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 Outreach - Conducts policy research, training and certification customer
service support services.
Statewide Contract Development and Contract Management - A broad range of
contracts for commodities and services.
Contract Advisory Team-Review and Delegation (CAT-RAD) Program - Reviews
solicitations and issues a letter of delegation of purchasing authority for an anticipated
contract value of $100,000 or greater.
Contract Advisory Team (CAT) - Consist of multiple agencies. Solicitations with a value
greater than $1 million to $5 million.
Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL) - Master database for Texas procurement
professionals.
No - Is a vendor required to be on CMBL to do business with the State of Texas?
Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program - Provides opportunities to
disadvantaged groups in an effort to remedy disparity in state procurement contracting.
11.2% - Heavy construction other than building contracts.
21.1% - Any building construction, including general contracts and operative builders
contracts.
32.9% - All special trade construction contracts.
23.7% - Professional services contracts.
26.0% - All other service contracts
21.1% - Commodities contracts
Office of Vehicle Fleet Management (OVFM) - Manages and assist agencies with their
vehicles.
, State Travel Management Program (STMP) - Manages travel expenditures, including
hotel, car rentals, airlines, and travel agencies.
Statewide Mail Operations - Provides state agencies and universities a variety of mail
operations services.
Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) - A web portal to post solicitations and learn of
contract awards.
Texas Smartbuy Online Ordering System - Statewide contracts procured and managed
by SPD must use a purchase order through this system.
Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS) - Use this statutorily required method of
reporting vendors once contracts are completed.
Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) - Contracts to supplement the term contracts
issued and negotiated by SPD.
Agency Procurement Plans - Due annually to the comptrollers office by Nov 30th.
Collected for information on delegated purchases and determines if there are any
possible gains with consolidating all the purchases together.
Conflicts of Interest - The possibility of influence by a personal or financial interest, and
the potential benefit to the employee is undefined.
First Degree (Consanguinity) - Parent or Child
Second Degree (Consanguinity) - Grandparent, grandchild, brother or sister
Third Degree (Consanguinity) - Great grandparent, great grandchild, uncle or aunt,
niece or nephew
Nepotism - A form of conflict of interest that involves an explicit act of using one's
position to favor a relative. Form must be completed if contract is $1M+.
Disclosure of Interested Parties (1295 Form) - Monitors businesses whose agency has
entered into a contractual agreement. Businesses with a contract of $1M in value are
required to submit a what before entering into a contract?
Bribery - An attempt to influence the decisions of a procurement professional through
enticement with a potential personal benefit.
Revolving Door Restrictions - Imposes employment restrictions that prohibit conduct
that could potentially create conflicts of interest or even constitute an "under the radar"
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