Drugs and Pharmaceuticals

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division awarded a term contract to Barbco, Inc. dba Rudy Love Distributing for the supply of pharmaceutical products. The contract, designated 269-A1, was issued on January 20, 2026, with a cumulative value of $3,916.80. The prime contractor, located in Huntsville, Texas, will deliver goods to the Beeville Commissary in Beeville, Texas, with an expected delivery date of February 3, 2026, subject to a 14-day delivery window.

The specific deliverable consists of 240 cases of cherry-flavored cough drops containing 5.8 milligrams of menthol lozenges, individually wrapped, manufactured by Good Sense. The unit price is $16.32 per case, yielding a total extended price of $3,916.80. The purchase order was processed through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, with billing directed to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Accounts Payable office in Huntsville. The State of Texas is exempt from federal excise taxes and state and city sales taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4).