Procurement of Professional Services in accordance with Texas Education Code, Section 74.008, and UT System Rules & Regulations, generally includes services in the following areas:

Due to the rules and regulations involved in acquiring Professional Services, listed below, first contact Logistics/Acquisition at 7-8001 to assist you.  Second, complete the Professional Services Request Form and forward it to Logistics/Acquisition.

If this request can only be acquired from one particular firm, please go ahead and complete a Sole-Source Justification and forward to Logistics/Acquisition.

Also, If this request is awarded to a sole-proprietor or individual the Employee/Independent Contractor Verification Checklist will need to be completed. Logistics/Acquisition can assist you in completing this form.

Solicitation, evaluation and selection of firms providing Professional Services shall be consistent with the following guidelines and UTMB’s Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Procedure.

UTMB Department/Process Area shall provide Logistics/Acquisition with the following documentation:

Professional Services Request Form

Solicitation of competitive proposals/quotations  from qualified firms and responses thereto, or a  Sole-Source Justification, if applicable Selection Criteria used to evaluate proposals/quotations (e.g., demonstrated  competence and qualifications; Professional  Fees consistent with industry practices);  Selection Criteria can not include, or be based  on, total project Cost/Price Recommendation of Selection based on the  Selection Criteria