Office Supplies: Pens, Pencils, Erasers, Inks, Etc. - WorkQuest

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) awarded a term contract to WorkQuest, Inc. on December 3, 2025, for office supplies, with a contract period running from the award date through November 30, 2026. The contract, valued at $427.92, encompasses three primary line items: classification folders, ballpoint pens with specific environmental characteristics, and comfort-grip writing instruments. Specifically, the order includes 100 letter-size classification folders with two dividers and 1.5" expansion, as well as 12 total dozens of pens - six dozens of bio-based, biodegradable blue ballpoint pens and six dozens of retractable ballpoint pens with a comfort grip.

The procurement is executed under Texas state term contracts 615-S1 and 620-S1, with delivery scheduled for December 17, 2025, for pens and January 2, 2026, for folders. The purchase is tax-exempt under Texas Tax Code, Section 151.309(4), as the materials are for exclusive state government use. The contract stipulates that freight costs are to be prepaid by WorkQuest, Inc. and invoiced separately, with the shipping address modified from an initial Houston location to Hempstead, Texas, during the purchase order change process.