WBEA is committed to connecting women-owned businesses with corporate, state and government opportunities. Therefore, this webpage is designed to provide our members with the tools, education and information regarding available Supplier Diversity Events and Bid Opportunities or Requests for Proposals.
A Request for Proposal (referred to as RFP) is an early stage in a procurement process, issuing an invitation for suppliers, often through a bidding process, to submit a proposal on a specific commodity or service. The RFP process brings structure to the procurement decision and allows the risks and benefits to be identified clearly upfront. The RFP may dictate to varying degrees the exact structure and format of the supplier's response, so be sure you read all documentation carefully.
Lastly, the creativity and innovation that suppliers choose to build into their proposals may be used to judge supplier proposals against each other. Keep in mind that when submitting your proposal, it may be best to include your “One- page Wonder” marketing/ advertising tool. This is an introduction of your business to the corporation or prime contractor you’re seeking to do business with.
If you are a contractor wanting to advertise your bid opportunity on the WBEA website, please email
bids@wbea-texas.org .
HUB & SUB Bid Opportunities
Email HUB & SUB bid opportunities to bids@wbea-texas.org. Please make sure that bid documents are in Microsoft Word or PDF format. It must contain all of the pertinent information for the opportunity including website and deadline. The WBEA posts bid opportunities on the WBEA website once a week when staff is available. No confirmations will be sent once bid is posted. You may check back a week after submitting provided the bid was submitted in the correct format.
ERP and Technology Modernization Initiative
The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD ("The Harris Center") invites qualified vendors to submit proposals for enterprise technology modernization services, including the provision, implementation, configuration, integration, and long-term support of a modern enterprise resource planning (ERP). Specifications may be secured from The Harris Center website www.theharriscenter.org beginning Wednesday, November 11, 2026. The Harris Center utilizes Bonfire for their solicitations https://theharriscenter.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities. Participants must register in Bonfire. A non-mandatory vendor conference meeting will be held via Lifesize at 11:00 a.m. CST, on Tuesday, December 8, 2026. Deadline for prospective vendors to submit questions to this RFP is Tuesday, December 22, 2026. Proposals must be submitted via Bonfire by 11:00 a.m., CST, Wednesday, January 27, 2027.
The Harris Center reserves the rights to reject any and/or all responses to the Request for Proposal deemed to be in its best interests, to waive formalities and' reasonable irregularities in submitted documents and are not obligated to accept the lowest proposal.
The University of Houston is requesting pricing from vendors for the purchase, delivery, and installation of furnishing for the Centennial Hall furniture at 3731 Cullen BLVD. Houston, TX 77204. Target delivery for installing furniture is June 7th, 2027.
University of Houston bid openings will be reviewed and completed solely through the JAGGAER Sourcing Event Portal. To respond to Invitations and Requests posted to JAGGAER, you must first create an online account.
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The University of Houston is requesting pricing from vendors for the following services: Provide all material, equipment and labor for campus wide irrigation, landscaping, flower, ornamental and shrub beds, tree maintenance and mowing for the main campus of the University of Houston and its Technology Bridge Energy Research Park and Texas Medical Center locations maintained by University. The campus is approximately 650 acres of which 175 acres is maintained turf.
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THE CITY OF HOUSTON
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice