Business File Box Clipboard, Freight added to orders less than $25 and 2 more items

WorkQuest Inc., an Austin, Texas-based contractor, was awarded a purchase order by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), Agency 529, on September 17, 2026. The order, valued at $105.31, encompasses office supply items delivered to the Brenham State Supported Living Center in Brenham, Texas. The contract is sourced under existing term contracts (605-S1 and 615-S1) and specifies a standard delivery timeframe of 14 days, with delivery scheduled for October 1, 2026.

The purchase order comprises three line items of office supplies: eight business file box clipboards at $7.28 per unit ($58.24 extended); three desktop staplers at $7.64 per unit ($22.92 extended); and five straight scissors, 8 inches in length, at $4.83 per unit ($24.15 extended). Freight charges are included in the unit pricing for orders under $25. The transaction is exempt from state and city sales tax as property secured for exclusive use by a Texas political subdivision, with invoicing subject to 34 Texas Administrative Code Section 20.487 as amended effective May 1, 2022.