Contractors and Vendors

Selling Goods and Non-Professional Services to TxDMV

Rules established by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) govern the purchasing practices of TxDMV.

TxDMV Contract Uniform Terms and Conditions (Version 2.1)

TxDMV Supplemental Terms for DIR Cooperative Purchases (Version 1.3)

TxDMV W-9

Where to Start

Register on the Centralized Master Bidders List (CMBL) through the CPA.
State agencies select vendors from the CMBL for solicitations based on the following dollar thresholds:

• Over $25,000 – Solicitations (IFB, RFP, RFO) are advertised on the open market and posted on the Electronic State Business Daily site. All CMBL-listed vendors under the class and item for the requested commodity or service will receive notice of the solicitation. Solicitations are formal, requiring sealed responses by a specified opening or closing date and time. Other interested vendors may make a written request any time prior to the bid opening date and time.
• $10,000 to $25,000 – A minimum of three (3) vendors from the CMBL are solicited.
• Under $10,000 – One quote may be requested from a CMBL vendor for a purchase order award.

Products and Services Purchased by TxDMV include but are not limited to:

Selling IT Services to TxDMV

The Department of Information Resources (DIR)’s Cooperative (Co-op) Contracts program is a streamlined cooperative purchasing program for state and local government, public education, and other public entities in Texas, as well as public entities outside the state.

They currently offer more than 650 cooperative purchasing contracts for technology products and services including hardware, software, staffing services, maintenance, and other services with a high customer demand, such as managed services and technology training. TxDMV purchases professional services through DIR.

Visit the DIR website for instructions and information on how to contract for Cooperative Contracts, Deliverables-Based IT Services (DBITS), Data Center Services (DCS), Information Security Services, or Telecommunications Services.