ESBD_427810_1750260270332_Proprietary Memo _TEA-Rev.1 POD-Apprvd FE.pdf

This document is a Sole Source Purchase Justification memo from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) dated June 5, 2025, addressed to Colleen Whitney, Director of Purchasing and Contract Services. TWC seeks to procure an economic analysis from The Perryman Group that compares and illustrates economic activity changes across Texas regions, utilizing a comprehensive analysis based on county-level data. The project will provide a longitudinal assessment of economic groups, regional development patterns, and market dynamics over an 18-year period, specifically comparing findings from 2007 to the current and projected periods.

The procurement is a sole source purchase justified by the unique capabilities of The Perryman Group, which originally conducted the 2007 economic analysis and maintains a proprietary Texas Econometric Model developed over 40 years. The document emphasizes that no other vendor can replicate the specific methodologies, datasets, and analytical frameworks used in the original research. The Perryman Group is positioned as the sole provider capable of delivering timely, efficient, and accurate data to fulfill TWC's project goals, with the inclusion of the 2007 dataset being critical to the comprehensive economic assessment.