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.
Specifications may be secured from The Harris Center website www.theharriscenter.org
beginning Tuesday, April 14, 2026. The Harris Center utilizes Bonfire for their solicitations
https://theharriscenter.bonfirehub.com/portal/?tab=openOpportunities. A non-mandatory vendor conference meeting will be held via Lifesize at 2:00 p.m., on Monday, April 20, 2026. Deadline for prospective vendors to submit questions to this RFP is Wednesday, April 22, 2026. Proposals must be submitted by 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Historically Underutilized Businesses, including Minority-Owned Businesses and Women-Owned Businesses are encouraged to participate. The Harris Center reserves all rights to reject any and/or all proposals, to waive formalities and reasonable irregularities in submitted documents as it deems to be in its best interests and is not obligated to accept the lowest proposal.
Deadline: May 6, 2026
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