CTCD Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CTCD Test (2024) Questions with Complete Solutions Passed 100% Sample Question & Answer: SPD and DIR serve on what two interagency oversight teams? - Answer - The Contract Advisory Team (CAT) & Quality Assurance Team(QAT)

Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) - ANSWER central authority for state agency procurement guidance, education, and statewide contract development services Major contracts for information technology projects are monitored by the _. - ANSWER Quality Assurance Team (QAT) Major contracts are reviewed by _. - ANSWER Contract Advisory Team (CAT) Procurement - ANSWER refers to all aspects of the sourcing activities, including drafting and issuing the solicitation, evaluation of responses, s...

Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) - ANSWER central authority for state agencies in procurement for procurement guidance, education, statewide contract development services and delegation of purchasing authority Statewide Procurement Policy and Outreach - ANSWER conducts policy research, provides training and certification for procurement professionals, and provides the division's customer service support through the outreach team Statewide Contract Development Team - ANSWER develops ...

State agencies must post solicitations to ESBD with a value of ____________? - ANSWER $25,000 The majority of SPD contracts are processed through what system? - ANSWER Texas Smartbuy

CAT-RAD - POD - ANSWER Program conducts solicitation reviews and delegation of purchasing authority to state agencies for service contracts which have an anticipated value of $100,00 or greater. Purchasing - ANSWER The receipt and processing of requisitions, development of specifications, development of statement of work, the issuance of purchase orders against existing cooperative of agency contracts, and the verification of the inspection of merchandise or receipt of services by the agency....

Bribery - ANSWER A criminal offense. When a person intentionally or knowingly offers, confers or agrees to accept any benefits as consideration for decision, opinion, vote etc. Nepotism - ANSWER A form of conflict of interest that involves an explicit act of using one's position to favor a relative. Consanguinity - ANSWER A relationship established through bloodlines. Affinity - ANSWER A relationship that arises by virtue of marriage. lineal relationships - ANSWER Persons in a direc...

Legal Elements of a Contract - ANSWER • Offer • Acceptance • Legal Purpose • Mutuality of Obligation • Certainty of Subject Matter • Consideration • Competent Parties The essential provisions that must be included in every contract - ANSWER • Scope of work, • Financial provisions (e.g., price and payment terms), • Contract term and termination provisions, and • Identification of the contracting parties. TRUE/FALSE - After contract award, the bid tabulat...

Contract Value - ANSWER is the initial value of the contract, including anticipated extensions and renewals for the contract's full existence. A contract with an initial value of $4 million, with three (3) optional, annual renewals of the same amount. What is the contract value? - ANSWER 16 Million A contract with an initial value of $200,000, with two (2) optional, annual renewals of the same amount. What is the contract value? - ANSWER 600k Purchasing Authority: - ANSWER The ...

Times of Change can impact greatly on a child's development. Explain the potential implications of the identified transition and provide seven things an educator can do to support a pre-primary child during the change: (First time away from parents) Intro - ANSWER A pre-primary child who is separating from their parents for the first time may have a hard time, and the implications of this transition can include the child's temperament, attachment style, and the child's microsystem. Time...

Vendor Communication - ANSWER Communication between vendors and public procurement professionals is vital and encouraged. All communication must cease once the solicitation drafting process commences to ensure integrity of procurement. There are allowable and unallowable vendor-procurement interactions. Surplus Programs - ANSWER Purchasing Goods, go here first. Federal surplus: comes from US govt, no public sales, usually lower fees than state. State surplus: Property from state agencies...

Basic Texas purchased course - ANSWER A state agency employee must complete the division's Texas purchasing course to engage in purchasing functions on behalf of a state agency if the employee: job title is "purchased", performs functions as 15% of their duties, makes a purchase in excess of $5k Certified Texas contract developer - ANSWER A state agency employee must be certified as this to engage in contracts development functions on behalf of a state agency and issue a solicitation or co...