CPS Energy, by way of its electric and natural gas service contract with the General Service Administration (GSA) in Washington D.C., is a federal contractor. Consequently, we are required to report our contracting activity with large, small, minority, service-disabled, veteran, historically underutilized, HUBZone, and woman-owned businesses.

Please help us in having the most updated information on your company by accessing the Supplier Classification Report to determine whether the classification for your company is current in CPS Energy’s Supplier Database. Search for your company’s name and review your expiration date.

A Business Questionnaire will need to be completed and returned to us as soon as possible if the following applies:

• Classification is expired.
• Classification is to expire within 60 days.
• Space for the “Expiration Date” is blank.
• Company not listed.

Companies with expertise not included in the Supplier Classification Report are still be able to register and respond to solicitations.  If your company is interested in becoming a registered supplier for CPS Energy, please log on through our Supplier Registration Portal.  Registered suppliers receive notices of all bid opportunities for the Supplier Classifications selected.                         

If you have any questions regarding the Business Questionnaire or the Supplier Registration Portal, please contact a CPS Energy representative at (210) 353-2474.

Kicking off Fiscal Year 2026, CPS Energy continues to adopt aggressive procurement targets to ensure that our company remains vigilant in providing contract opportunities to local, small businesses within our community.  During the first three months of our new fiscal year, CPS Energy has already invested $304 million dollars via contracted goods and services with more than $185 million (72%) of that spend paid to vendors located here in the San Antonio Metropolitan Statistical Area.  In this same timeframe, CPS Energy has spent $102 million dollars with small, representing nearly 41% of total spend during our first quarter.

To further its mission of ensuring access to contract opportunities, CPS Energy has implemented a comprehensive strategy to promote and encourage participation in our procurement process among local and small vendors.  Over the last four years, we have increased our participation in various outreach events by more than 196%!   Thru April, our Supply Chain team has either hosted or attended nearly 70 separate events this year seeking to engage our suppliers and ensure their participation in the procurement process.  We continue to leverage strategic partnerships such as those with the Small Business Development Center, the Center for Government Contracting and our various resource partners and trade groups to speak directly to small business owners concerning supplier registration and procurement needs.  

As we progress into FY2026, CPS Energy remains committed to working with elected leaders across all levels of government to best advocate for our local and small supplier in an evolving procurement landscape.  Further, CPS Energy continues to collaborate with our peer agencies thru the SupplySA Initiative, as we work to better understand the availability of local, small suppliers in our service area as well as implement best practices to better their access to competitive opportunities.   For example, we continue to identify contracts that may have scopes that allows for either debundling or multiple awardees.  Since 2024, CPS Energy has identified, 254 contract opportunities valued at $2.8 billion dollars that have been debundled, resulting in work awarded to 488 unique suppliers!  CPS Energy’s Supply Chain team remains committed to engaging our local, and small vendors through targeted outreach, to ensure contract opportunities are made available to all seeking to do business with our organization and contribute to the success of our community.

VIEW: CPS Energy's Local & Small Spend, Fiscal Years 2025 recap