3-02 Appendix 2 - Exhibit H- Policy on VetHUB.pdf

VetHUB/SB Program Office: https://hubsb.utexas.edu/

Exhibit H – Policy

Veteran Heroes United in Business (VetHUB)

VetHUB Subcontracting Plan for:

Formal Solicitations

Revision dated December 11, 2025

Table of Contents UT Austin VetHUB Policy Page 3

Instructions Pages 3-5

VetHUB Subcontracting Plan (HSP) Pages 6-13

VetHUB Subcontracting Opportunity Notification Form Page 14

Prime Contractor Progress Assessment Report (PAR)* Page 15

* Note 1: If awarded a contract, the Prime Contractor Progress Assessment Report (PAR) is a required form with each payment application submitted. This form is a condition of payment.

For questions or clarifications regarding the VetHUB Subcontracting Plan:

UT Austin

VetHUB/SB Program Office utvethub-hsp@austin.utexas.edu

(When communicating with UT Austin VetHUB, please reference the solicitation/contract number)

POLICY ON UTILIZATION OF

Veteran Heroes United in Business (VetHUB)

Introduction

The Veteran Heroes United in Business (VetHUB) program is a state of Texas initiative to increase the opportunities available to businesses owned by service-disabled veterans (SDV) in the area of state procurement and contracting.

Accordingly, The University of Texas at Austin is fully committed to the Good Faith Effort to:

• enhance the opportunity of VetHUBs to compete for contracts and purchases

• increase the number of contracts awarded to VetHUB firms

• create a fair and open competitive market

• improve community awareness regarding VetHUBs

A state of Texas Veteran Heroes United in Business (VetHUB) Certification requires at least 51 percent of the business be owned, managed, and operated by owner(s) who meet the qualified requirement as a service-disabled veteran

(SDV) (with at least a 20 percent service disability as identified by the federal military department). The business must be primarily based in Texas. The business must also meet the Small Business Administration (SBA) size standards set forth in the business categories of 13 CFR, section 121.201.

The university has designated a staff member to serve as the Veteran Heroes United in Business (VetHUB) coordinator for the agency. The VetHUB coordinator assists the university with the development of the agency's procurement specifications, VetHUB subcontracting plans, and evaluation of contracts for compliance. The VetHUB coordinator also assists state agencies and the state comptroller with VetHUB compliance, facilitating compliance with the agency's good-faith effort criteria, VetHUB reporting, contract administration and marketing and outreach efforts for

VetHUB participation.

B. State of Texas Regulations Governing the Veteran Hereos United in Business Program (VetHUB)

In accordance with the Texas Government Code, Title 10, Subtitle D, Chapter 2161. Historically Underutilized Businesses, Subchapter A, state agencies, including institutions of higher education, must make a good-faith effort to use VetHUBs in state contracts, including contracts for construction, services, and commodities.

In accordance with the Texas Administrative Code, Title 34, Part 1, Chapter 20, Subchapter B, Rule §20.284, Statewide Annual VetHUB Utilization Goals, each state agency must make a good-faith effort to use VETHUBs in purchase contracts for construction, services (including professional and consulting services), and commodities.

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UT Austin Administration Veteran Hereos United in Business Subcontracting Plans (HSP)

All Texas State agencies and institutions of higher education are required to make a good faith effort to include service-disabled veterans (SDV) in their procurement opportunities. The State of Texas uses the term Veteran Heroes United in

Business (VetHUB) to distinguish State certified SDV businesses.

Statement of Probability - Subcontracting Opportunities are probable in connection with this solicitation.

Responses that do not include an HSP shall be rejected as a material failure to comply with advertised specifications in accordance with the request for qualifications.

If you are not subcontracting any portion of the services and will be fulfilling the entire contract with your own resources, complete the following sections:

1. Section 1 – Respondent and requisition information. VID # refers to Tax ID number.

2. Section 2A – No, I will not be subcontracting any portion of the contract and will be fulfilling the entire contract with my own resources.

3. Section 3 – Self Performing Justification – Check no and provide an explanation in the box provided. ** 4. Section

4 – Affirmation **Section 3 Sample Statement- edit as needed (this is intended to be a sample only, expectation is that you will complete according to detailed specifics regarding project) will be fulfilling the entire contract with our own resources, including employees, goods, services, transportation and delivery. If sub-contracting opportunities are identified at a future date, we will immediately contact the project manager and VetHUB Associate and commit to performance of a Good Faith Effort through solicitation of VetHUB firms and submit an amended VetHUB Subcontracting Plan.

If you are subcontracting with VetHUB vendors and Non-VetHUB vendors (or only Non VetHUB vendors) for any or all portions of the contract, complete the following:

1. Section 1 – Respondent and Requisition Information. VID # refers to Tax ID number

2. Section 2A – Yes, I will be subcontracting portions of the contract

3. Section 2B – List all the portions of work you will subcontract, and indicate the percentage of the contract you expect to award to VetHUB vendors and Non VetHUB vendors

4. Section 2C – No

5. Section 2D – No

6. Section 4 – Affirmation

7. Good Faith Effort (Attachment B) – Complete this attachment for each subcontracting opportunity listed in Section

2B

8. Include documentation of Good Faith Effort following:

1. Divide the contract work into reasonable lots or portions to the extent consistent with prudent industry practices.

2 Provide notice to a minimum of two (2) Veteran Heroes United in Business (VetHUB) centers of subcontracting opportunities to be disseminated to their membership. Veteran Heroes United in Business (VetHUB) organizations of contracting opportunities with reasonable time to disseminate information to members (no less than seven (7) working days from receipt of notice). Weekends and holidays do not count toward 7 day notice.

3. Notify three (3) or more State of Texas certified VetHUBs for each subcontracting opportunity in writing. Notify the

VetHUBs of subcontracting opportunities with reasonable time to respond (up to seven (7) working days from receipt of notice). Weekends and holidays do not count toward 7 day notice. The prime contractor must keep and provide official written documentation (i.e. fax transmittals, email, correspondence, etc. to demonstrate compliance).

Det ermination of Good Faith Effort in developing an HSP for construction contracts includes but is not limited to the

4. The respondent shall use the State’s Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL), VetHUB Directory, Internet resources, and/or other directories as identified by the agency when searching for VetHUB subcontractors.

Respondents may also rely on the services of VetHUB organizations, contractor groups, local, state and federal business assistance offices in identifying qualified VetHUB subcontractors. Search the CMBL at:

https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/tpasscmblsearch/tpasscmblsearch.do.

5. Provide written justification of the selection process if a Non-VetHUB subcontractor is selected.

6. Encourage selected non-certified owned business subcontractors to apply for VetHUB certification. If the vendor is not a State certified VetHUB you may refer the firm to the VetHUB office for additional information on becoming

VetHUB certified or the State website https://comptroller.texas.gov/purchasing/vendor/hub/ certification-process.php

7. Provide documentation of “Good Faith Effort” with HSP.

Bid Notification - Allow a minimum of seven (7) working days from receipt of notice for the subcontractors to respond

• Identify the scope of work and the trades that will be subcontracted

• Identify a physical location to review plans/specifications Provide information about bonding and insurance requirements identify a contact person, phone number, email, etc.

Notification to Awarded Subcontractors The successful respondent will provide notice as soon as practical to all subcontractors (VetHUBS and Non-VetHUBs) of their selection as a subcontractor for the awarded contract. The notice must specify at a minimum the contracting agency’s name, point of contact for the contract, contract award number, scope of work to be performed, approximate dollar value of the scope, and expected percentage of the total contract that the subcontracting opportunity represents.

A copy of the notice must be provided to the VetHUB/SB Program Office (utvethub-hsp@austin.utexas.edu) for the contract no later than ten (10) working days after the contract is awarded.

Changes to the Plan Once the VetHUB Plan has been submitted any changes to the HSP must be approved in writing by the UT Austin

VetHUB/SB Program prior to any work commencing by the new subcontractor. Once the contract has been awarded the HSP is considered part of the contract. Violations to the HSP may be deemed a breach of contract by UT Austin.

Reporting – After Award Prime contractor payment requests shall include: the State of Texas Prime Contractor Progress Assessment Report (PAR) identifying all 1st, 2nd, and 3rd tier subcontractor payments. It is a condition of payment to report VetHUB subcontracting expenditures.

Exhibit H Documents: https://comptroller.texas.gov/purchasing/vendor/hub/forms.php A guide to completion of the State of Texas VetHUB Subcontracting Plan, as well as the standard HSP form, can be found on the Comptrollers website identified above. For more detailed instruction as included in this document, contract the

VetHUB/SB Program Office (utvethub-hsp@austin.utexas.edu) https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/tpasscmblsearch/tpasscmblsearch.do

Rev. 12/25

HUB Subcontracting Plan (HSP)

QUICK CHECKLIST

While this HSP Quick Checklist is being provided to merely assist you in readily identifying the sections of the HSP form that you will need to complete, it is very important that you adhere to the instructions in the HSP form and instructions provided by the contracting agency.

If you will be awarding all of the subcontracting work you have to offer under the contract to only Texas certified HUB vendors, complete:

Section 1 - Respondent and Requisition Information

Section 2 a. - Yes, I will be subcontracting portions of the contract.

Section 2 b. - List all the portions of work you will subcontract, and indicate the percentage of the contract you expect to award to Texas certified HUB vendors.

Section 2 c. - Yes Section 4 - Affirmation

GFE Method A (Attachment A) - Complete an Attachment A for each of the subcontracting opportunities you listed in Section 2 b.

If you will be subcontracting any portion of the contract to Texas certified HUB vendors and Non-HUB vendors, and the aggregate percentage of all the subcontracting work you will be awarding to the Texas certified HUB vendors meets or exceeds the HUB Goal the contracting agency identified in the “Agency Special Instructions/Additional Requirements”, complete:

Section 1 - Respondent and Requisition Information

Section 2 a. - Yes, I will be subcontracting portions of the contract.

Section 2 b. - List all the portions of work you will subcontract, and indicate the percentage of the contract you expect to award to Texas certified HUB vendors and Non-HUB vendors.

Section 2 c. - No

Section 2 d. - Yes Section 4 - Affirmation

GFE Method A (Attachment A) - Complete an Attachment A for each of the subcontracting opportunities you listed in Section 2 b.

If you will be subcontracting any portion of the contract to Texas certified HUB vendors and Non-HUB vendors or only to Non-HUB vendors, and the aggregate percentage of all the subcontracting work you will be awarding to the Texas certified HUB vendors does not meet or exceed the HUB Goal the contracting agency identified in the “Agency Special Instructions/Additional Requirements”, complete:

Section 1 - Respondent and Requisition Information

Section 2 a. - Yes, I will be subcontracting portions of the contract.

Section 2 b. - List all the portions of work you will subcontract, and indicate the percentage of the contract you expect to award to Texas certified HUB vendors and Non-HUB vendors.

Section 2 c. - No

Section 2 d. - No

Section 4 - Affirmation

GFE Method B (Attachment B) - Complete an Attachment B for each of the subcontracting opportunities you listed in Section 2 b.

If you will not be subcontracting any portion of the contract and will be fulfilling the entire contract with your own resources (i.e., employees, supplies, materials and/or equipment), complete:

Section 1 - Respondent and Requisition Information

Section 2 a. - No, I will not be subcontracting any portion of the contract, and I will be fulfilling the entire contract with my own resources.

Section 3 - Self Performing Justification

Section 4 - Affirmation

HUB Subcontracting Plan (HSP) In accordance with Texas Gov’t Code §2161.252, the contracting agency has determined that subcontracting opportunities are probable under this contract. Therefore, all respondents, including State of Texas certified Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) must complete and submit this State of Texas HUB Subcontracting Plan (HSP) with their response to the bid requisition (solicitation).

NOTE: When a state agency requires a subcontracting plan, a bid, proposal, offer, or other applicable expression of interest for the contract must contain a plan to be considered responsive.

The HUB Program promotes equal business opportunities for economically disadvantaged persons to contract with the State of Texas.

- - Agency Special Instructions/Additional Requirements - -

In accordance with 34 TAC §20.285(d), a respondent (prime contractor) may demonstrate good faith effort to utilize Texas certified HUBs for its subcontracting opportunities if the total value of the respondent’s subcontracts with Texas certified HUBs meets or exceeds the statewide HUB goal or the agency specific HUB goal, whichever is higher. When a respondent uses this method to demonstrate good faith effort, the respondent must identify the HUBs with which it will subcontract. If using existing contracts with Texas certified HUBs to satisfy this requirement, only the aggregate percentage of the contracts expected to be subcontracted to HUBs shall qualify for meeting the HUB goal.

SECTION 1: RESPONDENT AND REQUISITION INFORMATION

a. Respondent (Company) Name: State of Texas VID #:

Point of Contact: Phone #:

E-mail Address: Fax #:

b.

c.

Is your company a State of Texas certified HUB?

Requisition #:

- Yes - No

Bid Open Date:

(mm/dd/yyyy)

Enter your company’s name here: Requisition #:

SECTION 2: RESPONDENT's SUBCONTRACTING INTENTIONS

After dividing the contract work into reasonable lots or portions to the extent consistent with prudent industry practices, and taking into consideration the scope of work to be performed under the proposed contract, including all potential subcontracting opportunities, the respondent must determine what portions of work, including contracted staffing, goods and services will be subcontracted. Note: In accordance with 34 TAC §20.282, a “Subcontractor” means a person who contracts with a prime contractor to work, to supply commodities, or to contribute toward completing work for a governmental entity.

a. Check the appropriate box (Yes or No) that identifies your subcontracting intentions:

- Yes, I will be subcontracting portions of the contract. (If Yes, complete Item b of this SECTION and continue to Item c of this SECTION.)

- No, I will not be subcontracting any portion of the contract, and I will be fulfilling the entire contract with my own resources, including employees, goods and services. (If No, continue to SECTION 3 and SECTION 4.)

b. List all the portions of work (subcontracting opportunities) you will subcontract. Also, based on the total value of the contract, identify the percentages of the contract you expect to award to Texas certified HUBs, and the percentage of the contract you expect to award to vendors that are not a Texas certified HUB.

Item # Subcontracting Opportunity Description

HUBs

Percentage of the contract expected to be subcontracted to HUBs.

Non-HUBs

Percentage of the contract expected to be subcontracted to non-HUBs.

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c. Check the appropriate box (Yes or No) that indicates whether you will be using only Texas certified HUBs to perform all of the subcontracting opportunities you listed in SECTION 2, Item b.

- Yes (If Yes, continue to SECTION 4 and complete an “HSP Good Faith Effort - Method A (Attachment A)” for each of the subcontracting opportunities you listed.)

- No (If No, continue to Item d, of this SECTION.)

d. Check the appropriate box (Yes or No) that indicates whether the aggregate expected percentage of the contract you will subcontract meets or exceeds the HUB goal the contracting agency identified on page 1 in the “Agency Special Instructions/Additional Requirements.”

Yes (If Yes, continue to SECTION 4 and complete an “HSP Good Faith Effort - Method A (Attachment A)” for each of the subcontracting opportunities you listed.)

No (If No, continue to SECTION 4 and complete an “HSP Good Faith Effort - Method B (Attachment B)” for each of the subcontracting opportunities you listed.)

Enter your company’s name here: Requisition #:

SECTION 2: RESPONDENT's SUBCONTRACTING INTENTIONS (CONTINUATION SHEET)

This page can be used as a continuation sheet to the HSP Form’s page 2, Section 2, Item b. Continue listing the portions of work (subcontracting opportunities) you will subcontract. Also, based on the total value of the contract, identify the percentages of the contract you expect to award to Texas certified HUBs, and the percentage of the contract you expect to award to vendors that are not a Texas certified HUB (i.e., Non-HUB).

Item # Subcontracting Opportunity Description

HUBs Non-HUBs

Percentage of the contract expected to be subcontracted to HUBs

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HSP – SECTION 2

(Continuation Sheet)

Rev. 12/25

Enter your company’s name here: Requisition #:

SECTION 3: SELF PERFORMING JUSTIFICATION (If you responded “No” to SECTION 2, Item a, you must complete this SECTION and continue to SECTION 4.) If you responded “No” to SECTION 2, Item a, in the space provided below explain how your company will perform the entire contract with its own employees, supplies, materials and/or equipment.

SECTION 4: AFFIRMATION

As evidenced by my signature below, I affirm that I am an authorized representative of the respondent listed in SECTION 1, and that the information and supporting documentation submitted with the HSP is true and correct. Respondent understands and agrees that, if awarded any portion of the requisition:

• The respondent will provide notice as soon as practical to all the subcontractors (HUBs and Non-HUBs) of their selection as a subcontractor for the awarded contract. The notice must specify at a minimum the contracting agency’s name and its point of contact for the contract, the contract award number, the subcontracting opportunity they (the subcontractor) will perform, the approximate dollar value of the subcontracting opportunity and the expected percentage of the total contract that the subcontracting opportunity represents. A copy of the notice required by this section must also be provided to the contracting agency’s point of contact for the contract no later than ten (10) working days after the contract is awarded.

• The respondent must submit compliance reports (Prime Contractor Progress Assessment Report – PAR) to the contracting agency, verifying its compliance with the HSP, including the use of and expenditures made to its subcontractors (HUBs and Non-HUBs). (The PAR is available at https://comptroller.texas.gov/purchasing/docs/hub-forms/ProgressAssessmentReportForm.xls).

• The respondent must seek approval from the contracting agency prior to making any modifications to its HSP, including the hiring of additional or different subcontractors and the termination of a subcontractor the respondent identified in its HSP. If the HSP is modified without the contracting agency’s prior approval, respondent may be subject to any and all enforcement remedies available under the contract or otherwise available by law, up to and including debarment from all state contracting.

• The respondent must, upon request, allow the contracting agency to perform on-site reviews of the company’s headquarters and/or work-site where services are being performed and must provide documentation regarding staffing and other resources.

Signature Printed Name Title Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

Reminder:

If you responded “Yes” to SECTION 2, Items c and d, you must complete an “HSP Good Faith Effort - Method A (Attachment A)” for each of the subcontracting opportunities you listed in SECTION 2, Item b.

If you responded “No” to SECTION 2, Item c and "Yes" to Item d, you must complete an “HSP Good Faith Effort - Method A (Attachment A)” for each of the subcontracting opportunities you listed in SECTION 2, Item b.

3If you responded “No” SECTION 2, Items c and d, you must complete an “HSP Good Faith Effort - Method B (Attachment B)” for each of the subcontracting opportunities you listed in SECTION 2, Item b.

https://comptroller.texas.gov/purchasing/docs/hub-forms/ProgressAssessmentReportForm.xls

HSP Good Faith Effort - Method A (Attachment A) Rev. 12/25

Enter your company’s name here: Requisition #:

IMPORTANT: If you responded “Yes” to SECTION 2, Items c or d of the completed HSP form, you must submit a completed “HSP Good Faith Effort - Method A (Attachment A)” for each of the subcontracting opportunities you listed in SECTION 2, Item b of the completed HSP form. You may photo-copy this page or download the form at https://comptroller.texas.gov/purchasing/docs/hub-forms/hsp-allfms.pdf

SECTION A-1: SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITY

Enter the item number and description of the subcontracting opportunity you listed in SECTION 2, Item b, of the completed HSP form for which you are completing the attachment.

Item Number: Description:

SECTION A 2: SUBCONTRACTOR SELECTION

List the subcontractor(s) you selected to perform the subcontracting opportunity you listed above in SECTION A-1. Also identify whether they are a Texas certified HUB and their Texas Vendor Identification (VID) Number or federal Employer Identification Number (EIN), the approximate dollar value of the work to be subcontracted, and the expected percentage of work to be subcontracted. When searching for Texas certified HUBs and verifying their HUB status, ensure that you use the State of Texas’ Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL) - Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Directory Search located at http://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/tpasscmblsearch/index.jsp. HUB status code “A” signifies that the company is a Texas certified HUB.

Company Name Texas certified HUB Texas VID or federal EIN

Do not enter Social Security Numbers.

If you do not know their VID / EIN, leave their VID / EIN field blank.

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REMINDER: As specified in SECTION 4 of the completed HSP form, if you (respondent) are awarded any portion of the requisition, you are required to provide notice as soon as practical to all the subcontractors (HUBs and Non-HUBs) of their selection as a subcontractor. The notice must specify at a minimum the contracting agency’s name and its point of contact for the contract, the contract award number, the subcontracting opportunity they (the subcontractor) will perform, the approximate dollar value of the subcontracting opportunity and the expected percentage of the total contract that the subcontracting opportunity represents. A copy of the notice required by this section must also be provided to the contracting agency’s point of contact for the contract no later than ten (10) working days after the contract is awarded.

(Attachment A) http://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/tpasscmblsearch/index.jsp https://comptroller.texas.gov/purchasing/docs/hub-forms/hub-sbcont-plan-gfe-achm-a.pdf

HSP Good Faith Effort - Method B (Attachment B) Rev. 12/25

Enter your company’s name here: Requisition #:

IMPORTANT: If you responded “No” to SECTION 2, Items c and d of the completed HSP form, you must submit a completed “HSP Good Faith Effort - Method B (Attachment B)” for each of the subcontracting opportunities you listed in SECTION 2, Item b of the completed HSP form. You may photo-copy this page or download the form at https://comptroller.texas.gov/purchasing/docs/hub-forms/hsp-allfms.pdf.

SECTION B-1: SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITY

Enter the item number and description of the subcontracting opportunity you listed in SECTION 2, Item b, of the completed HSP form for which you are completing the attachment.

Item Number: Description:

SECTION B 2: MENTOR PROTÉGÉ PROGRAM

If respondent is participating as a Mentor in a State of Texas Mentor Protégé Program, submitting its Protégé (Protégé must be a State of Texas certified HUB) as a subcontractor to perform the subcontracting opportunity listed in SECTION B-1, constitutes a good faith effort to subcontract with a Texas certified HUB towards that specific portion of work.

Check the appropriate box (Yes or No) that indicates whether you will be subcontracting the portion of work you listed in SECTION B-1 to your Protégé.

- Yes (If Yes, continue to SECTION B-4.)

- No / Not Applicable (If No or Not Applicable, continue to SECTION B-3 and SECTION B-4.)

SECTION B 3: NOTIFICATION OF SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITY

When completing this section you MUST comply with items a, b, c and d, thereby demonstrating your Good Faith Effort of having notified Texas certified HUBs and trade organizations or development centers about the subcontracting opportunity you listed in SECTION B-1. Your notice should include the scope of work, information regarding the location to review plans and specifications, bonding and insurance requirements, required qualifications, and identify a contact person.

When sending notice of your subcontracting opportunity, you are encouraged to use the attached HUB Subcontracting Opportunity Notice form, which is also available online at https://www.comptroller.texas.gov/purchasing/docs/hub-forms/HUBSubcontractingOpportunityNotificationForm.pdf.

Retain supporting documentation (i.e., certified letter, fax, e-mail) demonstrating evidence of your good faith effort to notify the Texas certified HUBs and trade organizations or development centers. Also, be mindful that a working day is considered a normal business day of a state agency, not including weekends, federal or state holidays, or days the agency is declared closed by its executive officer. The initial day the subcontracting opportunity notice is sent/provided to the HUBs and to the trade organizations or development centers is considered to be “day zero” and does not count as one of the seven (7) working days.

a. Provide written notification of the subcontracting opportunity you listed in SECTION B-1, to three (3) or more Texas certified HUBs. Unless the contracting agency specified a different time period, you must allow the HUBs at least seven (7) working days to respond to the notice prior to you submitting your bid response to the contracting agency. When searching for Texas certified HUBs and verifying their HUB status, ensure that you use the State of Texas’ Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL) - Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Directory Search located at http://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/tpasscmblsearch/index.jsp. HUB status code “A” signifies that the company is a Texas certified HUB.

b. List the three (3) Texas certified HUBs you notified regarding the subcontracting opportunity you listed in SECTION B-1. Include the company’s Texas Vendor Identification (VID) Number, the date you sent notice to that company, and indicate whether it was responsive or non-responsive to your subcontracting opportunity notice.

Company Name Texas VID (Do not enter Social Security Numbers.)

Date Notice Sent (mm/dd/yyyy)

Did the HUB Respond?

- Yes - No

- Yes - No

- Yes - No

c. Provide written notification of the subcontracting opportunity you listed in SECTION B-1 to two (2) or more trade organizations or development centers in Texas to assist in identifying potential HUBs by disseminating the subcontracting opportunity to their members/participants. Unless the contracting agency specified a different time period, you must provide your subcontracting opportunity notice to trade organizations or development centers at least seven (7) working days prior to submitting your bid response to the contracting agency. A list of trade organizations and development centers that have expressed an interest in receiving notices of subcontracting opportunities is available on the Statewide HUB Program’s webpage at https://www.comptroller.texas.gov/purchasing/vendor/hub/resources.php.

d. List two (2) trade organizations or development centers you notified regarding the subcontracting opportunity you listed in SECTION B-1. Include the date when you sent notice to it and indicate if it accepted or rejected your notice.

Trade Organizations or Development Centers Date Notice Sent (mm/dd/yyyy)

Was the Notice Accepted?

- Yes - No

- Yes - No

(Attachment B) https://comptroller.texas.gov/purchasing/docs/hub-forms/HUBSubcontractingOpportunityNotificationForm.pdf https://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/tpasscmblsearch/tpasscmblsearch.do https://comptroller.texas.gov/purchasing/docs/hub-forms/hub-sbcont-plan-gfe-achm-b.pdf https://comptroller.texas.gov/purchasing/vendor/hub/resources.php

HSP Good Faith Effort - Method B (Attachment B) Cont. Rev. 12/25

Enter your company’s name here: Requisition #:

SECTION B 4: SUBCONTRACTOR SELECTION

Enter the item number and description of the subcontracting opportunity you listed in SECTION 2, Item b, of the completed HSP form for which you are completing the attachment.

a. Enter the item number and description of the subcontracting opportunity for which you are completing this Attachment B continuation page.

Item Number: Description:

b. List the subcontractor(s) you selected to perform the subcontracting opportunity you listed in SECTION B-1. Also identify whether they are a Texas certified HUB and their Texas Vendor Identification (VID) Number or federal Emplioyer Identification Number (EIN), the approximate dollar value of the work to be subcontracted, and the expected percentage of work to be subcontracted. When searching for Texas certified HUBs and verifying their HUB status, ensure that you use the State of Texas’ Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL) - Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Directory Search located at http://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/tpasscmblsearch/index.jsp. HUB status code “A” signifies that the company is a Texas certified HUB.

Company Name Texas certified HUB Texas VID or federal EIN

Do not enter Social Security Numbers.

If you do not know their VID / EIN, leave their VID / EIN field blank.

Approximate Dollar Amount

Expected Percentage of

Contract

- Yes - No $ %

- Yes - No $ %

- Yes - No $ %

- Yes - No $ %

- Yes - No $ %

- Yes - No $ %

- Yes - No $ %

- Yes - No $ %

- Yes - No $ %

- Yes - No $ %

c. If any of the subcontractors you have selected to perform the subcontracting opportunity you listed in SECTION B-1 is not a Texas certified HUB, provide written justification for your selection process (attach additional page if necessary):

REMINDER: As specified in SECTION 4 of the completed HSP form, if you (respondent) are awarded any portion of the requisition, you are required to provide notice as soon as practical to all the subcontractors (HUBs and Non-HUBs) of their selection as a subcontractor. The notice must specify at a minimum the contracting agency’s name and its point of contact for the contract, the contract award number, the subcontracting opportunity it (the subcontractor) will perform, the approximate dollar value of the subcontracting opportunity and the expected percentage of the total contract that the subcontracting opportunity represents. A copy of the notice required by this section must also be provided to the contracting agency’s point of contact for the contract no later than ten (10) working days after the contract is awarded.

(Attachment B) http://mycpa.cpa.state.tx.us/tpasscmblsearch/index.jsp

HUB Subcontracting Opportunity Notification Form In accordance with Texas Gov’t Code, Chapter 2161, each state agency 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. The state agency I have identified below in Section B has determined that subcontracting opportunities are probable under the requisition to which my company will be responding.

34 Texas Administrative Code, §20.285 requires all respondents (prime contractors) bidding on the contract to provide notice of each of their subcontracting opportunities to at least three (3) Texas certified HUBs (who work within the respective industry applicable to the subcontracting opportunity), and allow the HUBs at least seven (7) working days to respond to the notice prior to the respondent submitting its bid response to the contracting agency. In addition, at least seven (7) working days prior to submitting its bid response to the contracting agency, the respondent must provide notice of each of its subcontracting opportunities to two (2) or more trade organizations or development centers (in Texas) that serves disabled veterans.

We respectfully request that vendors interested in bidding on the subcontracting opportunity scope of work identified in Section C, Item 2, reply no later than the date and time identified in Section C, Item 1. Submit your response to the point-of-contact referenced in Section A.

PRIME CONTRACTOR’S INFORMATION

Company Name:

Point-of-Contact:

E-mail Address:

State of Texas VID #:

Phone #:

Fax #:

CONTRACTING STATE AGENCY AND REQUISITION INFORMATION

Agency Name:

Point-of-Contact: Phone #:

Requisition #: Bid Open Date:

SECTION A:

SECTION B:

(mm/dd/yyyy)

SECTION C: SUBCONTRACTING OPPORTUNITY RESPONSE DUE DATE, DESCRIPTION, REQUIREMENTS AND RELATED INFORMATION

1. Potential Subcontractor’s Bid Response Due Date:

If you would like for our company to consider your company’s bid for the subcontracting opportunity identified below in Item 2, we must receive your bid response no later than on .

Central Time Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

In accordance with 34 TAC §20.285, each notice of subcontracting opportunity shall be provided to at least three (3) Texas certified HUBs, and allow the HUBs at least seven (7) working days to respond to the notice prior to submitting our bid response to the contracting agency. In addition, at least seven (7) working days prior to us submitting our bid response to the contracting agency, we must provide notice of each of our subcontracting opportunities to two (2) or more trade organizations or development centers (in Texas) that serves disabled veterans.

(A working day is considered a normal business day of a state agency, not including weekends, federal or state holidays, or days the agency is declared closed by its executive officer. The initial day the subcontracting opportunity notice is sent/provided to the HUBs and to the trade organizations or development centers is considered to be “day zero” and does not count as one of the seven (7) working days.)

2. Subcontracting Opportunity Scope of Work:

3. Required Qualifications: - Not Applicable

4. Bonding/Insurance Requirements: - Not Applicable

5. Location to review plans/specifications: - Not Applicable

Reminder: