In accordance with
Texas Government Code (TGC) §2161.252 and Texas Administrative Code (TAC)
Title 1, Part 5, Chapter 111, Subchapter B, Rule §111.14, each state
agency (including institutions of higher education) as defined by TGC
§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).