Texas Facilities Commission
What to Know:
- The lawsuit challenges the comptroller’s 2025 emergency rule that converted the Historically Underutilized Business program into Veteran Heroes United in Business.
- Plaintiffs are asking the court to declare the emergency rule null and void, block enforcement through temporary and permanent injunctions and reinstate HUB certifications.
- The Global Black Economic Forum says the stakes include more than $4 billion in Fiscal Year 2024 state contracting that went to HUB businesses and more than $1.6 billion in HUB spending by three named agencies.
What to Know:
- The state of Texas spent about $6.3 billion on IT-related goods and services in Fiscal Year 2025.
- The Health and Human Services Commission and Department of Transportation were the top-spending agencies.
- Deloitte, Rackspace and the Texas Facilities Commission were among the highest-paid vendors.
The requested web solution must maintain 98 percent uptime and be optimized for desktop and mobile devices.
In the first half of 2024, the Governor’s Office spent more than $440 million with the Texas Facilities Commission, as well as purchases for travel, tourism and economic data.
This agency focuses on the built environment and plans to spend more on outsourced IT staffing.
The requested talent assessment tool must assist the agency in identifying leadership skills and high-potential, high-performing individuals for key positions.
Competing vendors will be expected to answer multiple questions regarding their proposed solutions.
