PREP QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Statewide Procurement Policy and Outreach
Answer: Conducts Policy Research.
Provides Training and Certification for Procurement Professionals.
Provides the Division's Customer Service Support Services through the
Outreach Team.
●● Statewide Contract Development and Contract Management
Answer: SPD has authority to develop and manage statewide contracts.
Used by state agencies.
Broad range of contracts for commodities and services.
●● Historically Underutilized Business Program
Answer: Promotes full and equal business opportunities.
Solicitations in excess of $100K and subcontracting is probable.
●● Office of Vehicle Fleet Management
Answer: Manages and assists agencies with reporting their fleet vehicles
on the state's reporting system.
,Interagency contracts with state agencies and institutions of higher
education to maintain the system.
Ability for state agencies to monitor fleet maintenance and vehicle
information.
●● State Travel Management Program
Answer: Contracts travel services -
State agencies
Institutions of higher education
TX SmartBuy Members
Local governments
Public school districts
Community colleges
●● Statewide Mail Operations
Answer: Mail operation services to state agencies and universities.
Delivery and collection of interagency mail
Delivery and collection of state warrants
Mail equipment purchases, leasing and service renewals and approvals
for state agency requests
Outgoing mail
Guidelines for mail handling
USPS liaison
, ●● Electronic State Business Daily
Answer: Available application on the SPD web portal
Used for posting solicitations
-Informs potential contracting opportunities
-Notification of contract awards
Solicitations valued at $25,000+ required to post on ESBD
●● Texas SMartBuy
Answer: Statewide Term Contracts
-Procured and managed by SPD
*Require a purchase order through Texas SMartBuy ordering system
-TXMAS Contracts
-Local Governments wanting to purchase from SPD contracts must
become members of Texas SmartBuy
●● Vendor Performance Tracking System
Answer: System collects vendor performance reports from state
agencies.
-Agencies must submit vendor performance reports for contracts of
$25,000+
-System is used for:
*Scoring vendors