Food Products, Commissary

Union Supply Group, Inc., a Dallas-based food products contractor, was awarded a term contract by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division on January 30, 2026, to supply commissary food products to the State of Texas. The cumulative contract value is $16,044.00, representing a single purchase order for delivery to the Beeville Commissary in Beeville, Texas, with billing routed through Texas Department of Criminal Justice Accounts Payable in Huntsville, Texas.

The specific line item under this contract consists of 600 cases of shredded beef with barbecue sauce, manufactured by Hereford, with no monosodium glutamate (MSG) and gluten-free formulation. Each case contains 12 items of 6 ounces per item, priced at $26.74 per case. The product is subject to a minimum order requirement of 100 cases. The delivery window spans three days from the January 30, 2026 award date, with an anticipated commissary warehouse delivery date of March 4, 2026. The procurement is executed under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4), qualifying for state sales tax exemption based on exclusive state use for the institutional criminal justice system.