General Office Supplies

The Texas School For The Deaf (Agency 772), a state education agency, awarded a term contract to Staples Contract & Commercial LLC for the provision of general office supplies. The contract, designated as Term 26207117, was executed on February 2, 2026, with a period of performance extending through December 31, 2027. The cumulative contract value is $33.15, representing a purchase order for three boxes of First Aid Only Triple Antibiotic Ointment Packets (0.03 ounces per packet, 60 packets per box) at a unit price of $11.05 per box. Staples Contract & Commercial LLC, headquartered at 500 Staples Drive, Framingham, Massachusetts, was designated as the prime contractor. Delivery was scheduled for February 5, 2026, to a warehouse located at 1102 South Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas.

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts - Statewide Procurement Division administered this procurement through the purchasing agent Daniel Skipper. The antibiotic ointment packets, manufactured by ACME UNITED CORP. under part number 2121122-1855753, were procured under the existing term contract 615-C1. The State of Texas claimed a sales tax exemption under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4) based on the materials being for exclusive use by a state agency. The purchase order included a three-day delivery timeframe following order placement and was assigned the internal tracking number 6-468-033B.