Scissors: Household, Pinking, Sewing - WorkQuest Inc.

The 590-S1 contract vehicle provides Texas state agencies with access to essential office and operational supplies through a centralized procurement mechanism. The contract encompasses household scissors, pinking scissors, sewing scissors, and related office supplies including staplers, tape dispensers, writing instruments, correction tape, mechanical pencils, file folders, and hand sanitization products. This vehicle is designed to enable efficient acquisition of necessary supplies by Texas government entities while maintaining standardized pricing and delivery conditions across all procuring agencies.

WorkQuest, Inc., headquartered in Austin, Texas, serves as the prime contractor on this indefinite delivery vehicle. The contract is managed by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' Contract Management division and covers statewide procurement throughout Texas. Awarded on November 9, 2021, the contract maintains a performance period extending through November 30, 2026, and operates as a term contract that accommodates flexible ordering across multiple state agencies with provisions for freight charges on smaller orders.

Multiple individual awards have been issued under this IDV to various Texas state agencies, including the Texas Workforce Commission, Department of Public Safety, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, Office of the Attorney General, and Texas Department of Transportation. Individual contract awards range in cumulative value from $5 to $1,588.40, with standardized unit pricing applied consistently across all awards—for example, 7-inch sewing scissors are priced at $3.85 each. This decentralized award structure allows individual agencies to leverage the master IDV for specific operational requirements while maintaining uniform pricing and performance conditions throughout the contract term.