CTCM Exam Prep Updated (May 2023) Exam
questions and verified answers (detailed &
elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2025 TESTS!!
Contract Value
Ans: the initial value of the contract, plus any amendments, renewals and extensions for the contract's
full existence.
Quiz A contract with an initial value of $2 million, with three (3) optional, annual renewals of the same
amount. What is the contract value?
Ans: 8 Million
Quiz SPD
Ans: entity that delegates purchasing authority to state agencies for non-IT goods and services.
Quiz Purchasing Authority
Ans: ability of an agency to purchase goods and services using state funds
Quiz Delegation of Purchasing Authority
,Ans: Assigning purchasing authority to an agency.
Quiz Statewide Contract Development Team
Ans: Develops and administers over 250 statewide contracts representing several thousand-line items
of products/services
Develops Term, Managed, and TXMAS contracts
Processes open market requisitions on behalf of state agencies, universities, and more than 1,600+
Texas SmartBuy members
Quiz Statewide Contract Management Team assists with
Ans: Day to day contract management
Managing Term, Managed and TXMAS Contracts
Contract administration
Reporting requirements
Vendor performance issues
Quiz Office of Vehicle & Fleet Management
Ans: Assists state agencies in managing their vehicle fleet
Quiz StatewideTravelManagementProgram:
Ans: Manages travel expenditures, monitors travel activity, and provides discounted travel services
,Quiz Statewide Mail Operations:
Ans: Processes approximately 14-17K pieces of mail per day
Quiz Historically Underutilized Business Program (HUB)
Ans: Provides opportunities to disadvantaged groups in an effort to remedy disparity in state
procurement contracting.
Women owned
Minority Owned
Service Disabled Businesses
Quiz Subcontracting opportunity for any procurement with an estimated contract value of $100,000 or
greater.
Ans: You will most likely be working with a HUB
Quiz Statewide Procurement Division (SPD)
Ans: the central authority for state agencies for procurement guidance, education, statewide contract
development services, and delegation of purchasing authority.
Quiz Training & Policy Development
, Ans: Conducts policy research and provides training and certification for procurement professionals.
Quiz Outreach
Ans: Provides the customer support for procurement inquiries for the below programs:
Texas SmartBuy,
Texas SmartBuy Membership Program, Texas Purchasing from People with Disabilities, Electronic State
Business Daily Centralized Master Bidders List
Vendor Performance Tracking System
Quiz Procurement Oversight and Delegation Portal (POD)
Ans: Conducts solicitation reviews and delegates purchasing authority to state agencies for service
solicitations valued over $100,000
POD coordinates with the Contract Advisory Team (CAT)
Quiz Interagency Oversight Teams
Ans: Contract Advisory Team (CAT) & Quality Assurance Team (QAT)
Quiz Contract Advisory Team (CAT)
Ans: Section of SPD that reviews solicitations worth $5Million+ and consists of representatives from
multiple agencies.
Solicitations that require CAT review must be submitted through the POD portal
questions and verified answers (detailed &
elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2025 TESTS!!
Contract Value
Ans: the initial value of the contract, plus any amendments, renewals and extensions for the contract's
full existence.
Quiz A contract with an initial value of $2 million, with three (3) optional, annual renewals of the same
amount. What is the contract value?
Ans: 8 Million
Quiz SPD
Ans: entity that delegates purchasing authority to state agencies for non-IT goods and services.
Quiz Purchasing Authority
Ans: ability of an agency to purchase goods and services using state funds
Quiz Delegation of Purchasing Authority
,Ans: Assigning purchasing authority to an agency.
Quiz Statewide Contract Development Team
Ans: Develops and administers over 250 statewide contracts representing several thousand-line items
of products/services
Develops Term, Managed, and TXMAS contracts
Processes open market requisitions on behalf of state agencies, universities, and more than 1,600+
Texas SmartBuy members
Quiz Statewide Contract Management Team assists with
Ans: Day to day contract management
Managing Term, Managed and TXMAS Contracts
Contract administration
Reporting requirements
Vendor performance issues
Quiz Office of Vehicle & Fleet Management
Ans: Assists state agencies in managing their vehicle fleet
Quiz StatewideTravelManagementProgram:
Ans: Manages travel expenditures, monitors travel activity, and provides discounted travel services
,Quiz Statewide Mail Operations:
Ans: Processes approximately 14-17K pieces of mail per day
Quiz Historically Underutilized Business Program (HUB)
Ans: Provides opportunities to disadvantaged groups in an effort to remedy disparity in state
procurement contracting.
Women owned
Minority Owned
Service Disabled Businesses
Quiz Subcontracting opportunity for any procurement with an estimated contract value of $100,000 or
greater.
Ans: You will most likely be working with a HUB
Quiz Statewide Procurement Division (SPD)
Ans: the central authority for state agencies for procurement guidance, education, statewide contract
development services, and delegation of purchasing authority.
Quiz Training & Policy Development
, Ans: Conducts policy research and provides training and certification for procurement professionals.
Quiz Outreach
Ans: Provides the customer support for procurement inquiries for the below programs:
Texas SmartBuy,
Texas SmartBuy Membership Program, Texas Purchasing from People with Disabilities, Electronic State
Business Daily Centralized Master Bidders List
Vendor Performance Tracking System
Quiz Procurement Oversight and Delegation Portal (POD)
Ans: Conducts solicitation reviews and delegates purchasing authority to state agencies for service
solicitations valued over $100,000
POD coordinates with the Contract Advisory Team (CAT)
Quiz Interagency Oversight Teams
Ans: Contract Advisory Team (CAT) & Quality Assurance Team (QAT)
Quiz Contract Advisory Team (CAT)
Ans: Section of SPD that reviews solicitations worth $5Million+ and consists of representatives from
multiple agencies.
Solicitations that require CAT review must be submitted through the POD portal
