Food Products, Commissary

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division awarded a term contract to Barbco, Inc. dba Rudy Love Distributing for the procurement of food products under commodity classification Food Products, Commissary. The prime contractor was selected to supply 1,440 cases of whole grain, kosher-certified tortilla chips to the Huntsville Commissary Warehouse in Huntsville, Texas. The contract was awarded on March 6, 2026, with an initial scheduled delivery date of March 20, 2026 and an alternative delivery window of April 3, 2026. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division administered the procurement process, with the contract established under term agreement 300-CM.

The total cumulative contract value is $26,510.40, representing 1,440 cases at a unit price of $18.41 per case. The commodity specifications require whole grain, kosher-certified tortilla chips with a minimum order quantity of 1,080 cases, containing 12 items per case of 16 ounces each. The contract documents indicate a completion date of August 31, 2025, though this predates the award and delivery dates, suggesting this reflects the underlying term contract framework rather than this specific purchase order's performance period. As a state entity, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice claimed exemption from federal excise taxes and sales taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4).