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HUB Resources
HUB Coordinators Contact List
Pursuant to Texas Government Code, §2161.062(e), state agencies with biennial budgets that exceed $10 million shall designate a staff member to serve as the Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB) Coordinator for the agency. The HUB Coordinator will advise and assist agency executive directors and staff in complying with HUB requirements, facilitating the agency's good faith effort to increase HUB participation, preparing and submitting HUB reports, monitoring contracts for HUB compliance and coordinating HUB marketing and outreach efforts.
HUB Coordinator Contact List (CSV)
It is the responsibility of each state agency to provide the Statewide Procurement Division (SPD) with the name, phone number, fax number and email address of its designated HUB Coordinator.
For help, please contact the Statewide HUB Program or call 888-863-5881.
HUB Certification Partners - MOAs
Texas Government Code §2161.061 authorizes the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide HUB Program to certify qualified small businesses and enter into Memorandums of Agreements (MOAs) with other small business-certifying entities to maximize the number of HUBs certified. With locations around the state of Texas, these partner organizations provide the Statewide HUB Certification. (Note: Some organizations assess membership costs to provide HUB certifications and have differing HUB certification durations.)
- City of Austin
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Contact email: smbr@austintexas.gov
Bid notification email: smbr@austintexas.gov
- City of Houston
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Contact email: OBOCertification@houstontx.gov
Bid notification email: OBOCertification@houstontx.gov
- Dallas/Fort Worth Minority Supplier Development Council (DFWMSDC)
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Contact email: admin@dfwmsdc.com
Bid notification email: admin@dfwmsdc.com
Construction bid notifications: construction@dfwmsdc.com
Non-construction bid notifications: sourcing@dfwmsdc.com
- El Paso Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (EPHCC)
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Contact email: treed@ephcc.org
Bid notification email: treed@ephcc.org
- Golden Triangle Minority Business Council (GTMBC)
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Contact email: hatcher.beverly@gtmbc.com
Bid notification email: hatcher.beverly@gtmbc.com
- Houston Minority Supplier Development Council (HMSDC)
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Contact email: info@hmsdc.org
Bid notification email: angela.freeman@hmsdc.org
- South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (SCTRCA)
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Contact email: info@sctrca.org
Bid notification email: info@sctrca.org
- Southwest Minority Supplier Development Council (SMSDC)
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Contact email: gabrielle@smsdc.org
Bid notification email: gabrielle@smsdc.org
- Tri-County Regional Black Chamber of Commerce (TCRBCC)
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Contact email: info@tcbcc.org
Bid notification email: bids@tcbcc.org
- Women's Business Council - Southwest (WBCS)
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Contact email: Certification@WBCSouthwest.org
Bid notification email: info@wbcsouthwest.org
- Women's Business Enterprise Alliance (WBEA)
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Contact email: wbeaevents@wbea-texas.org
Bid notification email: bids@wbea-texas.org
Note: The entities identified above have consented to be listed on this site and have agreed to allow vendors to be notified and share state procurement and subcontracting opportunities with their membership.
Small Business Resource Links
Need help with starting your business, getting prepared for the certification application process and more? To provide additional assistance, we have gathered information on small business development centers that offer support in business development. Their services include one-on-one consultation, certification, training workshops and networking opportunities.
Please visit these websites to find a development center in your area:
- Small Business Development Center (SBDC)
- APEX Accelerators aka Procurement Technical Assistance Centers (PTAC)
- SCORE - business mentorship organization
- Governor’s Small Business Resource Portal
Other Small Business Collaborative Organizations
The Statewide HUB Program collaborates with various minority and women business trade organizations and development centers to circulate information pertaining to the initiatives of the Statewide HUB Program.
Identified below are some of the minority and women trade organizations and development centers that partner with the Statewide HUB Program. In addition, these entities have expressed their willingness to accept notices of subcontracting opportunities from vendors to distribute to their minority- and woman-owned business members.
- Asian Contractor Association (ACA)
E-mail: asiancontractor@gmail.com - Bexar County Small Business & Entrepreneurship Department (SBED)
E-mail: SMWBE@bexar.org - Hispanic Contractors Association de San Antonio (HCA)
E-mail: admin@hcadesa.org - Regional Hispanic Contractors Association (RHCA)
E-mail: bids@regionalhca.org - Port Houston
E-mail: procurement@porthouston.com - Association of Women and Minority Contractors of Texas
E-mail: info@txwamc.org