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, issued on February 23, 2026, encompasses the delivery of 3,564 cases of liquid hot sauce in Cajun Cayenne flavor to the Huntsville Commissary Warehouse in Huntsville, Texas. The product specifications include 24 items per case with 6 ounces per item, with a minimum order quantity of 800 cases. The unit price is $14.36 per case, resulting in a cumulative contract value of $51,179.04. Delivery was scheduled for March 16, 2026, with a standard 14-day delivery window from the February 23, 2026 purchase order issuance date.

The contracting organization processed this procurement through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division under Purchasing Agent Guadalupe Gomez. The contractor, Barbco, Inc., is located in Huntsville, Texas, and manufactures the hot sauce product under manufacturer part number 55344. As a state agency purchase for exclusive use by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the State of Texas is exempt from federal excise taxes and state and city sales taxes under Texas Tax Code, Section 151.309(4).