First Aid Only Smartcompliance Refill 3" Conforming Gauze Sterile (Fae-5006)

The Texas Department of Insurance, an agency of the State of Texas, awarded a purchase order (No. 27007368) to Staples Contract & Commercial LLC on October 13, 2026, for medical supply procurement. The contract covers five units of First Aid Only Smartcompliance Refill 3" Conforming Gauze Sterile (model FAE-5006), manufactured by ACME UNITED CORPORATION, at a unit price of $5.57 per item. The cumulative contract value totals $27.85. Delivery is scheduled for October 16, 2026, to the Texas Department of Insurance headquarters located at 1601 Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, with specified delivery parameters of weekdays between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM on the east side of the building near 17th Street and Brazos Street.

This purchase order is issued under the statewide term contract 615-C1 administered through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division. The transaction qualifies for Texas sales tax exemption under the State of Texas exemption certificate. Cameron Durden of the Texas Department of Insurance serves as the purchasing contact. The three-day agreed response time and defined delivery window indicate a standard commercial procurement arrangement with minimal performance duration, limited to the single delivery event in October 2026.