Food Products, Commissary

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ), Institutional Division, has awarded a term contract to Keefe Group, LLC for commissary food products. Specifically, the contract covers the procurement of Mesquite BBQ Potato Chips for the Beeville Commissary located in Beeville, Texas. The line item details a purchase of 1,200 cases of kosher-certified, zero trans fat potato chips, with 14 items per case and each item weighing 8 ounces, at a unit price of $17.50 per case.

The contract, identified as 26105510, has a cumulative value of $21,000.00 and was awarded on December 23, 2025, with a scheduled delivery date of January 16, 2026. The purchase order is exempt from federal excise taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4) and represents a standard procurement for institutional food service through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' Statewide Procurement Division. The prime contractor, Keefe Group, LLC, based in St. Louis, Missouri, will supply the potato chips manufactured by Moon Lodge to meet the TDCJ's commissary requirements.