Sport Drink Mix, Powder, Sugar Free, With Electrolyte, Flavor: Orange 70741, Fruit Punch 70761… and 2 more items

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 support commissary operations. The contract, designated as Term 26239391, carries a cumulative value of $46,391.40 and was awarded effective April 1, 2026. The place of performance is the Beeville Commissary Warehouse located in Beeville, Texas, within Bee County. The contracting organization is based in Texas, and the purchasing agent is Sylvia Gurrola at the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Statewide Procurement Division.

The contract encompasses three line items of sugar-free sport drink mix powder with electrolytes manufactured by Thirst Blaster, totaling 2,970 cases across three flavor variants: Orange (1,320 cases), Fruit Punch (990 cases), and Lemon-Lime (660 cases). Each case contains 200 items at 0.14 ounces per item, with a unit price of $15.62 per case and a minimum order quantity of 200 cases. All items were scheduled for delivery on April 15, 2026, with a 14-day advance request on order timeframe. The State of Texas is exempt from federal excise taxes and state and city sales taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4) for this purchase.