Bribery - answer✔A criminal offense. When a person intentionally or knowingly offers, confers
or agrees to accept any benefits as consideration for decision, opinion, vote etc.
Nepotism - answer✔A form of conflict of interest that involves an explicit act of using one's
position to favor a relative.
Consanguinity - answer✔A relationship established through bloodlines.
Affinity - answer✔A relationship that arises by virtue of marriage.
lineal relationships - answer✔Persons in a direct line of descent.
Collateral - answer✔Person not in a common line of descent but with a common ancestor.
Conflict of interest-substantial - answer✔Has a controlling interest, owns more than 10% of the
voting interest and More than 25,000 of the fair market value, Might also serve on the Board of
Directors, or is an elected officer, or an employee.
Purchasing - answer✔Receiving and processing of requisitions, development of specifications,
development of statement of work.
Contract Development - answer✔Actions taken prior to a contract execution, including the
receipt and processing of requisitions, assessment of need, develop and review of specifications
and scope of work.
Contract Management - answer✔Assessment of risk, verification of contractor performance,
monitoring compliance with deliverables and reporting requirements, enforcement of terms,
monitoring of vendor.
(SAO) State Auditor's Office - answer✔Investigates allegations of fraud, waste, or abuse.
SAO - answer✔State auditors office
Vendor Communication - answer✔Communication between public pronouncement profesionales
and vendors is imperative and encouraged. It is a vital resource.
SPD (statewide procurement division) - answer✔The states central authority for procurement of
non-IT goods and services. They provide guidance, education, statewide contract development
services, and delegation-of purchasing authority.
CMBL - answer✔Centralized Masters Bidders List
HUB - answer✔Historically Underutilized Business Program
ESBD - answer✔Electronic state business daily
VPTS - answer✔Vendor performance tracking system
VPTS (vendor performance tracking system) - answer✔system collects vendor performance
reports from state agencies. Agencies must submit vendor performance report for contracts of
25,000+. The system is used for scoring vendors, tracking vendor performance, and supplying
information to state agencies.
DIR - answer✔Department of Information Resources
DIR - answer✔The state's information technology and telecommunications agency. They provide
a range of IT and telecommunications needs of the state by procuring and managing statewide
cooperative contracts for IT products services.
(CAT) Contract Advisory Team - answer✔Review and make recommendations on solicitation
documents for contracts by agencies that have an estimated value of at least $5 million.
QAT - answer✔Quality Assurance Team; $1M or greater
QAT - answer✔They approve contracts related to major information resources projects valued at
more than $10 million and contract amendments greater than 10 percent of original contract
value;
Agency Procurement Plan - answer✔Agencies must submit a current procurement plan to SPD
annually by November 30.
The Procurement Cycle - answer✔Procurement planning
Procurement method determination
Vendor Selection
Contract Formation and award
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