name is Edwardo GarZa what’s a payment bond is about I’m from Texas. The subcontractor has left me hangi

I am from Texas and my work is in Texas. I sold a product to a subcontractor in January for a new school that just got completed. He tells me today he had a fall out with the general contractor therefore will not be able to pay me and wants me to file a payment claim against the general contractors bond. 1 is there still time for me to file a claim 2 am I considered a vendor or a sub contractor