Small Nylon Pepper Spray Hold and 1 more item

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division awarded contract TXMAS-22-68001 to Galls, LLC, a Lexington, Kentucky-based vendor, on September 2, 2026. The contract, valued at $341.44, covers the procurement of personal safety equipment for delivery to the District Parole Office (Dallas I) in Dallas, Texas. The award encompasses two line items: eleven units of Mk3 First Defense Pepper Spray at $20.70 per unit ($227.70 total) and eleven units of small nylon pepper spray holders in black at $10.34 per unit ($113.74 total). Both items are manufactured by their respective original equipment manufacturers—Defense Tech/Safariland LLC and Rothco—and are intended for operational use by state correctional and parole personnel.

Performance of the contract is scheduled for completion within forty-five days of the award date, with an expected delivery date of October 19, 2026. The purchase was processed through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Statewide Procurement Division, with delivery directed to a designated recipient at the Dallas parole office. As a state entity, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice claimed exemption from all Federal Excise Taxes and state and city sales taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4).