CTCD TEST -CERTIFIED TEXAS CONTRACT DEVELOPER| QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | GRADED A + | PASS ON FIRST ATTEMPT | BRAND NEW 2026 UPDATE!!!!!

Vendor Performance Tracking System - def - ANSWER A contractor's performance must
be reported to this system once a contract with a value over $25k is completed or otherwise
terminated



Texas SmartBuy - def - ANSWER The State's eProcurement system for non

IT goods and services.



Policy and Outreach - def - ANSWER Conducts policy research, training and certification
and customer support services.



Statewide Mail Operations -def - ANSWER Provides state agencies and universities a
variety of mail operations services



Statewide Contract Management Team - def - ANSWER Manages statewide term,
managed, and TXMAS contracts for use by state agencies



Statewide Travel Management Program - def - ANSWER Manage travel expenditures,
monitor travel activity, and provide discounted travel services, institutions of higher
education, and eligible TXSmartBuy members.



Office of Vehicle Fleet Management (OVFM) - def - ANSWER Establishes and manages the
state vehicle reporting system, assist state agencies and institutions of higher education with
the management of their fleet vehicles



Historically Underutilized Business Program (HUB) - def - ANSWER Provides opportunities
to disadvantaged groups in an effort to remedy disparity in state procurement and
contracting

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,Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) - ANSWER State's online system used for posting
solicitations for the purpose of informing vendors of procurement opportunities and
providing public notice of contract awards



Procurement Oversight and Delegation (POD) - def - ANSWER Reviews solicitations and
issues a letter of delegation of purchasing authority for an anticipated service contract
valued over $100k



Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL) - def - ANSWER An online directory that provides
public procurement professionals the ability to foster competition between vendors



Agency Procurement Plans - def - ANSWER This plan must be submitted by Nov. 30th
annually to SPD for potential contract consolidation



Statewide Contract Development Team - def - ANSWER Develops Statewide Term,
managed, and TXMAS contracts that offer a broad range of goods and services to state
agencies.



Are negotiations permitted in TXMAS Contracts? - ANSWER Yes



Are negotiations permitted in Set-Aside Program goods? - ANSWER No



Are negotiations permitted in Managed Contracts? - ANSWER No



Are negotiations permitted in Request for Proposals? - ANSWER Yes



Are cost negotiations permitted in Request for Qualifications? - ANSWER Yes




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, Are negotiations permitted in Invitations for Bid? - ANSWER No *unless there is only one
qualified bidder



Does an RFO provide solutions to a problem the agency may have? - ANSWER Yes



Does a Request for Application provide solutions to a problem the agency may have? (ex.
grants) - ANSWER No



Does a Request for Proposal provide solutions to a problem the agency may have? -
ANSWER Yes



Does a Request for Qualification provide solutions to a problem the agency may have? -
ANSWER No



Does an invitation for bid provide solutions to a problem the agency may have? -
ANSWER No



Does a TXMAS solicitation at $25k or more need to be posted to ESBD? - ANSWER No



Does a Term Contract at $25k or more need to be posted to ESBD? - ANSWER No



Does a Managed Contract at $25k or more need to be posted to ESBD? - ANSWER No



Does a Request for proposal at $25k or more need to be posted to ESBD? - ANSWER Yes



Does a Request for Qualification at $25k or more need to be posted to ESBD? - ANSWER
Yes



Does an Invitation for Bid at $25k or more need to be posted to ESBD? - ANSWER Yes

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