Who Can Participate?
HUB and Small, Minority and/or Women-Owned Businesses (SMWBEs)
- Historically underutilized businesses and minority and/or small, women owned businesses (HUBs and SMWBEs), also known as a disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE), are generally business enterprises at least 51% of which is owned and the management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more persons who is/are socially and economically disadvantaged because of his or her identification as a member of certain groups, including women, Black Americans, Mexican Americans and other Americans of Hispanic origin, Asian Americans, American Indians, or any other minority or individual, including the physically disabled, as interpreted by the appropriate certifying agency.
- Certified HUBs and SMWBEs includes business enterprises that meet the definition of a HUB and SMWBE who meet the certification requirements of certification agencies recognized by Tarrant County and the State of Texas.
- Businesses include firms, corporations, sole proprietorships, vendors, suppliers, contractors, subcontractors, professionals and other similar references when referring to a business that provides goods and/or services regardless of the commodity category.
- Statutory bid limit refers to the Texas Local Government Code provision that requires competitive bidding for many items valued at greater than $50,000.
If you are not a certified SMWBE and wish to become certified, contact:
- Your local Minority Supplier Development Council
- The NCTRCA (North Central Texas Regional Certification Agency)
- The SCTRCA (South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency)
- The NMSDC (National Minority Supplier Development Council)
- The WBENC (Women’s Business Enterprise National Council)