0-20 Brix Scale Refractometer

The Railroad Commission of Texas (Agency 455) awarded contract TXMAS-25-45003 to Sid Tool Co., Inc., doing business as MSC Industrial Supply Co., for the procurement of measurement and testing equipment. The contract, awarded on June 2, 2026, calls for the delivery of one 0-20 Brix Scale Refractometer manufactured by VALCOOL, LLC, with a unit price of $118.98 and a total contract value of $118.98. The refractometer was scheduled for delivery to Jonathan Davis at the Railroad Commission of Texas in Austin, Texas, with an expected delivery date of June 9, 2026, representing a 7-day delivery requirement following receipt of order.

According to the supporting purchase order documentation, the equipment will be billed to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Statewide Procurement Division Accounts Payable department. The purchasing agent of record is Michael Hill-Herman. As a purchase order issued under the TXMAS contract vehicle, the State of Texas claimed applicable tax exemptions under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4), exempting the procurement from federal excise taxes and state sales taxes. The transaction represents a single-line item acquisition of precision laboratory equipment for use by the Railroad Commission of Texas.