57B starrett surface gage and 1 more item

Texas State University - 754 awarded a purchase order to Sid Tool Co., Inc., doing business as MSC Industrial Supply Co., for the procurement of precision measurement instruments. The contract, designated TXMAS-25-45003, was executed on March 20, 2026, with a total contract value of $1,997.15. The prime contractor, located in Davidson, North Carolina, supplied two units of 57B Starrett Surface Gauge instruments classified under National Institute of Governmental Purchasing Code 44539. The purchase order was issued under Texas sales tax exemption provisions and designated for delivery to the United States.

The surface gauges procured under this contract represent tangible personal property acquired exclusively for state use by the Texas higher education institution. The purchase order structure reflects two line items for identical precision gauges, with the first line item establishing the unit price of $1,997.15 and the second line item recorded at zero cost, resulting in a cumulative order value of $1,997.15. This transaction exemplifies a straightforward equipment procurement by a state educational entity through an established master supply schedule contract mechanism.