Courses
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Ethics Laws and Professional Standards
Course 1 of 42 on this page.
Overview: CTCD/CTCM certificate holders are required to take 24 hours of SPD-sponsored continuing education. One of the 24 hours must be ethics to maintain certification. Directions for Training: 1. Select “Register for this Course”; 2. Click the link under lessons to view the webinar; 3. The recommended browser for viewing this training is Google Chrome; […]
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Proprietary Procurement: Examples and Issues (Webinar Registration)
Course 2 of 42 on this page.
Overview: Senior Counsel Amy Foshko of CPA's Operations and Support Legal Services Division explains Texas law governing state agencies' proprietary procurements. Her presentation includes the legal definition of a specification, step-by-step purchasing instructions and drafting an effective justification.
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Project Management Overview Webinar Registration
Course 3 of 42 on this page.
Overview: CPA Project Manager David LaChance shares insights from the planning arena that apply to the procurement process.
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Negotiating IT Contracts Webinar Registration
Course 4 of 42 on this page.
Overview: This session from the Department of Information Resources covers IT negotiations basics, what is and is not allowed and a short overview of DIR contracts. The goal of the session is to provide basic guidelines to assist you in making IT negotiations more successful.
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Texas State and Federal Surplus Property Programs Webinar Registration
Course 5 of 42 on this page.
Overview: Megan Sim of the Texas Facilities Commission explains how to use programs administered by the State of Texas and the U.S. government to both obtain and dispose of surplus personal property (not real estate). Property/asset managers and purchasers, among others, will learn time- and money-saving tips for acquiring equipment, furniture, vehicles etc., along with proper methods of reporting and divesting excess and salvage property.
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HUB Subcontracting Plans (HSP) Webinar Registration
Course 6 of 42 on this page.
Overview: The Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program was created to promote full and equal procurement opportunities for small, minority, women, and service disabled (at least 20%) veteran-owned businesses. This webinar provides details regarding agency requirements for utilizing HUB's for contracting and reporting measures.
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State Print Services Webinar Registration
Course 7 of 42 on this page.
Overview: The State Print Shop Web Portal is a universal online job request form that enables agencies to submit a job request once and receive responses from all the state and TCI print shops.
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Sole Source and Proprietary Purchase Justification Webinar Registration
Course 8 of 42 on this page.
Overview: A proprietary purchase is one where the specifications or conditions of the proposed purchase are proprietary to one vendor and do not permit an equivalent product or service to be supplied. The term “proprietary” refers to a product or service that has a distinctive feature or characteristic, which is not shared or provided by competing or similar products or services. Proprietary purchases include products or services manufactured or offered under exclusive rights of ownership, including rights under patent, copyright, or trade secret law.
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Contract Manager Relationships Webinar Registration
Course 9 of 42 on this page.
Overview: For the purposes of this webinar, we will limit our discussion to business relationships with suppliers who have one or more agency contracts that you are assigned to manage and other internal stakeholders who support putting the contract in to place.
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TXMAS Quote Order Process Webinar Registration
Course 10 of 42 on this page.
Overview: As an alternative purchasing method, the Statewide Procurement Division establishes Texas Multiple Award Schedule (TXMAS) contracts that have been developed from contracts awarded by the federal government or other governmental entities. The General Services Administration's (GSA) Federal Supply Service awards Federal Supply Schedule contracts by competitive procurement procedures for more than 20 schedules that cover multiple commodities and services. The prices reflected on GSA schedule contracts are the most favored customer (MFC) prices and the maximum price allowable. TXMAS contracts take advantage of the MFC pricing and under certain circumstances, an agency or local governmental entity may negotiate a lower price for the goods or services offered on a TXMAS contract. A "best value" purchase must be made by following the TXMAS purchasing procedures.