General Office Supplies

The Texas Department of Transportation, District 601, awarded a term contract to ODP Business Solutions, LLC, effective March 3, 2026, through December 31, 2027. The contract, designated as 26212419, covers the supply of general office supplies, specifically mechanical pencil leads. The prime contractor, located in Boca Ratan, Florida, is providing Pentel Super Hi-Polymer leads in two specifications: 0.5 millimeter HB leads and 0.7 millimeter HB leads, each packaged in tubes containing 12 leads per unit. The place of performance for this contract is Mesquite, Texas, at 4777 East Highway 80, with billing directed to the North Regional Service Center Accounts Payable office in Fort Worth, Texas.

The initial purchase order issued under this term contract, dated March 3, 2026, specifies a combined order value of five dollars and thirty-five cents, comprising five tubes of 0.5 millimeter leads at $0.44 per tube and seven tubes of 0.7 millimeter leads at $0.45 per tube. The State of Texas claimed a sales tax exemption under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4) for this purchase. Delivery was scheduled for March 5, 2026, with the vendor responsible for prepaying freight charges. This contract represents a supplies and materials arrangement typical of routine government procurement activities for office consumables.