Bond Transparency Database

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is requesting responses from qualified respondents to design, develop, implement, and operate a statewide Bond Transparency Database. This database will collect, validate, and publicly display information on school district and open-enrollment charter school bonds, maintenance taxes, capital projects, and related elections, as required by Texas Education Code §45.114 (SB 843, 89th Legislature). The solution must support secure data submission, robust reporting, and public transparency, and must be interoperable with other state financial reporting systems.

Recent legislative changes (SB 843, 89th Legislature) require TEA to establish a centralized, public-facing database to improve transparency and accountability for school district and charter school bonds and related capital projects.

The awarded contractor will design, build, and operate a secure, user-friendly Bond Transparency Database that meets all statutory requirements of Texas Education Code §45.114. This may include, but not limited to the following activities:

1. Enable school districts and charter schools to submit required bond, tax, and capital project data.
2. Validate and audit submitted data for accuracy and completeness.
3. Provide a public portal for searching, viewing, and downloading bond and project information, with geographic and historical filters.
4. Support configurable reporting by district, region, and project type.
5. Include a workflow for submitting and tracking corrections or updates.
6. Meet all state security, accessibility, and hosting standards.
7. Provide ongoing support, training, and data quality monitoring.

The contractor will create and host a public website that can be linked through the Texas Education Agency (agency) web site. [...] Data must be collected and reported for each fiscal year, beginning with the state fiscal year 2025 (FY2025). [...] The contract must include the collection of data and reporting of data for five fiscal years: FY2025, FY2026, FY2027, FY2028, and FY2029.

Deliverables

| Number | Deliverable | Expected Due Date |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Requirements & Data Dictionary | 30 days of contract start date |
| 2 | Pilot Implementation: 6-10 districts/charters | within 60 calendar days |
| 3 | Statewide Go-Live: All districts/charters | Within 120 calendar days |

**Submission method:** Contractors must have an account at Euna Procurement (Bonfire) to submit a response to TEA. Responses are due no later than **December 8, 2026 - 2:00 P.M. Central Time**.

State of Texas Subcontracting Plan and VetHUB-related questions must be directed to the TEA HUB Office HUBOffice@tea.texas.gov.

Failure to submit a properly completed *State of Texas Subcontracting Plan* will result in your response being disqualified from consideration.

The contract term is for a total of five state fiscal years commencing from contract execution or an agreed-upon contract start date. All contracts are subject to appropriation of funds by the Texas Legislature.

The TADBP must be valid for at least **120 business days** from the solicitation closing date. TEA may award one or more contracts from this solicitation.