Boots and Athletic Shoes

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division awarded a term contract to Shoe Corporation of Birmingham, Inc., located in Birmingham, Alabama, for the procurement of work boots. The contract, numbered 800-A1, was executed on March 12, 2026, with a cumulative value of $18.01. The awarded product consists of one pair of 6-inch work boots in medium width, sand-colored suede leather, manufactured under part number TX-S190. Delivery was scheduled for March 19, 2026, to the Huntsville Commissary Warehouse in Huntsville, Texas, with an estimated transit time of seven days from the award date.

This procurement was managed by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' Statewide Procurement Division, with Guadalupe Gomez designated as the agency purchaser. The purchase order qualifies for sales tax exemption under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4) for tangible personal property procured exclusively for state use. The contract represents a routine procurement of institutional footwear for the state's correctional facilities, with the relatively modest contract value reflecting the single-unit nature of the order.