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Texas SmartBuy Membership Benefits Webinar Series

The Statewide Procurement Division invites school districts and public charter school purchasing staff and employees to attend our upcoming webinar series on the benefits of the Texas SmartBuy Membership Program.

The program is the Texas-trusted purchasing partner for local government and state-funded assistance organizations. As a service of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, the state purchasing cooperative promotes best-value procurements at the local level.

Texas SmartBuy members will learn to purchase from a variety of state term contracts, TXMAS contracts, purchase and fuel cards, and travel contracts — all backed by the buying power of Texas. Join us to explore contract details, best practices and key procurement resources.

Intro to Texas SmartBuy Contracts

The Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) develops statewide contracts for non-IT commodities and services to streamline purchasing for state agencies, institutions of higher education and other state government entities. Texas SmartBuy members can take advantage of the statewide term and managed contracts developed by SPD, and the TXMAS contracts awarded from federal GSA and national purchasing cooperatives' contracts. Join us to receive an overview of Texas SmartBuy contracts, including how they are developed and managed.

This webinar will include Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) procurement methods and contracts.

Texas Smartbuy eCommerce System

The Texas SmartBuy online marketplace has almost 1.6 million non-IT goods and services. Start your Texas SmartBuy journey and join us to receive best practices on how to navigate, search and order from txsmartbuy.gov contracts.

This webinar will include demonstrations on using txsmartbuy.gov and the TXMAS quote process to generate a purchase order.

State Travel Management Program

The State Travel Management Program (STMP) helps governmental entities manage travel expenditures by providing discounts on lodging, airlines, rental car and travel agencies through contracted vendors. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about travel services contract details, awarded vendors and booking procedures.

This webinar will include training on using SPD travel contracts and systems.

State of Texas Procurement Resources

Take advantage of the state’s official procurement resources, which provide the opportunity for vendors and government to work together serving our fellow Texans.

This webinar will include demonstrations on posting solicitations on the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) using the Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL) vendor directory and searching the Vendor Performance Tracking System.

State Commercial Charge Card and Fuel Card

Learn about the two types of payment cards: commercial charge cards and retail fuel cards. We’ll discuss each charge card, contract details and the account enrollment process.

This webinar will include information on commercial charge and retail fuel card access and use.

Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) Training and Certification Program

The SPD Training and Policy Development team offers Texas contract developer and contract manager certification courses and provides continuing education required for procurement professionals to maintain certification. In this webinar, you'll learn more about the two courses, training, eligibility requirements and guidelines.

This webinar will provide an overview of the Texas contract developer and contract manager certifications, and continuing education classes and webinars for state and local government purchasers.

For questions or comments regarding the Texas SmartBuy Members Program, please email us or call 512-463-3368.