Eveready Super Heavy Duty 6V Carbon Zinc Spring Terminal Lantern Battery

The Texas Military Department awarded a purchase order (TXMAS-25-45004) to Fastenal Company on September 25, 2026, for the procurement of ten units of Eveready Super Heavy Duty 6V Carbon Zinc Spring Terminal Lantern Batteries (Model 1209). The total contract value is $50.40, with a unit price of $5.04 per battery. The items are being procured under a standard seven-day delivery timeline, with an expected delivery date of October 2, 2026. The point of delivery is the Challenge-Eagle Lake facility located at 600 Highway 3013 West, Eagle Lake, Texas 77434, with billing directed to the Texas Military Department's Accounts Payable office in Austin.

The procurement was processed by Mary Ochoa of the Texas Military Department's Statewide Procurement Division and authorized for Karen Trepasso at the Challenge-Eagle Lake facility. As a state agency procurement, the Texas Military Department claims exemption from federal excise taxes and sales taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4). This purchase order represents a straightforward commodity acquisition of batteries for exclusive use by the State of Texas.