The UT System comprises 13 universities and health institutions including UT Austin, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, and UT Southwestern. It spends $5B+ annually on construction, IT, research services, and professional services — making it one of the largest higher education buyers in the US.
University of Texas System historically awards the following percentages of eligible contract dollars to small and disadvantaged businesses. These figures reflect agency performance against statutory goals and represent real contract opportunities for certified firms.
University of Texas System is an active buyer in the following categories. These represent the highest-volume procurement areas based on historical award data.
The contractors who win UT System contracts consistently aren't just responding to solicitations — they're known quantities before the solicitation is published. Here's how to build that position.
Register as a UT System vendor through each campus's purchasing office — procurement is campus-level
Monitor UT Austin purchasing at utexas.edu/procurement and TexBuy for solicitations
Target UT MD Anderson Cancer Center separately — a top-10 US research hospital with independent procurement
Apply for Texas HUB certification for UT System set-aside preferences
Attend UT Austin, UT Health Science Center, and other campus outreach events
These NAICS codes represent the highest-volume procurement categories at University of Texas System. Register these codes in your SAM.gov profile to appear in agency vendor searches.
Texas ESBD + individual UT campus purchasing offices + HUB certification. Ensure your SAM.gov registration is active and includes the NAICS codes that match University of Texas System's primary procurement categories before reaching out directly.
University of Texas System awards 20% of eligible contract dollars to small businesses. All applicable SBA certifications are recognized.
University of Texas System spends approximately $5B+ annually on contracts. The total agency budget is $22B+, with procurement representing the contract-deliverable portion of that spending.
Monitor SAM.gov and filter by University of Texas System as the contracting agency. Set up email notifications for your NAICS codes from this agency. BidEdgeHQ monitors SAM.gov and state portals in real time, scoring every UT System solicitation against your ICP profile and delivering WhatsApp alerts for high-match opportunities.