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 for commissary operations. The contract, designated 300-CM-17417309394, was awarded on March 11, 2026, with a cumulative value of $39,060.00. The prime contractor is obligated to deliver 1,800 cases of whole grain kosher-certified corn chips to the Huntsville Commissary Warehouse in Huntsville, Texas, with a scheduled delivery date of April 8, 2026. Each case contains 14 items of 16 ounces per item, with a unit price of $21.70 per case.

The contract specifies a minimum order quantity of 1,300 cases and operates under a 14-day delivery window framework. As a term contract under statewide procurement administered by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, the award is exempt from federal excise taxes and state and local sales taxes per Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4). Billing for the purchase order is directed to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Accounts Payable division, establishing this as a standard institutional supply arrangement for correctional facility commissary operations in Texas.