CERTIFIED TEXAS CONTRACT MANAGER 2026/2027
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔contract close out - ✔✔all goods and services have been received and accepted, all
reports have been delivered and accepted, all administrative actions have been
accomplished, all agency furnished equipment and material have been returned, all
property inventory and ownership issues are resolved including disposition of any
equipment or licenses purchased under the contract, final acceptance from the project
manager has been received, and final payment has been made to the contractor. these
are all part of what?
✔✔vendor performance reporting - ✔✔this must be done for contracts $25,000+ at
contract close out or termination
✔✔A - ✔✔Score that should be given to vendors who met best value criteria and fully
complied with the requirement of the contract with complete or substantial customer
satisfaction
✔✔B - ✔✔Score that should be given to vendors who met best value criteria and fully
complied or promptly remedied any minor instance of noncompliance with the
requirements of the contract with substantial or adequate customer satisfaction
✔✔C - ✔✔Score that should be given to vendors who met best value criteria and
substantially remedied a majority of the instances of non compliance with the
requirements of the contract with adequate customer satisfaction
✔✔D - ✔✔Score that should be given to vendors who did not meet best value criteria
and was in substantial non compliance with the requirements of the contract and failed
to remedy a majority of those instances of non compliance
✔✔F - ✔✔Score that should be given to vendors who did not meet best value criteria
and was in substantial non complianve with the requirement of the contract failed to
remedy a majority of those instances of non compliance and displayed conduct which
would be cause for debarment such as fraud material misrepresentation or contract
breach
✔✔Report Score - ✔✔The score an agency assigns for one particular report
✔✔Vendor Score - ✔✔the score calculated by averaging all a vendors report scores
✔✔Record retention - ✔✔contract documents are required to be kept for 7 years after
close of a contract. this is called what?
✔✔Phase 1 - ✔✔post payment audit phase that includes collecting information is what
pahse
, ✔✔Phase 2 - ✔✔post payment audit phase that includes field work is what phase
✔✔Phase 3 - ✔✔post payment audit phase that includes reporting is what phase?
✔✔ Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) - ✔✔the central authority for state agencies
for procurement guidance, education, statewide contract development services, and
delegation of purchasing authority.
✔✔Statewide Procurement Policy and Outreach - ✔✔conducts policy research,
Provides training and certification for procurement professionals, and provides the
divisions customer service support services though the outreach team.
✔✔used by state agencies - ✔✔SPD has the authority to develop and manage
statewide contracts
✔✔Contract Advisory Team-Review and Delegation (CAT-RAD) Program - ✔✔conducts
solicitation reviews and delegation of authority, services greater than $100,000, Greater
than $5M+ coordinates reviews of solicitation
✔✔CAT Members - ✔✔Consist of multiple agencies
✔✔CAT-RAD - ✔✔seeks to reduce the risk to state agencies with delegating
purchasing authority.
✔✔Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL) - ✔✔Master databases to foster
competition between vendors. Has an essential list, with additional list that references
HUB
✔✔No - ✔✔is a vendor required to be on CMBL to do business with the state of texas?
✔✔Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program - ✔✔promotes full and equal
business opportunities
✔✔HUB - ✔✔Solicitations in excess of 100K and subcontracting is probable are
required to utilize what?
✔✔11.2% - ✔✔HUB utilization Goals: Heavy construction other than building contracts
✔✔21.1% - ✔✔Any building construction, including general contracts and operative
builders contracts
✔✔32.9% - ✔✔All special trade construction contracts
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔contract close out - ✔✔all goods and services have been received and accepted, all
reports have been delivered and accepted, all administrative actions have been
accomplished, all agency furnished equipment and material have been returned, all
property inventory and ownership issues are resolved including disposition of any
equipment or licenses purchased under the contract, final acceptance from the project
manager has been received, and final payment has been made to the contractor. these
are all part of what?
✔✔vendor performance reporting - ✔✔this must be done for contracts $25,000+ at
contract close out or termination
✔✔A - ✔✔Score that should be given to vendors who met best value criteria and fully
complied with the requirement of the contract with complete or substantial customer
satisfaction
✔✔B - ✔✔Score that should be given to vendors who met best value criteria and fully
complied or promptly remedied any minor instance of noncompliance with the
requirements of the contract with substantial or adequate customer satisfaction
✔✔C - ✔✔Score that should be given to vendors who met best value criteria and
substantially remedied a majority of the instances of non compliance with the
requirements of the contract with adequate customer satisfaction
✔✔D - ✔✔Score that should be given to vendors who did not meet best value criteria
and was in substantial non compliance with the requirements of the contract and failed
to remedy a majority of those instances of non compliance
✔✔F - ✔✔Score that should be given to vendors who did not meet best value criteria
and was in substantial non complianve with the requirement of the contract failed to
remedy a majority of those instances of non compliance and displayed conduct which
would be cause for debarment such as fraud material misrepresentation or contract
breach
✔✔Report Score - ✔✔The score an agency assigns for one particular report
✔✔Vendor Score - ✔✔the score calculated by averaging all a vendors report scores
✔✔Record retention - ✔✔contract documents are required to be kept for 7 years after
close of a contract. this is called what?
✔✔Phase 1 - ✔✔post payment audit phase that includes collecting information is what
pahse
, ✔✔Phase 2 - ✔✔post payment audit phase that includes field work is what phase
✔✔Phase 3 - ✔✔post payment audit phase that includes reporting is what phase?
✔✔ Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) - ✔✔the central authority for state agencies
for procurement guidance, education, statewide contract development services, and
delegation of purchasing authority.
✔✔Statewide Procurement Policy and Outreach - ✔✔conducts policy research,
Provides training and certification for procurement professionals, and provides the
divisions customer service support services though the outreach team.
✔✔used by state agencies - ✔✔SPD has the authority to develop and manage
statewide contracts
✔✔Contract Advisory Team-Review and Delegation (CAT-RAD) Program - ✔✔conducts
solicitation reviews and delegation of authority, services greater than $100,000, Greater
than $5M+ coordinates reviews of solicitation
✔✔CAT Members - ✔✔Consist of multiple agencies
✔✔CAT-RAD - ✔✔seeks to reduce the risk to state agencies with delegating
purchasing authority.
✔✔Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL) - ✔✔Master databases to foster
competition between vendors. Has an essential list, with additional list that references
HUB
✔✔No - ✔✔is a vendor required to be on CMBL to do business with the state of texas?
✔✔Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program - ✔✔promotes full and equal
business opportunities
✔✔HUB - ✔✔Solicitations in excess of 100K and subcontracting is probable are
required to utilize what?
✔✔11.2% - ✔✔HUB utilization Goals: Heavy construction other than building contracts
✔✔21.1% - ✔✔Any building construction, including general contracts and operative
builders contracts
✔✔32.9% - ✔✔All special trade construction contracts
