Continental US Ground - OB

Texas A&M AgriLife Research (Agency 556) awarded a purchase order to FedEx Corporate Services, Inc. for Continental United States ground shipping services. The contract, issued by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts - Statewide Procurement Division under Purchase Order Number 26318452, was executed on August 3, 2026. The prime contractor, FedEx Corporate Services, Inc., maintains its principal place of business at 900 7th Street NW, Suite 550, Washington, District of Columbia 20001. The total contract value is $6.25, comprising a single unit of shipping service at a unit price of $6.25. The delivery date coincided with the purchase order issuance date of August 3, 2026, with zero days allowed for receipt of order.

This purchase order operates under Contract 962-C1, classified as a term contract vehicle. The State of Texas claimed an exemption from Federal Excise Taxes and asserted a sales tax exemption under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4) for the procurement of tangible personal property designated for exclusive use by the state or its political subdivisions. The contract represents a routine transactional procurement of ground transportation services with nominal economic value.