CERTIFIED TEXAS CONTRACT DEVELOPER
CTCD ACTUAL EXAMS 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ 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, available for direct transfer
to agency, eventually available for sale to public.
⩥ Set Aside programs. Answer: step 2 of purchasing goods
Must be determined to be unsuitable before beginning a procurement
from another source.
Texas Correctional Industries
Texas Workforce Commission (WorkQuest and TPPD)
Must file a vendor performing report
⩥ Texas Correctional Industries (TCI). Answer: a division of TDCJ that
manufactures goods and services using primarily offender labor for
purchase by TX govt entities.
Competitive bidding not required,
Available through TX Smart Buy,
Complete VPTS
, ⩥ TCI Waiver Process. Answer: Process used to request not using TCI.
TCI evaluates and approves or denies waiver.
Keep waiver in procurement file.
⩥ Texas Purchasing from People with Disabilities Exception Reporting.
Answer: must report through CPA TPPD reporting tool the reason
commodities or services that could have been purchased through
WorkQuest but were instead purchased from another vendor.
Exceptions include: quality, quantity, life-cycle costs, delivery time.
⩥ Statewide Term Contracts and Managed Contracts. Answer:
Established by SPD as a source for procurement of goods and services.
Go here first before going to open market.
See contracts already created to use.
⩥ Purchase Order Change Notice. Answer: Used when a change to an
order is required.
Needed for any change regardless of if initial purchase was through a
managed contract or from TX Smart Buy.
DO PROMPTLY! (within 30 days)
⩥ Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS). Answer: contracts to
supplement the term contracts issued and negotiated by SPD.
CTCD ACTUAL EXAMS 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ 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, available for direct transfer
to agency, eventually available for sale to public.
⩥ Set Aside programs. Answer: step 2 of purchasing goods
Must be determined to be unsuitable before beginning a procurement
from another source.
Texas Correctional Industries
Texas Workforce Commission (WorkQuest and TPPD)
Must file a vendor performing report
⩥ Texas Correctional Industries (TCI). Answer: a division of TDCJ that
manufactures goods and services using primarily offender labor for
purchase by TX govt entities.
Competitive bidding not required,
Available through TX Smart Buy,
Complete VPTS
, ⩥ TCI Waiver Process. Answer: Process used to request not using TCI.
TCI evaluates and approves or denies waiver.
Keep waiver in procurement file.
⩥ Texas Purchasing from People with Disabilities Exception Reporting.
Answer: must report through CPA TPPD reporting tool the reason
commodities or services that could have been purchased through
WorkQuest but were instead purchased from another vendor.
Exceptions include: quality, quantity, life-cycle costs, delivery time.
⩥ Statewide Term Contracts and Managed Contracts. Answer:
Established by SPD as a source for procurement of goods and services.
Go here first before going to open market.
See contracts already created to use.
⩥ Purchase Order Change Notice. Answer: Used when a change to an
order is required.
Needed for any change regardless of if initial purchase was through a
managed contract or from TX Smart Buy.
DO PROMPTLY! (within 30 days)
⩥ Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS). Answer: contracts to
supplement the term contracts issued and negotiated by SPD.
