Certification

To apply for certification as a Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) a vendor must complete a HUB application and submit it to the Texas Procurement and Support Services (TPASS).

The appropriate HUB applications are located at TPASS.

For more information about the HUB Certification Program, contact: Texas Procurement and Support Services, P.O. Box 13047, Austin, Texas 78711-3047, 512-463-5872 or toll free at 888-863-5881. It takes TPASS approximately 30-45 days to process an application. There is no fee associated with HUB certification. It is free!

HUB certification enables your business to be listed on TPASS's HUB directory only and not on the Centralized Master Bidder's List (CMBL). The CMBL is a comprehensive mailing list of vendors who are actively competing for state business opportunities. The CMBL is an effective tool for businesses to use to market their products and services to state agencies and institutes of higher education. A business may be considered for the CMBL by completing an on-line application. The fee for inclusion on the CMBL is $70.00 per year. The registration fee can be paid by credit card, check or money order. The CMBL catagorizes vendors using specific commodity/service codes that describe the commodities/services sold and the state highway districts in which they choose to do business. TPWD strongly recommends that businesses submitting a HUB application, also apply to be on the CMBL. TPWD does not maintain any vendor lists separate from the CMBL and the HUB directory. If you are on both lists, then your HUB status is readily apparent to purchasers and contracting specialists when they are searching for vendors.