VETHUB Frequently Asked Questions

VetHUB is Veteran Heroes United in Business. The program will focus on certification of service-disabled veterans (SDV) to facilitate their growth and development and increase HUB contracts and subcontracts with the state of Texas.

The rules for administering VetHUB under the historically underutilized business statute are found in 34 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 20, Subchapter D, Division 1. They were effective on May 12, 2026, replacing emergency rules effective Dec. 2, 2025.

VetHUB Certification is free.

Manufacturers, suppliers, and other vendors wishing to furnish materials, equipment, supplies, and services to the state should register for the Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL) to receive bidding opportunities.
The CMBL is a master database used by the state of Texas purchasing entities to develop a mailing list for vendors to receive bids based on the products or services they can provide to the state of Texas.

Once your certification process is complete, you may sign into your record in the Certification Portal and print your certificate. New certificates with the VetHUB logo will be available soon. If you are certified by one of our MOAs, contact that entity to request access to your certificate.

A VetHUB Certified Vendor logo is available for vendors with Active VetHUB certification to use in marketing initiatives. It remains the sole property of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Use of the logo must be discontinued when a vendor graduates or is no longer certified in the VetHUB program.

The protégé must maintain VetHUB certification status for the duration of the agreement; therefore, any agreement with a business that has had its certification revoked due to loss of eligibility must be terminated. Agencies should proceed to remove terminated agreements from the mentor-protege database. See Mentor Protégé Program for more information.

A state of Texas Veteran Heroes United in Business Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) 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 VetHUB Certification Process remains the same for service-disabled veterans. See VetHUB Certification Process for more information.

The Comptroller's office revoked all businesses previously certified based on race, ethnicity or sex, unless they proved ownership and control by SDVs.

Applications previously submitted will be reviewed for eligibility under the new rules.

The Comptroller's office has terminated Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs) with entities that offered business certifications and dual certified historically underutilized businesses. Any business that was certified on or before December 2, 2025, by an MOA as owned and operated by service-disabled veteran (SDV), or that had SDV ownership designated as a secondary eligibility classification will continue to be listed in the VetHUB directory. All other businesses seeking VetHUB certification should submit a new application through the Comptroller's VetHUB certification system. No new certifications are being accepted from MOAs.

The Comptroller's office revoked all businesses previously certified based on race, ethnicity or sex, unless they proved ownership and control by SDVs. Certifications based on partner entity certification will be reviewed for eligibility.

No paper documents are accepted by email, post mail delivery, or in-person delivery. All VetHUB record submissions, actions, or communications must be completed/submitted in the vendor record of the certification system.

No, the vendor profile only has space for one email and contact person to be listed.

1. A Stock Issuance/Transfer Ledger is a document that identifies the owner(s) or shareholder(s) in a business structured as a corporation.
2. A Membership Issuance/Transfer Ledger is a document that identifies the owner(s) and tracks the stock/shares or membership units with percentage(s) issued to each owner(s) stock(s) and member units.
3. Both documents must be completed to identify each stock/share or membership with an owner to include the name, address certificate number, number of shares/units/or percentage ownership, and date each stock/share or membership became owner, original issue or transferred from one individual to another and amount paid/capital contribution.

1. HUB Zone is a federal certification administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA) for tapping into federally funded contracts based on economically disadvantaged business regions as defined by the federal government.
2. The VetHUB certification administered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts and is a good faith effort from state agencies and state universities to use in their procurement processes. See VetHUB requirements above.

The National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP) codes are the purchasing codes Texas purchasers use to identify their procurement needs. NAICS codes are not valid in state of Texas purchasing.

1. The VetHUB Directory, is a list of all active VetHUB certified through the Statewide HUB Program.
2. The Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL) is a list of any business interested in doing business with the state of Texas and does not have to be based in Texas. CMBL registration requires a $70 annual fee.
3. Both lists can be found in the CMBL system.

All VetHUB certification listings can be found in the “VetHUB Only” search option within the CMBL system. Any business interested in doing business with the state can register on the CMBL for an annual $70 fee. Once a vendor is VetHUB-certified and pays the fee for CMBL within the same period, the system will combine the VetHUB and CMBL profiles into one vendor listing and can be searched on the CMBL and/or the VetHUB Directory “VetHUB Only” option. The combined profiles will include all business and contact information with the VetHUB certification date and expiration. If the CMBL system listing expires before the VetHUB certification expires, the VetHUB will remain listed in the HUB Directory.

Contracts in existence prior to the effective date of the new rules are not affected. The emergency rules do not require agencies to terminate or modify existing contracts.

If a state agency has identified probable subcontracting opportunities for part or all of a solicitation, a bid, proposal, offer, or other applicable expression of interest for the resulting contract must contain a VetHUB subcontracting plan to be considered responsive. (34 TAC 20.285) The agency may reject a subcontracting plan that was not developed in good faith or was not completed. A business listed in the VetHUB directory at the time of the good faith effort is considered a HUB for purposes of evaluating a VetHUB subcontracting plan, even if the business later graduates or has its VetHUB status revoked or expired. If the agency finds that businesses or trade organizations identified in a VetHUB subcontracting plan are no longer VetHUBs or the trade organizations do not serve disabled veterans, the procuring agency may invite the vendor to submit a revised plan that identifies active VetHUBs.

Yes, all listed trade organizations and business development centers listed on HUB Resources are still acceptable as they may also serve veterans; therefore, it is fine for both primes and state agencies to accept them on their HSP submissions.

No, any ownership changes must be reported to the VetHUB Program. It is the responsibility of the VetHUB owner applicant to notify the VetHUB Program of the changes. The new owners must submit new VetHUB applications if they meet Certification requirements. Failure to notify the VetHUB Program could result in the owners being reported on the Vendor Performance Tracking System (VPTS) and barred from certifying a new business.

State agencies must consider requiring a subcontracting plan for contracts expected to exceed $100,000 in value. The new rules effective in May 2026 streamlined the plan to document two methods: self-performing or good faith effort to subcontract with VetHUBs.

The rules clarify that agencies must require a subcontracting plan when subcontracting with VetHUBs is probable. It is appropriate for purchasers to review VetHUB subcontractor availability by reviewing the VetHUB directory for vendors that:

• 1) provide the commodities or services and
• 2) are available to work in the highway district(s) for the purchase.

If the vendor pool is insufficient so that there is no probability of subcontracting with VetHUBs, the purchaser may consider not requiring a subcontracting plan. The determination not to require a subcontracting plan with a good faith effort should be documented in the procurement file.

The statewide VetHUB utilization goals are qualitative, with the goal of increasing participation of service-disabled veteran in state purchasing and contracts. State agencies may use the percentage goals that were previously in rule if appropriate, or they may establish utilization goals that are more appropriate for their solicitations. By statute, each state agency establishes VetHUB percentage utilization goals based on its fiscal year expenditures and total contract expenditures, the availability of VetHUBs to perform contracts, the state agency's historic utilization of VetHUBs, and any other relevant factors. VetHUB subcontracting goals will be identified by a state agency for each specific procurement with an expected value of $100,000 or more when subcontracting opportunities are probable under the contract.

The emergency rules eliminate statewide quantitative utilization goals that relied on certain eligibility criteria to be viable. Agencies are instructed to set their own goals for increasing the utilization of VetHUB businesses.

The emergency rules made to no change to 34.TAC.287(g)(1). A state agency shall report as HUB expenditures payments made to prime and subcontractor HUBs who were certified for at least one day during the reporting period.