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Statewide Procurement Division (SPD)
central authority for state agency procurement guidance, education, and statewide
contract development services
Major contracts for information technology projects are monitored by the _.
Quality Assurance Team (QAT)
Major contracts are reviewed by _.
Contract Advisory Team (CAT)
Procurement
refers to all aspects of the sourcing activities, including drafting and issuing the
solicitation, evaluation of responses, selection of successful respondents, the
negotiation of contracts, and the actual purchasing of goods or services.
Purchasing
refers to the mechanical or administrative process of how goods and services are
ordered. Usually described as the transactional function of the procurement process
Nepotism
form of conflict of interest that involves an explicit act of using one's position to favor a
relative
The two classifications of Nepotism are:
Consanguinity and Affinity
What is a consanguinity relationship?
one established through bloodlines
includes individuals related by blood to the official or employee
three degrees
1st: Parents, Children
2nd: Grandparents, Grandchildren, Brothers and Sisters
3rd: Great-Grandparents, Great-grandchildren, Nephews and Nieces, Uncles and Aunts
What is a affinity relationship?
arises by virtue of marriage
includes an officials or employee's spouse and individuals related to the spouse
two degrees
1st: spouse, spouse's parents, Children's Spouses, Spouse's children
2nd: Spouse's grandparents, spouses grandchildren, spouse's brothers and sisters,
brothers and sister's spouses
Bribery
if a person intentionally or knowingly offers, confers, or agrees to confer on another, or
solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit as consideration for a violation of
public servants legal duty or a public servants decision, opinion, recommendation, vote,
or any other exercise of discretion.
, T or F, A bribery offense can still occur even if the benefit is offered after the
employee has acting in a manner desired or after the employee has ceased
working for the state
True
Bribery does not occur is the benefit is a political contribution
True
Where do you report suspected fraud, waste or abuse?
The State Auditor's Office (SAO)
Allowable vendor-public procurement professional interactions between
response due date and contract award include what three things?
1. Clarification of respondent's ability to meet the solicitation requirements
2. Negotiations
3. The exchange of information as necessary to facilitate a potential contract award
SPD and DIR serve on what two interagency oversight teams?
The Contract Advisory Team (CAT) & Quality Assurance Team(QAT)
What programs does SPD manage?
1. Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL)
2. Historically Underutilized Business Program (HUB)
3. Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD)
4. Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS)
CAT makes recommendations on the solicitation documents for contracts by
agencies that have an estimated value of at least_.
$5 Million
Quality Assurance Team (QAT)
interagency working group established to provide on-going oversight to reduce risk of
project overruns and failures of major information resources projects
List the 5 steps of the Procurement Cycle:
1. Procurement Planning- Define the business need and establish the procurement
objectives
2. Procurement Method Determination: Identify the appropriate Procurement Method
and, if applicable, issue a solicitation
3. Vendor Selection: Fairly and objectively select the vendor that provides the best
value to the state
4. Contract Formation and Award
5. Contract Management
List the three Planning Activities
1. Needs Assessment
2. Cost Estimate
3. Acquisition Plan
Needs assessment includes
market research, historical spend, benchmarking and issuing RFIs
Statewide Procurement Division (SPD)
central authority for state agency procurement guidance, education, and statewide
contract development services
Major contracts for information technology projects are monitored by the _.
Quality Assurance Team (QAT)
Major contracts are reviewed by _.
Contract Advisory Team (CAT)
Procurement
refers to all aspects of the sourcing activities, including drafting and issuing the
solicitation, evaluation of responses, selection of successful respondents, the
negotiation of contracts, and the actual purchasing of goods or services.
Purchasing
refers to the mechanical or administrative process of how goods and services are
ordered. Usually described as the transactional function of the procurement process
Nepotism
form of conflict of interest that involves an explicit act of using one's position to favor a
relative
The two classifications of Nepotism are:
Consanguinity and Affinity
What is a consanguinity relationship?
one established through bloodlines
includes individuals related by blood to the official or employee
three degrees
1st: Parents, Children
2nd: Grandparents, Grandchildren, Brothers and Sisters
3rd: Great-Grandparents, Great-grandchildren, Nephews and Nieces, Uncles and Aunts
What is a affinity relationship?
arises by virtue of marriage
includes an officials or employee's spouse and individuals related to the spouse
two degrees
1st: spouse, spouse's parents, Children's Spouses, Spouse's children
2nd: Spouse's grandparents, spouses grandchildren, spouse's brothers and sisters,
brothers and sister's spouses
Bribery
if a person intentionally or knowingly offers, confers, or agrees to confer on another, or
solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit as consideration for a violation of
public servants legal duty or a public servants decision, opinion, recommendation, vote,
or any other exercise of discretion.
, T or F, A bribery offense can still occur even if the benefit is offered after the
employee has acting in a manner desired or after the employee has ceased
working for the state
True
Bribery does not occur is the benefit is a political contribution
True
Where do you report suspected fraud, waste or abuse?
The State Auditor's Office (SAO)
Allowable vendor-public procurement professional interactions between
response due date and contract award include what three things?
1. Clarification of respondent's ability to meet the solicitation requirements
2. Negotiations
3. The exchange of information as necessary to facilitate a potential contract award
SPD and DIR serve on what two interagency oversight teams?
The Contract Advisory Team (CAT) & Quality Assurance Team(QAT)
What programs does SPD manage?
1. Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL)
2. Historically Underutilized Business Program (HUB)
3. Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD)
4. Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS)
CAT makes recommendations on the solicitation documents for contracts by
agencies that have an estimated value of at least_.
$5 Million
Quality Assurance Team (QAT)
interagency working group established to provide on-going oversight to reduce risk of
project overruns and failures of major information resources projects
List the 5 steps of the Procurement Cycle:
1. Procurement Planning- Define the business need and establish the procurement
objectives
2. Procurement Method Determination: Identify the appropriate Procurement Method
and, if applicable, issue a solicitation
3. Vendor Selection: Fairly and objectively select the vendor that provides the best
value to the state
4. Contract Formation and Award
5. Contract Management
List the three Planning Activities
1. Needs Assessment
2. Cost Estimate
3. Acquisition Plan
Needs assessment includes
market research, historical spend, benchmarking and issuing RFIs
