Procurement Resources: A Guide for Vendors
TWC must buy goods and services from businesses meeting the requirements in Texas state law.
What TWC Buys:
- Hardware and Software
- Building Fixes
- Office Supplies
- Recycled Items
- Security
- Temporary Workers
How TWC Buys Products:
- WorkQuest and Texas Correctional Industries (TCI): These are organizations that sell to the state. If they have what TWC needs, TWC must buy from them.
- Department of Information Resources (DIR): TWC uses special contracts with DIR to buy hardware and software.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA): TWC uses CPA's contracts to buy everything else.
- View our open and past procurements on the Bonfire Procurement Portal.
Tips for Communicating with TWC:
- Read the rules: Check out the State of Texas Procurement and Contract Management Guide, the TWC Procurement and Contract Services Handbook, the Purchasing Authority Roles and Responsibilities Procedure, and TWC’s Vendor Communication Process.
- Contact TWC: If you want to sell something to TWC, you can email the agency at TWCVendorComms@twc.texas.gov.
- List your business: Sign up to sell to TWC on the Centralized Master Bidder’s List (CMBL).
Important Rules:
- The state must buy things that cost more than $10,000 from businesses on the Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL).
- TWC can buy things that cost less than $10,000 from any vendor.
- TWC cannot split one big purchase into smaller ones to avoid asking for bids.
Find more info:
- NIGP Commodity Book: This book tells you what codes to use when looking for businesses on the CMBL. It's on the CPA website.
- Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD): TWC posts bids above $25,000 on the ESBD. You can search for TWC bids on the ESBD website.