CTCD EXAM 2024 LATEST UPDATE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS BY EXPERT RATED 100% PASS
TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
State tax collector and treasury
State accountant
Revenue estimation and forecast
Purchasing support and procurement oversight
Statewide term contracts for use by over 200 state agencies and universities
Purchaser Role:
The term refers purchasing to the mechanical or administrative process of how goods
and services are ordered.
Contract Developer Role:
This term applies to all the actions taken prior to contract execution and the preparation
and completion of contract award documents
Contract Manager Role:
This term applies to actions taken following contract execution and ensuring contract
performance and practices are consistent with rules and Texas laws
Fundamentals of Procurement
Fairness, Transparency
Best Value for the State
Own the Mission
Good Steward of Public Funds
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) does
Delegates purchasing authority to state agencies of non-IT goods and services
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD)
,Procurement Policy and Outreach
Contract Development
Contract Management
Historically Underutilized Business
Statewide Fleet, Travel, and Mail
Procurement Policy and Outreach
Training and Policy Development
Outreach
Procurement Oversight and Delegation (POD)
Training and Policy Development
Develops and administers BTP, CTCD and CTCM training
Provides continuing education courses required for maintenance of certifications
Conducts policy research and clarification
Outreach
Provides customer support for:
Texas SmartBuy support and membership
Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD)
Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL)
Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS)
Procurement Oversight and Delegation (POD)
Performs reviews of service solicitations over $100K (30 days) and delegates
purchasing authority
Contract Advisory Team (CAT) review
$5Million or greater
Contract Development
Develops Term, Managed, and TXMAS contracts
Performs reviews for solicitations for goods over $50K (30 days) via open market
requisitions (OMR) and approves delegation of purchasing authority
Contract Management
,Assists state agencies, higher education institutions, Texas SmartBuy Members, and
contractors with:
day-to-day contract management
contract administration
reporting requirements
vendor performance issues related to statewide contracts
Historically Underutilized Business Program (HUB)
Certifies Texas-based vendors as HUBs = Minority-owned, woman-owned, or service-
disabled veteran-owned
Contract Developers or purchasers must make a good faith effort to identify HUB
subcontracting opportunities when the contract value is $100,000 or greater.
HUB = 100K+ (2 of 3)
Statewide Fleet, Travel and Mail
Office of Vehicle Fleet Management:
Statewide Travel Management Program:
Statewide Mail Operations:
Statewide Travel Management Program
Provides travel services contracts: required for state agencies and available to TX
SmartBuy members
Agency Submissions and Documents Required by Statute
Agency Procurement Plan
Agency Contract Management Handbook:
HUB Program Reports
Agency Contract Management Procedures
Agency Procurement Plan:
Identifies management controls and purchasing oversight authority in accordance with
the policy guidance contained in the Guide
DUE NOVEMBER 30TH
, Agency Contract Management Handbook:
Establishes consistent contracting policies and practices
May include standard contract provisions and formats
HUB Program Reports
Each agency must submit its HUB expenditures to the Statewide HUB program for
inclusion in the HUB Report.
Agency Contract Management Procedures
Must provide for:
The assessment of the risk of fraud, waste and abuse in all agency contracts
The identification of contracts that require enhanced contract monitoring
The establishment of clear levels of purchasing accountability and staff responsibilities
related to purchasing.
The agency posts on the agency's website and sends to: to
post on the Comptroller's website.
Which Texas agency provides purchasing support and procurement oversight?
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA)
Which SPD team promotes equal business opportunities to remedy disparity in
state procurement?
Historically Underutilized Business Program (HUB)
Are the Agency Contract Management Procedures only important for Contract
Managers to know?
No, the Contract Developers also need to know their agency processes and
procedures.
Which SPD team provides customer support for Texas SmartBuy and other
applications used by state agencies?
Outreach
Who creates the statewide term contracts within SPD?
Contract Development Team
Applications Supported by SPD
Texas SmartBuy
ESBD
VERIFIED ANSWERS BY EXPERT RATED 100% PASS
TEXAS COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
State tax collector and treasury
State accountant
Revenue estimation and forecast
Purchasing support and procurement oversight
Statewide term contracts for use by over 200 state agencies and universities
Purchaser Role:
The term refers purchasing to the mechanical or administrative process of how goods
and services are ordered.
Contract Developer Role:
This term applies to all the actions taken prior to contract execution and the preparation
and completion of contract award documents
Contract Manager Role:
This term applies to actions taken following contract execution and ensuring contract
performance and practices are consistent with rules and Texas laws
Fundamentals of Procurement
Fairness, Transparency
Best Value for the State
Own the Mission
Good Steward of Public Funds
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) does
Delegates purchasing authority to state agencies of non-IT goods and services
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD)
,Procurement Policy and Outreach
Contract Development
Contract Management
Historically Underutilized Business
Statewide Fleet, Travel, and Mail
Procurement Policy and Outreach
Training and Policy Development
Outreach
Procurement Oversight and Delegation (POD)
Training and Policy Development
Develops and administers BTP, CTCD and CTCM training
Provides continuing education courses required for maintenance of certifications
Conducts policy research and clarification
Outreach
Provides customer support for:
Texas SmartBuy support and membership
Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD)
Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL)
Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS)
Procurement Oversight and Delegation (POD)
Performs reviews of service solicitations over $100K (30 days) and delegates
purchasing authority
Contract Advisory Team (CAT) review
$5Million or greater
Contract Development
Develops Term, Managed, and TXMAS contracts
Performs reviews for solicitations for goods over $50K (30 days) via open market
requisitions (OMR) and approves delegation of purchasing authority
Contract Management
,Assists state agencies, higher education institutions, Texas SmartBuy Members, and
contractors with:
day-to-day contract management
contract administration
reporting requirements
vendor performance issues related to statewide contracts
Historically Underutilized Business Program (HUB)
Certifies Texas-based vendors as HUBs = Minority-owned, woman-owned, or service-
disabled veteran-owned
Contract Developers or purchasers must make a good faith effort to identify HUB
subcontracting opportunities when the contract value is $100,000 or greater.
HUB = 100K+ (2 of 3)
Statewide Fleet, Travel and Mail
Office of Vehicle Fleet Management:
Statewide Travel Management Program:
Statewide Mail Operations:
Statewide Travel Management Program
Provides travel services contracts: required for state agencies and available to TX
SmartBuy members
Agency Submissions and Documents Required by Statute
Agency Procurement Plan
Agency Contract Management Handbook:
HUB Program Reports
Agency Contract Management Procedures
Agency Procurement Plan:
Identifies management controls and purchasing oversight authority in accordance with
the policy guidance contained in the Guide
DUE NOVEMBER 30TH
, Agency Contract Management Handbook:
Establishes consistent contracting policies and practices
May include standard contract provisions and formats
HUB Program Reports
Each agency must submit its HUB expenditures to the Statewide HUB program for
inclusion in the HUB Report.
Agency Contract Management Procedures
Must provide for:
The assessment of the risk of fraud, waste and abuse in all agency contracts
The identification of contracts that require enhanced contract monitoring
The establishment of clear levels of purchasing accountability and staff responsibilities
related to purchasing.
The agency posts on the agency's website and sends to: to
post on the Comptroller's website.
Which Texas agency provides purchasing support and procurement oversight?
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA)
Which SPD team promotes equal business opportunities to remedy disparity in
state procurement?
Historically Underutilized Business Program (HUB)
Are the Agency Contract Management Procedures only important for Contract
Managers to know?
No, the Contract Developers also need to know their agency processes and
procedures.
Which SPD team provides customer support for Texas SmartBuy and other
applications used by state agencies?
Outreach
Who creates the statewide term contracts within SPD?
Contract Development Team
Applications Supported by SPD
Texas SmartBuy
ESBD
