Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program
A "Historically Underutilized Business"...
- ...is at least 51% owned by an Asian Pacific American, Black American, Hispanic American, Native American and/or American woman,
- ...is an entity with its principal place of business in Texas, and
- ...has an owner residing in Texas with a proportionate interest that actively participates in the control, operations and management of the entity’s affairs.
The statewide HUB Program facilitates the use of HUBs in state procurement and provides information on the state’s procurement process to minority and woman- owned businesses.
The Comptroller’s Office helps companies by:
- Providing education and outreach to minority and woman-owned businesses regarding the Statewide HUB Program and its initiatives (read the Fiscal 2009 HUB Outreach and Education report, PDF, 1.8MB)
- Administering the certification and compliance functions for the Statewide HUB Program,
- Assisting state agencies and institutions of higher education with training, planning, and implementing HUB education and outreach efforts,
- Developing and administering HUB rules and statute to ensure full and equal access to state procurement opportunities for minority and woman-owned businesses, and
- Compiling and reporting, to the Legislature, the State’s HUB expenditures and contract awards semi-annually.
Receive Bid Opportunities Now
Register for the state vendor database, the Centralized Master Bidders List, and auto- matically have bids related to your product/service offering mailed to you from over 200 state agencies and institutes of higher education for only $70.00 per year. In addi- tion, your vendor profi le will be accessible to thousands of state and local government purchasers via the CMBL search engine. State purchasers are mandated to check the CMBL fi rst when sourcing vendors. Enroll now to expand your business opportunities with the state today.
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