Food Products, Commissary

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division awarded a term contract to Keefe Group, LLC, a St. Louis, Missouri-based commissary supplier, for the provision of food products. The contract, valued at $57,698.40, was executed on January 20, 2026, with delivery directed to the Huntsville Commissary Warehouse in Huntsville, Texas. The specific line item encompasses 6,960 cases of Maruchan Ramen Noodles in Low Sodium, Spicy Vegetable flavor, with each case containing 24 individual items of 3 ounces per item at a unit price of $8.29 per case, subject to a minimum order requirement of 100 cases.

Under the terms of the purchase order, delivery was scheduled for February 3, 2026, with an arrival-anywhere-required timeframe of 14 days and a noted delivery confirmation date of February 18, 2026. The acquisition was executed under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4), utilizing the State of Texas sales tax exemption authority for goods exclusively used by the state. The procurement was coordinated through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Statewide Procurement Division, under Contract 300-CM, designated as a term contract vehicle for ongoing commissary supply needs within the institutional division.