CERTIFIED TEXAS CONTRACT MANAGER FINAL EXAM
ACTUAL 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED
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✔✔minimum posting is waved - ✔✔ESBD Posting Timeline: emergency procurement
✔✔Texas Register - ✔✔Solicitation for major consulting services must be posted on this
for at least 30 days
✔✔Not Allowed - ✔✔competitive sealed bids & State use program (products only)
allowed or not allowed
✔✔Allowed - ✔✔competitive sealed proposals, RFQ, emergency, sole source, TXMAS,
state use program (services only) allowed or not allowed
✔✔Contract Managment - ✔✔planning, QAP, CAP, risk assessment, file maintenance,
monitoring, payment approval, amendments, extensions, suspension, termination,
contract closeout, and certification information.
✔✔Planning - ✔✔partnerships, communication, expectations, define roles and
responsibilities, post kick off meeting
✔✔Completing the CAP - Post - Award Meeting - ✔✔tool to bridge the gap
✔✔Quality Assessment Plan QAP - ✔✔an essential monitoring tool that provides the
contract manager with what tasks will be inspected, when they will be inspected, what
monitoring methods will be used, how performance will be evaluated, how performance
will be accepted, & who is responsible for each activity.
✔✔Contract Level Risk Assessment - ✔✔helps identify high risk contracts that may
need extra attention and frequent monitoring
✔✔Deliverable terms and condidtions level risk assessment - ✔✔specific to a contract,
monitoring reference tool that tracks deliverables due to be received from the
contractor, & each deliverable is assigned a risk level when monitored.
✔✔Schedule Rist - ✔✔Time or timeline related risk
✔✔Financial Risk - ✔✔cost or value related risk
✔✔Performance Risk - ✔✔Service related risk
✔✔Monitoring - ✔✔observation, overseeing, supervision, and regulation to ensure the
terms and conditions of a contract are completed as required.
, ✔✔Site Visits - ✔✔monitoring method used to check the progress of deliverables and to
verify actual performance.
✔✔Inspection and Acceptance - ✔✔inspect the delivery, were shipments delivered in
error, compare items received with the purchase order for brand name and product
number, inspect for minor visible damage, inspect for severe damage,pick up and return
of shipments, inspect the internal receiving report, and partial shipment are examples of
what?
✔✔Indirect cost - ✔✔cost included under a contract that is not specific to the project.
✔✔Withhold payment - ✔✔in instances such as breach of contract, invoice errors,
vendor noncompliance, performance issues, undocumented cost, need to remedy over
payments with vendor you can
✔✔Dispute Resolution - ✔✔Provide corrective action plan that resolves all problems
before escalation.
✔✔Amendments - ✔✔must be in writing and signed by both parties
✔✔change orders - ✔✔agencies must have a well defined process for these
✔✔price adjustments - ✔✔these are allowed if the contract states they are and a set
maximum amount the contractor can increase the price must be established.
✔✔extension - ✔✔extended term beyond the original solicitation renewal contract
terms. this is called what
✔✔renewal - ✔✔contractual parties have the option to renew the contract for another
term. this is called what
✔✔Force Majeure - ✔✔failure to perform due to excusable causes. acts of god,
conditions outside the control of the contractor
✔✔Termination for convenience - ✔✔termination that is done in the best interest of the
agency
✔✔Termination for Cause - ✔✔when a contractor fails to perform, make progress, or in
any way breaches contract.
✔✔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
ACTUAL 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS RATED
A+
✔✔minimum posting is waved - ✔✔ESBD Posting Timeline: emergency procurement
✔✔Texas Register - ✔✔Solicitation for major consulting services must be posted on this
for at least 30 days
✔✔Not Allowed - ✔✔competitive sealed bids & State use program (products only)
allowed or not allowed
✔✔Allowed - ✔✔competitive sealed proposals, RFQ, emergency, sole source, TXMAS,
state use program (services only) allowed or not allowed
✔✔Contract Managment - ✔✔planning, QAP, CAP, risk assessment, file maintenance,
monitoring, payment approval, amendments, extensions, suspension, termination,
contract closeout, and certification information.
✔✔Planning - ✔✔partnerships, communication, expectations, define roles and
responsibilities, post kick off meeting
✔✔Completing the CAP - Post - Award Meeting - ✔✔tool to bridge the gap
✔✔Quality Assessment Plan QAP - ✔✔an essential monitoring tool that provides the
contract manager with what tasks will be inspected, when they will be inspected, what
monitoring methods will be used, how performance will be evaluated, how performance
will be accepted, & who is responsible for each activity.
✔✔Contract Level Risk Assessment - ✔✔helps identify high risk contracts that may
need extra attention and frequent monitoring
✔✔Deliverable terms and condidtions level risk assessment - ✔✔specific to a contract,
monitoring reference tool that tracks deliverables due to be received from the
contractor, & each deliverable is assigned a risk level when monitored.
✔✔Schedule Rist - ✔✔Time or timeline related risk
✔✔Financial Risk - ✔✔cost or value related risk
✔✔Performance Risk - ✔✔Service related risk
✔✔Monitoring - ✔✔observation, overseeing, supervision, and regulation to ensure the
terms and conditions of a contract are completed as required.
, ✔✔Site Visits - ✔✔monitoring method used to check the progress of deliverables and to
verify actual performance.
✔✔Inspection and Acceptance - ✔✔inspect the delivery, were shipments delivered in
error, compare items received with the purchase order for brand name and product
number, inspect for minor visible damage, inspect for severe damage,pick up and return
of shipments, inspect the internal receiving report, and partial shipment are examples of
what?
✔✔Indirect cost - ✔✔cost included under a contract that is not specific to the project.
✔✔Withhold payment - ✔✔in instances such as breach of contract, invoice errors,
vendor noncompliance, performance issues, undocumented cost, need to remedy over
payments with vendor you can
✔✔Dispute Resolution - ✔✔Provide corrective action plan that resolves all problems
before escalation.
✔✔Amendments - ✔✔must be in writing and signed by both parties
✔✔change orders - ✔✔agencies must have a well defined process for these
✔✔price adjustments - ✔✔these are allowed if the contract states they are and a set
maximum amount the contractor can increase the price must be established.
✔✔extension - ✔✔extended term beyond the original solicitation renewal contract
terms. this is called what
✔✔renewal - ✔✔contractual parties have the option to renew the contract for another
term. this is called what
✔✔Force Majeure - ✔✔failure to perform due to excusable causes. acts of god,
conditions outside the control of the contractor
✔✔Termination for convenience - ✔✔termination that is done in the best interest of the
agency
✔✔Termination for Cause - ✔✔when a contractor fails to perform, make progress, or in
any way breaches contract.
✔✔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
