The TCEQ is committed to purchasing and contracting with
historically underutilized businesses (HUBs) and minority and
woman-owned business enterprises (MBE/WBE). The purpose of the HUB
program is to promote full and equal business opportunities for all
businesses in state contracting. All state agencies and
universities are required to make a good faith effort to include
HUBs in procurement opportunities for goods and services. HUB
certification increases exposure to solicitations for the
procurement of goods and services by state agencies.
Vendors may be eligible for the State of Texas HUB Program if
their business is located in the state of Texas and majority owned
by an Asian Pacific American, African American, Hispanic American,
Native American, and/or American Woman. HUB certification is free
of charge and can be renewed every four years.
The TCEQ purchases a wide variety of goods and services.
Examples of these items are:
- Office equipment
- Safety equipment
- Lab equipment
- Computer equipment and peripherals
- Computer programming and software
- Laboratory services
- Office machine repair
- Photo developing
- Testing and monitoring services for air, gas, and water
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- Printing and mailing
- Professional engineering
- Environmental drilling
- Environmental remediation
- Technical training
- Temporary personnel
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For more information on the goods and services purchased by the
TCEQ, please read our brochure "
Selling Goods and Services to the TCEQ," (GI-238).
The TCEQ accesses the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts'
Texas Procurement and Support Services (TPASS) Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL) 
and HUB Directory to locate businesses interested in bidding
on TCEQ's purchases and contracts. Certified HUB vendors are
automatically listed on the TPASS's HUB Directory for free.
However, to maximize exposure to state agencies and universities,
vendors should consider registering on the TPASS's CMBL. The CMBL
is a mailing list for vendors to receive bids based on the products
or services which can be provided to the state of Texas. Businesses
can find out how to apply to be placed on the CMBL or HUB
Directory.
HB 2918 repealed the Catalog Information System Vendor (CISV)
program and transferred TXMAS Schedule 70 Information Technology
Contracts to the Department of Information Resources (DIR)
effective September 1, 2007. TXMAS Schedule 70 contracts will be
available on the DIR website on September 1, 2007.
Vendors are no longer required to be approved as CISV to provide
Information Technology/Information System (IT/IS) products or
services to the State of Texas. Vendors are encouraged to maintain
active status on the Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL) for
receipt of bid opportunities. Mailing lists, based on the selection
of class/item codes and highway districts, will be pulled for
solicitation notification from the CMBL.
The TCEQ posts all solicitation over $25,000 on CPA's
Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD). To browse for TCEQ's solicitations, select
the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under
Agency Name and select Find.
Economic Opportunity Forums
Economic Opportunity Forums (EOFs) provide numerous
opportunities to disseminate and share information about public and
private sector procurement, as well as increase networking
opportunities with Texas-based small, minority, and women-owned
businesses. These EOFs are sponsored by state and local government
agencies, as well as minority/women development centers and trade
organizations. To access the schedule of various EOFs held
throughout the state, visit the TPASS
EOF web site.
For more information on registering on the CMBL and HUB
Directory, contact the TPASS:
CMBL Registration
Bid Services - 512/463-3459
HUB Certification
Business Services - 512/463-5872
Toll free in Texas - 888/863-5881
For more information on the TCEQ's HUB program, please
contact:
TCEQ HUB Program - 512/239-1273
For additional information, visit the Texas
Comptroller of Public Accounts' Texas Procurement and Support
Services (TPASS) web site.
