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

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division awarded a purchase order (No. 26303174) to WorkQuest, Inc., an Austin-based contractor, on July 15, 2026. The contract calls for the delivery of 456 dozen medium-point ballpoint pens with clear barrels and caps imprinted with "TDCJ OFFENDER PROPERTY." The pens, manufactured by West Texas Lighthouse, are procured under term contract 620-S1 and managed through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts – Statewide Procurement Division. The total contract value is $1,135.44, with a unit price of $2.49 per dozen and freight included.

Performance of this contract includes delivery to the Huntsville Commissary Warehouse in Huntsville, Texas, with a scheduled delivery date of July 29, 2026 and an allowance of 14 days to receipt. Payment will be directed to Texas Department of Criminal Justice Accounts Payable. As a state entity, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is exempt from sales tax under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4). The purchase order was processed by agency purchaser Guadalupe Gomez through the Statewide Procurement Division.