CERTIFIED TEXAS CONTRACT DEVELOPER (CTCD) TESTS COMPILATION BUNDLE

Vendor Communication correct answer: 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-procuremen...

Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) correct answer: central authority for state agencies in procurement for procurement guidance, education, statewide contract development services and delegation of purchasing authority Statewide Procurement Policy and Outreach correct answer: conducts policy ...

Purchasing correct answer: the receipt and processing of requisitions, development of specifications, development of statement of work, the issuance of purchase orders against existing statewide, cooperative or agency contracts, and the verification of the inspections of merchandise or receipt of s...

Bribery correct answer: an attempt to influence the decisions of a procurement professional through enticement with a POTENTIAL PERSONAL BENEFIT How is bribery different than conflict of interest? correct answer: bribery is the benefit RECEIVED by procurement is SPECIFICALLY in exchange for a P...

Procurement Roles correct answer: 1) Purchasing 2) Contract Development 3) Contract Management Purchasing correct answer: The receipt and processing of requisitions, development of specifications, development of SOW, the issuance of PO's against existing statewide, cooperative or agency contra...

Legal Elements of a Contract correct answer: • Offer • Acceptance • Legal Purpose • Mutuality of Obligation • Certainty of Subject Matter • Consideration • Competent Parties The essential provisions that must be included in every contract correct answer: • Scope of wor...

Vendor Communication correct answer: 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-procuremen...

SPD correct answer: Department of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA); is the central authority for state agencies unless otherwise stated in legislation. In other words, it has delegation of purchasing authority. Also provides procurement guidance, education, and contract development se...

the procurement cycle correct answer: 1. procurement planning 2. procurement method determination 3. vendor solicitation 4. contract formation and award 5. contract management Fundamentals of procurement correct answer: 1. fairness/transparency 2. best value for the state 3. own the mission 4. ...

PROCUREMENT OVERSIGHT & DELEGATION correct answer: Conducts solicitation reviews and delegation of authority. Services greater than $100,000. - Submit Solicitation Greater than $5M+ coordinates reviews of solicitation. - Services & Commodities. POD members consists of multiple agencies. POD see...

Contract Value correct answer: is the is the initial value of the contract, plus any amendments, extensions, and renewals for the contract's full existence. SPD Statewide Procurement Division correct answer: is the entity that delegates purchasing authority to state agencies for non IT ...

RFO correct answer: state agency must issue a written, open and competitive request for offers; used for IT only. RFQ correct answer: solicitation method more like an application process, where it is very clear what is expected from the vendor. RFQ correct answer: price is negotiated after ...

Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) correct answer: central authority for state agency procurement guidance, education, and statewide contract development services Major contracts for information technology projects are monitored by the _. correct answer: Quality Assurance Team (QAT) Major ...

Statewide Procurement Division SPD correct answer: is the State's central authority for the procurement of non-IT goods and services. Primary functions include managing statewide contracts, exercising procurement authority delegation of specific purchases to individual agencies, and providing guid...