The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board will be part of the state's program to increase contracting and purchasing opportunities for small, minority, and female-owned businesses through such efforts as:

1. (1) maintaining an updated list of minority vendors through communication with the Texas Department of Commerce, Small Business Division;
2. (2) consulting commerce's Texas Small Business Directory listing for purchases requiring only one bid;
3. (3) ensuring, whenever possible, that one or more minority vendors are included for purchases requiring three bids; and
4. (4) using the Texas Register when proposing use of a private consultant in excess of $10,000 as directed by Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6252-11c.

Source Note:The provisions of this §1.8 adopted to be effective March 13, 1991, 16 TexReg 1363.