Zebra Z-Grip Retractable Ballpoint Pens, Medium Point, 1.0mm, Black Ink, 24/Pack (12221) and 1 more item

The State of Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), Agency 537, awarded a purchase order to Staples Contract & Commercial LLC on July 13, 2026, under Contract 615-C1 for office supplies. The contract encompasses two line items of Zebra Z-Grip retractable ballpoint pens: 4 packages of assorted ink medium point pens (Model 12224) and 3 packages of black ink medium point pens (Model 12221), each package containing 24 pens. The total cumulative contract value is $41.37, with a unit price of $5.91 per package for both items. Delivery was scheduled for July 16, 2026, with a standard delivery time of three days.

The place of performance is the DSHS facility located at 1301 South Bowen Road, Suite 200, Arlington, Texas, with Samuel J. Savala designated as the receiving contact. Staples Contract & Commercial LLC, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, serves as the prime contractor. The purchase order was issued under Purchaser Debra Burns' oversight. As a state agency procurement, DSHS claimed exemption from federal excise taxes and state and city sales taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4).