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| Revision Date | December 2, 2024 |
Policy
The Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) program was created to promote full and equal procurement opportunities for small, minority and women owned businesses.
A HUB is a corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership, or joint venture:
- with its principal place of business in the state of Texas;
- which has an owner residing in Texas with a proportionate interest that actively participates in the control, operations, and management of the entity's affairs;
- which is at least 51% owned by an Asian Pacific American, Black American, Hispanic American, Native American, Woman, and or Service-Disabled Veteran who have suffered at least a 20 percent service-connected disability;
- which is a for-profit entity that has not exceeded the size standards prescribed by 34 TAC §20.294 Graduation Procedures.
Through the HUB Program, state agencies are encouraged to implement policies 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.
Texas Legislature requires each agency to make a good faith effort to assure that HUBs receive a portion of all contract dollars during the fiscal year toward the following HUB goals:
- 32.9% Special Trade contracts;
- 23.7% Professional Services contracts;
- 26% Other Services contracts; and
- 21.1% Commodities contracts.
For more information on the HUB program, contact the DFPS HUB coordinator at dfpshub@dfps.texas.gov. Additional HUB related policies are located at HUB Subcontracting Determination and HSP Evaluation and HUB Subcontracting Monitoring.