Food Products, Commissary

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division awarded a term contract to National Food Group, Inc., a food supplier based in Novi, Michigan, for the provision of commissary food products. The contract, effective February 5, 2026, encompasses the delivery of chicken chili with beans to the Beeville Commissary facility in Beeville, Texas. The product specification requires a minimum chicken content of 17.5% combined with great northern beans, packaged in cases containing 24 items of 8 ounces each. The total contract value is $14,201.86, representing 512 cases at a unit price of $27.738 per case, with a scheduled delivery date of March 5, 2026 and a warehouse delivery deadline of March 31, 2026.

This purchase order operates under Term Contract 300-CM with an average requested order window of 28 days. The contracting organization designated billing to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Accounts Payable office in Huntsville, Texas, while the physical delivery location remains the Beeville Commissary. The product is manufactured by Food Life Balanced under manufacturer part number 85205, and the minimum order quantity stipulated is 240 cases. As a state entity, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is exempt from federal excise taxes and applicable state and local sales taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4).