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Statewide Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program

Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Statewide Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. T.A.C. §20.14 – Most Significant Changes. §20.14(b) - Statewide HUB goals - Based on 2009 Disparity Study findings

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Statewide Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program

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  1. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program

  2. Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts • T.A.C. §20.14 – Most Significant Changes • §20.14(b) - Statewide HUB goals - Based on 2009 Disparity Study findings • These goals were revised in October 2014 - TCEQ adopted these HUB Goals as the agency-specific goals • 23.7%Professional Services • 26.0% Other Services • 21.1%Commodities II. HUB Subcontracting Plan

  3. HSP Contract Shell GOV 21.61/TAC 20.115 require the agency to list subcontracting opportunities that are "probable" for the Respondent to use as a guide.

  4. CPA’s Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL)

  5. HUB Subcontracting Plan (HSP) Forms Location

  6. How to Find Vendors in the CMBL

  7. Texas Administrative Code §20.14 • 3 Methods for Determining • Good Faith Effort Compliance • GFE Method 1 (Solicitation): • (Attachment B) • §20.14(d)(1)(C) • - Provide notice of subcontracting opportunity to minority or women trade organizations or development centers (two or more) no less than seven (7) working days prior to submission of the response to the contracting agency. • §20.14(d)(1)(D)(i) • - Notify at least three (3) HUB businesses of the subcontracting opportunity, allowing them no less than seven (7) working days prior to respond.

  8. Texas Administrative Code §20.14 • GFE Method 2 (All HUBs): • (Attachment A) • §20.14(d)(1)(D)(ii) • - Submit documentation that 100% of all available subcontracting opportunities will be performed by one or more HUBs. • GFE Method 3 (Meeting/Exceeding Goal): • (Attachment A) • §20.14(d)(1)(D)(iii) • - Submit documentation that one or more HUB subcontractors will be utilized and that the total value of those subcontracts will meet or exceed the statewide goal for the appropriate contract category found in §20.13(b) of this title, or the agency-specific goal for the contracting category established by the procuring agency, whichever is higher. When submitting GFE Method 3 you can subcontract portion of the contract to Non-HUBs and active HUBs. However, you can only useactive HUBs that do not have a continuous contract in place with the Respondent for more than 5 years will meet/exceed the HUB Goal.

  9. Good Faith Effort (GFE) 1 – Solicitation Method HSP Plan Attachment B – Submit Section B per each Subcontracting Opportunity that you will be outsourcing Submit copies of the Solicitation Email Notifications per each Subcontracting Opportunity (Include the 7 working days due date) – Note: We do not need copies of their responses! Submit copies of all Active HUB Vendors CMBL (“HUB Status” page only) - Place these copies right after each Subcontracting Opportunity

  10. Good Faith Effort 2 – All Active HUBs or Good Faith Effort 3 – Meeting/Exceeding Goal Submit HSP Plan “Attachment A” – Submit Section A per each Subcontracting Opportunity Submit copies of all Active HUB Vendors CMBL (“HUB Status” page only) - Place these copies right after each Subcontracting Opportunity

  11. HUB Subcontracting Plan(cont.)

  12. HUB Subcontracting Plan(cont.)

  13. Recommended! HUB Subcontracting Opportunity Notification Form Submit this form (per each Subcontracting Opportunity) via email to the 3 active HUBs and 2 Minority Women Trade Orgs listed in Section B-3

  14. Not using the HUB Subcontracting Opportunity Notification Form? Then use this example email as your HUB Subcontracting Opportunity Notification

  15. Example of an Active HUB Vendor CMBL Profile

  16. HUB Program ‘Key Personnel’ Review

  17. TCEQ HUB Program Outreach - Mentor – Protégé (M-P) Program: The M-P program is a voluntary program intended to foster long term relationships between contractors and HUBs to provide them professional guidance and support to facilitate their development and growth TAC 20.28

  18. TCEQ HUB Program Outreach - Mentor – Protégé (M-P) Program: • Advantages of being a mentor in a M-P program • Utilizing protégé in HSP for a bid of any state agencies and/or universities for subcontracting counts as your good faith effort requirement and does not require contractor to perform additional solicitation for subcontracting protégé is providing • TAC 20.14 • Your company is listed in the Mentor –Protégé Agreement database on CPA’s website for all state agencies and universities to utilize for outreach

  19. Notes: • CMBL – Finding Vendors https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/tpasscmblsearch/tpasscmblsearch.do • Networking - Network with HUBs invited today • Subs - List of Subs invited can be provided upon request • Sign in Sheets are also available upon request • CPA’s HUB Statewide Program -For HUB Certification or HUB questions - Texas4hubs@cpa.state.tx.us

  20. Questions HSP Courtesy Reviews

  21. Claribel Diaz TCEQ HUB Coordinator claribel.diaz@tceq.texas.gov 512-239-1273

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