Pen, Ballpoint, Medium Point, Clear Barrel Stick with Cap, Imprinted with TDCJ OFFENDER PROPERTY…

The State of Texas, Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division awarded a purchase order (PO No. 26287522) to WorkQuest, Inc., an Austin-based vendor, for the supply of ballpoint pens. The contract, issued on June 29, 2026, covers 2,040 dozen medium-point ballpoint pens with clear barrels and caps imprinted with "TDCJ OFFENDER PROPERTY." The pens are manufactured by West Texas Lighthouse under the State's term contract 620-S1. The total contract value is $5,079.60, inclusive of freight charges, at a unit price of $2.49 per dozen.

Delivery of the ordered pens is directed to the Beeville Commissary in Beeville, Texas, with a scheduled delivery date of July 29, 2026 and an acknowledgment-required order window of 14 days from the purchase order date. The order is billed to Texas Department of Criminal Justice Accounts Payable in Huntsville, Texas, under the supervision of Wendy Brown, with purchasing authority delegated to Guadalupe Gomez of the Institutional Division. As a state entity, the State of Texas is exempt from federal excise taxes and applicable state and city sales taxes on this procurement.