
Comptroller
C. Requires agencies to
conduct business with
HUBs
D. Is applicable to all state
agencies and institutions
of higher education
Texas Smartbuy is the False
online ordering system
used to place orders for
commodities on term
contract.
TRUE or FALSE.
,Dollar thresholds for items D. Exceed $5 million must obtain pricing from all
purchased under a DIR vendor in the category
contract are all except:
A. $1 million to $5 million Reason: Not allowable unless DIR coordinated BULK
must obtain pricing from purchase. An agency may not enter into a contract to
at least 6 vendors in the purchase a commodity item through the DIR
category Cooperative Contracts Program if the value of the
B. Under $50,000 may contract exceeds $5 million unless it is a DIR
directly award to a vendor coordinated bulk purchase
in the category
C. $50,000 to $1 million
must obtain pricing from
at least 3 vendor in the
category
D. Exceed $5 million must
obtain pricing from all
vendor in the category
Purchase of goods TRUE ;
available from WorkQuest Reason: SPD's State Use Program. Report through
(formerly TIBH) but SPD's State Use Program exception reporting tool
obtained from a different each month the reason that products or services that
source are made under an could have been purchased from WorkQuest on
exception and must be behalf of a CRP, were purchased from another source.
reported to the CPA
monthly.
TRUE or FALSE.
Items available between TRUE ;
TIBH and TCI rarely Reason: TCI is a governmental agency so it should
overlap, but if they do, it is always get preference
recommended to select
items from TIBH.
("WorkQuest')
TRUE or FALSE.
,The SPD delegates to all B. Does not exceed $50,000 for commodities and
state agencies the $100,000 for services
authority to purchase
commodities and services Reason: (1) SPD delegates the purchasing functions of
whose estimated purchase one-time purchases of goods, including goods for the
price: resale, which do not exceed $50,000 ; (2) SPD
A. Does not exceed delegates the purchasing functions of services,
$50,000 including services for resale, the estimated cost of
B. Does not exceed which does not exceed $100,000
$50,000 for commodities
and $100,000 for services
C. Does not exceed
$50,000 for commodities,
$100,000 for services and
$5,000,000 for IT items
DIR exemptions are C. Obtaining approval directly from LBB
approved in all except:
A. One-Time Exemption Reason: LBB is it's own thing. An agency may obtain an
Requested through DIR exemption or waiver from the requirement to use a
portal. DIR Contract to purchase an IT commodity item in one
B. Blanket Exemption from of three ways: (1) DIR exemption, (2) LBB approval, or
list maintained on DIR (3) DIR certification. A, B and C of this multiple choice
website question all come under the DIR Exemption category
C. Obtaining approval which is totally a separate thing from the LBB
directly from LBB approval
D. One-Time expedited
exemption requested with
statement from head of
requesting state agency.
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A Direct Publication D. Computer software and software maintenance
Purchase consists of all of
the following except: Reason: Computer software yes, but maintenance no.
A. Commodity or services Hardware and IT may not be purchased as a direct
only available from the publication.
Publisher
B. Back issues of
magazines, journals, and
newspapers
C. Subscription services
for magazines, journals,
and newspapers
D. Computer software and
software maintenance
E. Hard and electronic
Publications produced by
professional societies
Vendor Communication C. Allows communication by the end user during
consists of all of the solicitation as long as they communicate to all
following except. vendors
A. Avoids situations that
could appear to show
favoritism to a specific
vendor
B. is constant throughout
the life of a contract
C. Allows communication
by the end user during
solicitation as long as they
communicate to all
vendors
D. Is allowable and
unallowable depending
on the circumstance.
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Complete 220+ Questions And Correct Detailed
Answers (Verified Answers)|Brand New Version!
The Historically C. Requires agencies to conduct business with HUBs
Underutilized Business
Program consists of the
following except:
A. Promotes full equal
business opportunities to
remedy disparity in state
procurement
B. Requires agency to
report HUB activity every
6 months to the
Comptroller
C. Requires agencies to
conduct business with
HUBs
D. Is applicable to all state
agencies and institutions
of higher education
Texas Smartbuy is the False
online ordering system
used to place orders for
commodities on term
contract.
TRUE or FALSE.
,Dollar thresholds for items D. Exceed $5 million must obtain pricing from all
purchased under a DIR vendor in the category
contract are all except:
A. $1 million to $5 million Reason: Not allowable unless DIR coordinated BULK
must obtain pricing from purchase. An agency may not enter into a contract to
at least 6 vendors in the purchase a commodity item through the DIR
category Cooperative Contracts Program if the value of the
B. Under $50,000 may contract exceeds $5 million unless it is a DIR
directly award to a vendor coordinated bulk purchase
in the category
C. $50,000 to $1 million
must obtain pricing from
at least 3 vendor in the
category
D. Exceed $5 million must
obtain pricing from all
vendor in the category
Purchase of goods TRUE ;
available from WorkQuest Reason: SPD's State Use Program. Report through
(formerly TIBH) but SPD's State Use Program exception reporting tool
obtained from a different each month the reason that products or services that
source are made under an could have been purchased from WorkQuest on
exception and must be behalf of a CRP, were purchased from another source.
reported to the CPA
monthly.
TRUE or FALSE.
Items available between TRUE ;
TIBH and TCI rarely Reason: TCI is a governmental agency so it should
overlap, but if they do, it is always get preference
recommended to select
items from TIBH.
("WorkQuest')
TRUE or FALSE.
,The SPD delegates to all B. Does not exceed $50,000 for commodities and
state agencies the $100,000 for services
authority to purchase
commodities and services Reason: (1) SPD delegates the purchasing functions of
whose estimated purchase one-time purchases of goods, including goods for the
price: resale, which do not exceed $50,000 ; (2) SPD
A. Does not exceed delegates the purchasing functions of services,
$50,000 including services for resale, the estimated cost of
B. Does not exceed which does not exceed $100,000
$50,000 for commodities
and $100,000 for services
C. Does not exceed
$50,000 for commodities,
$100,000 for services and
$5,000,000 for IT items
DIR exemptions are C. Obtaining approval directly from LBB
approved in all except:
A. One-Time Exemption Reason: LBB is it's own thing. An agency may obtain an
Requested through DIR exemption or waiver from the requirement to use a
portal. DIR Contract to purchase an IT commodity item in one
B. Blanket Exemption from of three ways: (1) DIR exemption, (2) LBB approval, or
list maintained on DIR (3) DIR certification. A, B and C of this multiple choice
website question all come under the DIR Exemption category
C. Obtaining approval which is totally a separate thing from the LBB
directly from LBB approval
D. One-Time expedited
exemption requested with
statement from head of
requesting state agency.
, 9/11/25, 5:59 AM CTCM Exam
A Direct Publication D. Computer software and software maintenance
Purchase consists of all of
the following except: Reason: Computer software yes, but maintenance no.
A. Commodity or services Hardware and IT may not be purchased as a direct
only available from the publication.
Publisher
B. Back issues of
magazines, journals, and
newspapers
C. Subscription services
for magazines, journals,
and newspapers
D. Computer software and
software maintenance
E. Hard and electronic
Publications produced by
professional societies
Vendor Communication C. Allows communication by the end user during
consists of all of the solicitation as long as they communicate to all
following except. vendors
A. Avoids situations that
could appear to show
favoritism to a specific
vendor
B. is constant throughout
the life of a contract
C. Allows communication
by the end user during
solicitation as long as they
communicate to all
vendors
D. Is allowable and
unallowable depending
on the circumstance.
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