Thank you for your interest in doing business with University of Houston! Reliable, competitive suppliers are extremely valuable to the University, so we welcome and encourage your participation in our purchasing process. 

UH is a State of Texas entity and follows State procurement guidance, which requires competitive bidding of large dollar requirements to determine best value for the State.

UH and all other State agencies post solicitations with a value of $25k and higher to the Electronic State Business Daily, which is often referred to as ESBD. 

ESBD address: https://www.txsmartbuy.com/esbd 

Interested parties may elect to register your company on the state’s Centralized Master Bidder’s List (CMBL). The CMBL is a master database used by the State of Texas purchasing entities to develop a mailing list for vendors to receive solicitations based on the products and services they provide.

CMBL address:  https://comptroller.texas.gov/purchasing/vendor/cmbl 

The University encourages registering on the CMBL. Registered parties would be notified if UH an open requirement for the provided services has.