TAMUK HUB Program
Our HUB Mission
The Texas A&M University-Kingsville's mission is to increase the participation of Historically Underutilized Business (HUBs), by bestowing business to these HUBs in our university procurement opportunities, and creating positive relationships between HUB vendors and our university.
Texas A&M University - Kingsville's HUB Goals (FY24)
- 21.10% for all building construction, including general contractors & operative builders’ contracts
- 32.90% for all special trade construction contracts
- 23.70% for professional services contracts
- 26.00% for all other services contracts
- 21.10% for commodities contracts
🌟 You're Invited to the TAMUK HUB Vendor Fair 2025! 🌟
Hosted by: Texas A&M University–Kingsville
Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025 & Thursday, May 29, 2025
Vendor Mingle Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
📍Location: The School of Music (905 W. Santa Gertrudis St.
Kingsville, TX 78363)
Join us for our annual HUB Vendor Fair, part of TAMUK’s two-day Procurement Workshop!
This is a great opportunity for certified HUB vendors to connect directly with university faculty and staff who make purchasing decisions across campus.
We’re expecting over 100 campus employees to attend this dedicated vendor mingle session!
✅ Vendor Table Info:
- There is no cost to participate
- Tables will be provided
- Registration is required
📩 To register for a table, please email:
Rachel Erben
Director of Procurement
📧 rachel.erben@tamuk.edu
What is a HUB Vendor?
A HUB vendor is a corporation, sole proprietorship, partnership or joint venture in which 51 percent of the shares of stock or other equitable securities are owned by one or more persons who are members of the following groups: Black American; Native American; Hispanic American; American Women; Asian Pacific American, and whose principal place of business is in the State of Texas. The vendor must also be a U.S. citizen.
Statewide HUB Certification Application Portal Training
This training was held on Thursday, September 28, 2023. The learning objective was to learn how to navigate the HUB certification portal.
Download presentation slides
View training recordings
HUB Certification Required Documents Checklists
Download LLC Checklist
Download Sole Proprietorship Checklist
Download Corporation Checklist
Download Partnership Checklist
Download LLP Checklist
What is a HUB Subcontracting Plan (HSP)?
It is required by State of Texas law that all state agencies shall make a Good Faith Effort to utilize Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) in contracts for construction, services including professional and consulting services), and commodity procurements.
In accordance with Texas Government Code §2161.252 and Texas Administrative Code §20.284, each state agency (including institutions of higher education) as defined by §2151.002 that considers entering into a contract with an expected value of $100,000 or more shall, before the agency solicits bids, proposals, offers, or other applicable expressions of interest, determine whether subcontracting opportunities are probable under the contract.
If subcontracting opportunities are probable, each state agency's invitation for bids or other purchase solicitation documents for construction, professional services, other services, and commodities with an expected value of $100,000 or more shall state that probability and require a HUB Subcontracting Plan (HSP).
Bidder/Respondent must submit their HUB Subcontracting Plan on the State of Texas HSP form. Forms must be complete and clearly legible. Forms may not be altered in anyway. The HUB Subcontracting Plan (HSP) shall be submitted in a sealed envelope and identified as the HUB Subcontracting Plan. Vendor will include the bid/offer/proposal number, and bidder's/respondent's name on the envelope.
The HSP is due at the same time bidder/respondent submits the bid/offer/proposal unless otherwise annotated. Incomplete/incorrect HSPs or HSPs not submitted on the State of Texas form will be considered non-responsive and bidder's/respondent's bid/offer/proposal will be rejected as a whole.