Certified Texas Contract

Statewide Procurement Division (SPD)central authority for state agencies in procurement for procurement guidance, education, statewide contract development services and delegation of purchasing authority Statewide Procurement Policy and Outreachconducts policy research, provides training and certification for procurement professionals, and provides the division's customer service support through the outreach team Statewide Contract Development Teamdevelops statewide contracts for state ag...

Statewide Procurement Division (SPD)The central authority for state agencies for procurement guidance, education, statewide contract development services, and delegation of purchasing authority. Assists its statewide government customers with all stages of the procurement cycle. Policy and OutreachConducts policy research, training and certification customer service support services. Statewide Contract Development and Contract ManagementA broad range of contracts for commodities and servi...

Vendor Communication Communication between vendors and public procurement professionals is vital and encouraged. All communication must cease once the solicitation drafting process commences to ensure integrity of procurement. There are allowable and unallowable vendor-procurement interactions. Surplus Programs Purchasing Goods, go here first. Federal surplus: comes from US govt, no public sales, usually lower fees than state. State surplus: Property from state agencies, available for dir...

Statewide Procurement Division (SPD)central authority for state agencies in procurement for procurement guidance, education, statewide contract development services and delegation of purchasing authority Statewide Procurement Policy and Outreachconducts policy research, provides training and certification for procurement professionals, and provides the division's customer service support through the outreach team Statewide Contract Development Teamdevelops statewide contracts for state ag...