HUB Programs

About the A&M System Office Program

The Texas A&M University System (A&M System) is committed to a business program of advocacy, education, knowledge, development and utilization that will achieve Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) procurement participation.

The HUB program is a State of Texas initiative to promote full and equal business opportunities for all businesses in an effort to remedy disparity in state procurement and contracting in accordance with the HUB utilization goals specified in the State of Texas Disparity Study. A HUB is an entity as defined within Texas Government Code, Title 10, Subtitle D, Chapter 2161.

The A&M System HUB Program ensures the system’s good faith effort to include HUB businesses in its procurement efforts. This good faith effort involves evaluating and determining subcontracting opportunities, administering the mentor/protégé program, participating in marketing and outreach efforts to promote contracting and subcontracting opportunities in an effort to achieve HUB participation, and reporting HUB expenditures to the Texas State Comptroller.

A&M System Office of Procurement and Business Services | HUB Program is responsible for:

Identifying and promoting the use of HUBs to meet the procurement needs of the System Offices
Hosting, sponsoring, and attending forums, fairs, and events to recruit and utilize HUBs
Encouraging the use of the Mentor/Protégé Program and sponsoring eligible teams for major construction projects
Developing and implementing HUB Program initiatives
Providing HUB training and assistance to staff
Monitoring HUB compliance

FY24 A&M SYSTEM HUB GOALS

10% for HEAVY CONSTRUCTION, other than building contracts
30% for all BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, including general contractors and operative builders’ contracts
10% for SPECIAL TRADE CONSTRUCTION contracts
35% for PROFESSIONAL SERVICES contracts
11% for all OTHER SERVICES contracts
45% for COMMODITIES contracts

Opportunities

AGGIEBID

The A&M System uses an online bidding application referred to as AggieBid which is a public site where suppliers will find Invitations-to-Bid (ITB), Requests for Proposal (RFP), Requests for Information (RFI), and Requests for Qualifications (RFQ) created and posted by multiple System Members.

ELECTRONIC STATE BUSINESS DAILY (ESBD)

The A&M System posts all solicitations estimated at $25,000 or over on the Texas Smart Buy Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD). To locate opportunities posted by the A&M System, input “710” for the Agency Number and select “Posted” for the status to perform your search.

OFFICE OF FACILITIES PLANNING & CONSTRUCTION (FP&C)

The A&M System’s FP&C regularly posts construction-related contracting and subcontracting opportunities on its webpage. The capital plan, master agreement lists, and staff directory are also available to review.

Weekly A&M System HUB Newsletter

The free weekly A&M System HUB Newsletter is delivered to your inbox every Tuesday and aims to provide you with current information about the opportunities available to you through A&M System. Stay connected and up-to-date on opportunities with the A&M System. Subscribe today.

> Click here to view the A&M System HUB Newsletter Archive <

Learning Resources

PRE-RECORDED TRAINING VIDEOS

>CMAR RFP Section 1.16 & HUBA Plan
>HSP Form & Good Faith Effort
>Contractor Buyout Training
>How to Complete the PAR Form
>How to Use the NIGP Code Search
>How to Use the ESBD Search

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2024 STATEWIDE HUB CERTIFICATION APPLICATION PORTAL TRAINING

Learning Objectives include to learn:

General information about the A&M System and its opportunities
General information about the Texas Statewide HUB Program, HUB certification and re-certification application processes
How to navigate the HUB certification portal

>Download presentation slides
>View Document Checklists by Business Structure

Other Resources

HUB ORGANIZATIONS & COORDINATORS

HUB VENDOR LISTS*
*Not an endorsement of service; Includes HUBs utilized in prior years sorted by procurement category.

A&M SYSTEM HUB SUBCONTRACTING PLAN (HSP) FORMS

A&M SYSTEM HUB POLICY, REGULATION AND RULE

25.06.01.S1 SAGO Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program Rule

A&M SYSTEM HUB REPORTS
Click here to visit the Texas Comptroller’s website where you may view the A&M System’s HUB Reports. To locate the data for the A&M System, search for agency number “710”.