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THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEMHEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
HUB Operations & Procurement ServicesOffice of the Vice President for Finance,
Administration and Institutional Advancement
LOCATING HUB VENDORS FOR
PROCUREMENTS
• Texas Government Code 2161.181 & 2161.182
Historically Underutilized Business (HUB ) Program
Texas State Capitol
• 76th Texas Legislature, Senate Bill 178
• 1994, Texas Legislature, Disparity Study
• Good faith effort
Disparity Study
In 1994, and again in 2009, the Texas Legislature commissioned a Disparity Study
to determine past and current disparity among woman and minority-owned businesses in the State of Texas.
76th Texas LegislatureSenate Bill 178
Legislators of the 76th Legislature enacted Senate Bill 178, which encourages the use of historically underutilized businesses (HUBs)
in service and commodity purchases.
Texas Government Code
Texas Government Code Sections 2161.181 and 2161.182 mandate that State of Texas
agencies and institutions of higher education shall make a good faith effort to utilize HUB
vendors, directly or indirectly, to achieve annual procurement goals.
• 11.9% Heavy Construction
• 26.1% Building Construction
• 57.2% Special Trade Construction
• 20.0% Professional Services
• 33.0% Other Services
• 12.6% Commodities
Annual State Procurement Goals
What is a HUB Vendor?
• Corporation
• Sole proprietorship
• Partnership or joint venture
• Principal place of business is in the State of Texas
Sole Proprietorship
Who can be a HUB Vendor?
[ 51% of business must be owned by person (s) who are U.S. citizen and member (s) of the following groups…and State of Texas HUB certified. ]
Native American
Black
Hispanic
Asian Pacific
Women
HUBProgramObjective
# 1
[ Create an inclusive environment that will ensure full and equal procurement
opportunities.]
Highest Return
Real value
[ Promote the development of relationships between
HUB vendors and the TAMHSC community
through economic opportunity forums, training workshops, networking and
other sound business practices. ]
It’s Who You Know!
Look to Network
HUBProgramObjective
# 2
• TAMHSC Diversity Supplier Match Program
• Texas A&M University Electronic HUB Directory
• Texas Comptroller – Centralized Masters Bidders List (CMBL) Electronic HUB Directory
Locating HUB Vendors
Surf the Internet
To use this directory go to the link below and search by the name of the vendor. Vendors listed have a track record of
doing business with an HSC component.
http://www.tamhsc.edu/departments/finance-admin/hub/match.html
HSC Diversity Supplier Match Program
To use this directory go to the link below and search by the appropriate field and submit.
http://finance.tamu.edu/hub/directory/public/
Texas A&M University Electronic HUB Directory
To use this directory (CMBL) go to the link below. You will need to know either the vendor ID, vendor number, or vendor name.
http://www.window.state.tx.us/procurement/cmbl/hubonly.html
Texas Building & Procurement CommissionCentralized Master Bidders List
For further assistance please call:
HUB Operations & Procurement Services
979-458-7276
Thomas Bosquez
Robby Bounds