CTCD PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
Vendor Communication should come to a stop and limited to clarifying
questions. Ans✓✓✓ Solicitation Drafting
Types of contracts established by SPD to purchase large quantities of
goods and services. Ans✓✓✓ Term Contract
This eProcurement is used by state agencies and members (local
governments, etc.) to search existing SPD contracts and place purchase
orders. Ans✓✓✓ Tx SmartBuy
Accepting or offering any benefit in exchange for a decision, opinion,
recommendation, vote, or other exercise of discretion to or from a public
official/servant is _____ Ans✓✓✓ Bribe
The amount of time a state agency must wait before it can contract with
a former executive head who has retired or left the agency is ____
Ans✓✓✓ 4 years
There are the three types of contracts developed and managed by the
Contract Development and Contract Management Teams within the
Statewide Procurement Division. Ans✓✓✓ TxMas, Term, & Managed
,The Procurement Oversight and Delegation team reviews and provides
letters of delegated purchasing authority for these types of contracts
valued at what amount and above? Ans✓✓✓ Service Contracts:
$100,000
Provide two legal elements that are necessary to form a binding contract.
Ans✓✓✓ 1. Offer - Acceptance - Legal Purpose - Consideration
2. Certainty of Subject Matter - Competent Parties
The standardized form used by an evaluation committee to evaluate
vendor responses. Ans✓✓✓ Scoring Matrix
What type of solicitation is typically used for purchases over $25,000
when meeting specifications and price are the principal consideration for
award? Ans✓✓✓ IFB (Invitation for Bid)
Generally, IFBs (Invitation for Bids) are used for procuring ____
Generally, RFPs (Request for Proposals) are used for procuring ___
Ans✓✓✓ 1. Goods
2. Services
Vendor Communication should mostly come to a stop and should be
limited to clarifying questions at this point in the procurement process.
Ans✓✓✓ Solicitation Drafting
, Technical leveling, technical transfusion, and auctioneering techniques
are prohibited during ____ Ans✓✓✓ Negotiations
For a contract over $50k, how long does the agency have to notify the
Legislative Budget Board (LBB) after award Ans✓✓✓ 30 calendar days
What are the two things usually included in the scope of work?
Ans✓✓✓ Deliverables and Milestones
This form must be filled out by the procurement professionals involved
in a procurement once this dollar threshold has been executed. Ans✓✓✓
SAO Nepotism Disclosure Statement for Purchasing Personnel Form; $1
million dollars
What are two important considerations when building a negotiation
team? Ans✓✓✓ Select employees with effective negotiation and
communication skills; Designate a lead negotiator; Include personnel
with decision-making authority; Tailor the strategy to the particular
procurement.
At which dollar threshold does an agency have to notify at least three (3)
active vendors on the Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL), two (2)
of which must be HUBs? Ans✓✓✓ $10,000-$25,000
Agencies are required to post solicitations to ___ if a contract is valued
at $ ___ or more. Ans✓✓✓ 1. Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD)
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
Vendor Communication should come to a stop and limited to clarifying
questions. Ans✓✓✓ Solicitation Drafting
Types of contracts established by SPD to purchase large quantities of
goods and services. Ans✓✓✓ Term Contract
This eProcurement is used by state agencies and members (local
governments, etc.) to search existing SPD contracts and place purchase
orders. Ans✓✓✓ Tx SmartBuy
Accepting or offering any benefit in exchange for a decision, opinion,
recommendation, vote, or other exercise of discretion to or from a public
official/servant is _____ Ans✓✓✓ Bribe
The amount of time a state agency must wait before it can contract with
a former executive head who has retired or left the agency is ____
Ans✓✓✓ 4 years
There are the three types of contracts developed and managed by the
Contract Development and Contract Management Teams within the
Statewide Procurement Division. Ans✓✓✓ TxMas, Term, & Managed
,The Procurement Oversight and Delegation team reviews and provides
letters of delegated purchasing authority for these types of contracts
valued at what amount and above? Ans✓✓✓ Service Contracts:
$100,000
Provide two legal elements that are necessary to form a binding contract.
Ans✓✓✓ 1. Offer - Acceptance - Legal Purpose - Consideration
2. Certainty of Subject Matter - Competent Parties
The standardized form used by an evaluation committee to evaluate
vendor responses. Ans✓✓✓ Scoring Matrix
What type of solicitation is typically used for purchases over $25,000
when meeting specifications and price are the principal consideration for
award? Ans✓✓✓ IFB (Invitation for Bid)
Generally, IFBs (Invitation for Bids) are used for procuring ____
Generally, RFPs (Request for Proposals) are used for procuring ___
Ans✓✓✓ 1. Goods
2. Services
Vendor Communication should mostly come to a stop and should be
limited to clarifying questions at this point in the procurement process.
Ans✓✓✓ Solicitation Drafting
, Technical leveling, technical transfusion, and auctioneering techniques
are prohibited during ____ Ans✓✓✓ Negotiations
For a contract over $50k, how long does the agency have to notify the
Legislative Budget Board (LBB) after award Ans✓✓✓ 30 calendar days
What are the two things usually included in the scope of work?
Ans✓✓✓ Deliverables and Milestones
This form must be filled out by the procurement professionals involved
in a procurement once this dollar threshold has been executed. Ans✓✓✓
SAO Nepotism Disclosure Statement for Purchasing Personnel Form; $1
million dollars
What are two important considerations when building a negotiation
team? Ans✓✓✓ Select employees with effective negotiation and
communication skills; Designate a lead negotiator; Include personnel
with decision-making authority; Tailor the strategy to the particular
procurement.
At which dollar threshold does an agency have to notify at least three (3)
active vendors on the Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL), two (2)
of which must be HUBs? Ans✓✓✓ $10,000-$25,000
Agencies are required to post solicitations to ___ if a contract is valued
at $ ___ or more. Ans✓✓✓ 1. Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD)
