Food Products, Commissary

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division awarded a term contract to Royal Food Import Corporation, a food supplier based in Asheville, North Carolina, for the delivery of food products to correctional facilities. Under this contract award, Royal Food Import Corporation supplied chocolate chip cookies manufactured by Duchess to the Beeville Commissary in Beeville, Texas, located in Guadalupe County. The contract, designated 300-CM, reflects a cumulative value of $11,280.00 based on the purchase of 960 cases of cookies at $11.75 per case, with each case containing 12 individual items of 12 ounces each and meeting a minimum order threshold of 400 cases.

The award was executed on April 21, 2026, with a scheduled delivery date of May 18, 2026, representing a delivery timeline of approximately 25 days after receipt of order. The purchase order was processed under the oversight of agency purchaser Guadalupe Gomez, with payment directed to Texas Department of Criminal Justice Accounts Payable in Huntsville, Texas. As a purchase by a state agency for exclusive institutional use, the transaction was exempt from state and city sales taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4). No option periods, renewals, or set-asides were specified in connection with this award.