Food Products, Commissary

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division awarded a term contract to Union Supply Group, Inc., a Dallas, Texas-based supplier, for the provision of instant, regular, powdered coffee products. The contract, designated as Term 26214842, carries a cumulative value of $117,590.40 and was awarded on March 16, 2026. The commodity is manufactured by Back Country and will be delivered to the Huntsville Commissary Warehouse in Huntsville, Texas, serving Delivery Zone 5. The order encompasses 4,320 cases of coffee at a unit price of $27.22 per case, with a minimum order requirement of 1,400 cases per shipment.

Performance of this contract commenced with an initial delivery date of March 19, 2026, and scheduled warehouse delivery on April 27, 2026, with a standard three-day delivery timeframe. The purchasing agent is Guadalupe Gomez of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Statewide Procurement Division, with billing directed to Texas Department of Criminal Justice Accounts Payable in Huntsville. The State of Texas has claimed a sales tax exemption under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4) based on the property being acquired for exclusive state use. The contract period extends through August 31, 2025, reflecting the term nature of the procurement arrangement.