Food Products, Commissary

Union Supply Group, Inc., a Dallas, Texas-based contractor, was awarded a term contract by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, for the supply of breakfast cereal products. The contract, issued on January 27, 2026, encompasses the delivery of 504 cases of corn and oat fruit-flavored breakfast cereal to the Snyder Commissary and Trust Fund in Snyder, Texas, with a cumulative contract value of $16,632.00. Each case contains 12 items of 20 ounces per item at a unit price of $33.00 per case, with a minimum order quantity of 108 cases per delivery.

The goods were scheduled for delivery on January 30, 2026, with a delivery deadline established for February 10, 2026. Billing for the purchase order was directed to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Accounts Payable office in Huntsville, Texas. The cereal products are manufactured by Food Express under the state's term contract 300-CM and are classified as food products for commissary use. The State of Texas claimed exemption from applicable state and city sales taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4), as the purchase qualifies as tangible personal property for exclusive state use.