General Office Supplies

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Abilene Area office, issued a term contract award to ODP Business Solutions, LLC, a contractor based in Boca Raton, Florida, for the supply of general office supplies. The specific deliverable under this award consists of Duracell Coppertop AAA Alkaline Batteries (Pack of 16), manufactured by The Procter & Gamble Company, with delivery locations at TxDOT facilities in Lubbock, Texas. The contract was awarded on February 2, 2026, with a total contract value of $16.89 for one package of batteries. The term contract, designated 615-C1, has a completion date of December 31, 2027, and delivery was scheduled to occur within two days of the purchase order issuance (by February 4, 2026), between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

This purchase order represents a single line item transaction executed under an existing term contract framework. The contracting officer, Nina Araujo of the Statewide Procurement Division, processed the order with freight charges to be prepaid and invoiced separately. The State of Texas exercised a sales tax exemption under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4) for this procurement.