CTPO study plan

Map the procurement planning cycle end to end and label each decision point that triggers a solicitation

Define each solicitation method and match it to the conditions that require or permit its use

Draft a needs statement that separates the requirement from the specification

List the components a complete solicitation package must contain

Write evaluation criteria that are measurable and tied to the stated requirement

Differentiate mandatory from desirable requirements and justify each classification

Construct a scoring rubric with weights that sum correctly and defensible rating anchors

Identify the common solicitation defects that lead to protests or cancellations

Sequence the steps from solicitation release through award and label required notices

Explain how bids or offers are received, opened, and recorded to preserve integrity

Determine when clarifications, discussions, or negotiations are permitted versus prohibited

Apply responsiveness and responsibility tests to a set of sample offers

Draft an award document that states price, terms, and incorporated documents correctly

Distinguish a contract modification from a new procurement and select the correct instrument

List the records that must be retained in the contract file and why each matters

Identify the point at which a contract becomes binding and enforceable

Set up a monitoring cadence that ties payments to verified performance

Write acceptance criteria and a process for documenting receipt and rejection

Describe how to handle nonperformance, cure, and termination for default versus convenience

Explain how change orders affect scope, price, and schedule and how to approve them

Resolve a performance dispute using the contract's stated remedies in the correct order

Audit a sample contract file against retention and documentation requirements

Identify the ethics rules that govern conflicts of interest, gifts, and confidential information

Apply the ethics rules to three short fact patterns and state the correct action

Map each major Texas procurement statute and rule to the phase of procurement it governs

Distinguish the thresholds and procedural requirements that change at each level

Explain the protest process and the grounds that can and cannot be raised

Identify the consequences of noncompliance for the agency and the contract

Complete a full timed practice set and score it by domain

Re-teach the two weakest domains from notes without reference material

Reconcile every missed question to a specific rule or procedure

Build a one-page final review sheet of thresholds, methods, and ethics rules