27Pc 1/16-7/8X32Nds R8 Collet Set and 1 more item

The University of Texas at Austin, through the State of Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, awarded a purchase order to Sid Tool Co., Inc., doing business as MSC Industrial Supply Co., on March 25, 2026. The contractor, located in Davidson, North Carolina, supplied two 27-piece 1/16-7/8X32Nds R8 Collet Sets under Texas Master Agreement contract TXMAS-25-45003. The cumulative contract value totaled $750.78, representing the cost of one unit at $750.78 and one unit at no additional charge.

The tooling equipment was procured under the National Institute of Governmental Purchasing commodity code 54533 and delivered to the University of Texas at Austin. As an educational institution and political subdivision of the State of Texas, the university claimed exemption from all federal excise taxes and state and city sales taxes pursuant to Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4). The purchase order represents a straightforward acquisition of precision machine tooling components for institutional use.