Tires and Tubes

The University of Texas at Arlington (Agency 714) awarded a term contract to Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC for tire procurement under Contract 26062309. The contract, effective September 11, 2025, and scheduled to conclude on June 30, 2027, involves the acquisition of a single tire with a unit price of $973.44, totaling a cumulative contract value of $973.00. The procurement is executed through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' Statewide Procurement Division and is exempt from state sales tax under Texas Tax Code, Section 151.309(4).

The contract's NIGP Commodity Code 86305 indicates a specialized tire acquisition for the exclusive use of the State of Texas. Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, will serve as the prime contractor, with the shipping destination designated generically as "US". The term contract structure suggests potential ongoing tire procurement requirements for the University of Texas at Arlington, with the current award representing a specific transactional procurement within a broader contractual framework.