Food Products, Commissary

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division awarded a term contract to Barbco, Inc. dba Rudy Love Distributing for the supply of food products to its commissary operations. The contract, designated as 300-CM-17417309394, was issued on February 4, 2026, with a cumulative value of $32,562.00. The prime contractor, located in Huntsville, Texas, was tasked with delivering jalapeno-flavored potato chips that are kosher certified and contain zero trans fats to the Beeville Commissary facility in Beeville, Texas.

The specific line item under this award comprised 1,620 cases of the specified potato chips at a unit price of $20.10 per case, meeting the contractual minimum order requirement of 1,200 cases. The purchase order established a 14-day delivery window, with scheduled delivery set for February 18, 2026, and a commissary warehouse delivery deadline of March 4, 2026. As a state agency procurement processed through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division, the transaction was exempt from federal excise taxes and applicable state and local sales taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4).