Cafeteria Food Products

The State of Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division (TDCJ-ID) awarded a term contract to Royal Food Import Corporation for the supply of cafeteria food products. The specific deliverable under this contract consists of sliced carrots meeting United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Grade A standards, packaged in No. 10 cans with six cans per case. The contract encompasses 105,672 cases of carrots manufactured by Duchess, ordered in increments of 952 cases at a unit price of $19.30 per case. The cumulative contract value is $2,039,469.60.

Performance under this contract was scheduled from the award date of March 10, 2026, through the completion date of August 31, 2026. Royal Food Import Corporation, headquartered in Asheville, North Carolina, was responsible for delivery to the Wynne Food Service Warehouse located at 810 FM 2821 West in Huntsville, Texas. The contractor was required to provide advance notification of deliveries and furnish specified documentation including purchase order numbers, itemized quantities, unit pricing, and bills of lading. As a state entity, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice was exempt from federal excise taxes and sales taxes on this procurement.