Historically Underutilized Business
Mentor Protégé Program
Purpose
The State of Texas Mentor
Protégé Program is designed to foster
long-term relationships between prime contractors and
Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs).
Objective
The objective of the Mentor Protégé Program is
to provide
professional guidance and support to the protégé/HUB in order
to
facilitate their growth and development and increase HUB contracts
and
subcontracts with the State of Texas.
Administration
Each state agency with a biennial appropriation
that exceeds
$10 million, shall implement the Mentor Protégé Program.
Each
Mentor Protégé Agreement must be sponsored by a state
agency and the Protégé
must be State of Texas HUB certified.
Please see the HUB Coordinator List for
state agency Mentor
Protégé Program contact information.
State agencies may also elect to implement a Mentor Protégé
program
individually or cooperatively. Agencies are
encouraged to implement a Mentor
Protégé Program that
addresses the needs of protégé businesses in critical
areas
of state procurement.
The following criteria may be considered for Mentor
participation by
state agencies:
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Registration with the State of Texas
Centralized Master Bidders List,
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Previous mentoring experience and prior
work history,
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Ability to provide developmental
guidance in areas identified by the protégé, and
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“Good Standing” in doing business with
the State of Texas.
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The following criteria may be considered for Protégé
participation by
state agencies:
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Eligibility and willingness to obtain HUB
certification under the State of Texas HUB Program
(Protégé must be certified as a HUB prior to TBPC listing the
Mentor Protégé Agreement on the official list),
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Business in operation for at least one
year,
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Desire to participate with a mentoring
firm,
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Ability to identify the type of
guidance needed for business development, and
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"Good Standing" in doing business with
the State of Texas.
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For more information, please contact TBPC’s Statewide
HUB Program toll-free
at:
1-888-863-5881
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HUB LINKS
MENTOR PROTÉGÉ APPLICATION
MENTOR PROTÉGÉ
AGREEMENTS
HUB
SUBCONTRACTING PLAN
HUB COORDINATORS
CONTACT LIST
HUB DIRECTORY
HUB REPORTING
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
FORUMS
HUB
RULES
HUB FORMS LIBRARY
MINORITY/WOMEN
BUSINESS LINKS
CMBL
ELECTRONIC STATE
BUSINESS DAILY
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