CTCM Exam 2024 | CTCM Actual Exam
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What determines the "Best Value for the State"? -ANSWER-The
purchase price & whether the goods/services meet specifications.
What is the Statewide Procurement Division? -ANSWER-SPD; The
central authority for state agency
1. Procurement Guidance
2. Education
3. Statewide Contract Development Services
4. Delegation of Purchasing Authority
Statewide Procurement Policy & Outreach -ANSWER-1. Conducts
Policy Research
2. Provides Training & Certification for Procurement Professionals
3. Provides the Division's Customer Service Support Through the
Outreach
4. Performs Solicitation Reviews & Issues Letters of Delegated
Purchasing Authority
What Does The Statewide Contract Development Team Do? -
ANSWER-They Develope Statewide Contracts for use by:
- State Agencies
- Institutions of Higher Education
- Texas SmartBuy Members
- Local Governments
DIR -ANSWER-The State Information Technology &
Telecommunications Agency
Department of Information Resources -ANSWER-DIR
Which 2 agencies leverage the State's buying power to maximum
competition to provide cost- effective products & services to agencies
& other eligible public-sector customers. -ANSWER-SPD & DIR
Which 2 Inter-agency oversight teams does SPD & DIR serve on? -
ANSWER-The Contract Advisory Team (CAT) & Quality Assurance
Team (QAT)
How many steps are in the Procurement Cycle? -ANSWER-There are
5 steps:
1. Procurement Planning
2. Procurement Method Determination
3. Vendor Selection
4. Contract Formation & Award
5. Contract Management
Request for Information (RFI) -ANSWER-Formal research method
used by an agency to gather information directly from the the industry
about a particular type of product or service.
,Historical Spend Analysis -ANSWER-A tool used to optimize an
agency's buying power.
Who Maintains Texas SmartBuy? -ANSWER-SPD Manages Texas
SmartBuy
What is Texas SmartBuy? -ANSWER-It's the State's Central
eProcurement System (online Market Place) for Non-IT Goods &
Services
What is Texas Correctional Industries (TCI) -ANSWER-A division of
TDCJ that manufactures goods & services using primarily offenders
labor for purchase by Texas governmental agencies.
What are Set Aside Programs? -ANSWER-Refers to Prison Made
Goods & The State Use Program.
Does the Set Aside Program require Competative Procurement? -
ANSWER-No, it does not.
What Are The 3 Types of Conflicts of Interest? -ANSWER-1 -
Substantial
2 - Financial
3 - Other
What is Nepotism? -ANSWER-A form of Conflict of Interest that
involves an explicit act of using one's position to favor a relative.
What is Consanguinity? -ANSWER-A relationship established through
blood.
, What is Afinity? -ANSWER-A relationship that exists between an
individual and either the blood relatives of the individual's spouse or
the spouses of the individual's blood relatives.
Procurement Oversight & Delegation Team (POD) -ANSWER--
Conducts Solicitation Reviews & Delegation of Authority
- Services Greater than $100K
- Greater than $5M Coordinates Reviews of Solicitations
- CAT Members Consist of Multiple Agencies
- POD Seeks to Reduce Risk to State Agencies w/Delegating
Purchasing Authority
What Was The Procurement Oversight & Delegation Team (POD)
Formerly Known As? -ANSWER-Formerly CAT-RAD
Which agencies do the CAT members consist of? -ANSWER-CPA,
DIR, HSHC, Office of the Governor, TFC, & DPS
What does CAT do? -ANSWER-Assist agencies in improving contract
management practices on solicitation of contracts w/an estimated
value of at $5M
CAT -ANSWER-Reviews solicitations & contracts with a value of
$100K for services &/or $5M+ during the life of the contract
Why was CAT created? -ANSWER-To assist state agencies in
improving contract management practices; established in 2001
What is The Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL)? -ANSWER-- Its
a Master Database Used to Foster Competition Between Vendors
- They Have An Essential List, w/an Additional List That References
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