Texas Workforce Commission seeks qualified individuals to provide impartial hearing officer services for vocational rehabilitation appeals and BET grievances on an as-needed basis statewide. Fixed fee schedule: $125/hour, $50/hour travel time over 50 miles round trip, $200/day for required training. Responses due October 27, 2026 at 10:00 AM CT via TWC Procurement Portal. Minimum 2 years professional experience in dispute resolution, mediation, or formal proceedings required. Subcontracting not permitted. Multiple contracts anticipated. Contract term 1 year with 4 optional renewals. No guarantee of volume. Historical compensation ****,000 per fiscal year.
Responses must be received by TWC by October 27, 2026 at 10:00 a. m. Central Time. Responses received after the deadline specified in table 3: schedule of events will be rejected and will not be evaluated.
The hourly rate for IHO services is ****, travel time is **** per hour, and training is **** per day. itemized invoice for each assigned case. . . must be submitted no later than 60 days after any service is rendered.
TWC will award contracts based on best value. twc shall make awards to the respondents that provides the best value to the state of texas. Evaluation criteria include past performance, qualifications, experience (60 points) and writing samples (40 points).
Respondents must have a minimum of two 2 years of professional experience in managing complex disputes, evaluating evidence, or presiding over formal proceedings and must not be an employee of a public agency or member of the Rehabilitation Council of Texas.
Failure to perform may result in removal from the assignment rotation. the failure of the successful respondent to perform services in accordance with the contract. . . may result in twc. . . temporarily or permanently removing the successful respondent from the random assignment rotation.
Questions must be submitted by October 07, 2026 at 5:00 p. m. Central Time. questions must be submitted through the twc procurement portal. . . by the deadline established in table 3: schedule of events.
Responses may be disqualified for failure to comply with submission requirements, including a response without the required signatures is not responsive to the solicitation and will be disqualified. Prohibited communication with TWC may also result in disqualification.