Sport Drink Mix, Powder, Sugar Free, With Electrolyte, Flavor: Orange 70741, Fruit Punch 70761… and 1 more item

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, awarded a term contract to Barbco, Inc. dba Rudy Love Distributing for the supply of sports drink mix powder. The contract, issued on April 10, 2026, with a cumulative value of $246,436.74, encompasses the delivery of sugar-free electrolyte drink mix in three flavors—Orange, Fruit Punch, and Lemon-Lime—manufactured by Thirst Blaster. The total order consists of 15,777 cases (7,888 cases of Lemon-Lime and 7,889 cases of Fruit Punch) at $15.62 per case, each case containing 200 items of 0.14 ounces per item. Delivery is scheduled for April 24, 2026, to the Prison Store at 861 Interstate 45, Dock C, in Huntsville, Texas.

The contract operates under a term arrangement with a minimum order requirement of 200 cases and a 14-day agreed reasonable order provision. As the Texas-based supplier, Barbco, Inc. dba Rudy Love Distributing will fulfill commissary food products requirements for the Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, with billing directed to TDCJ Accounts Payable and procurement administered through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division. The purchase is exempt from federal excise taxes and state and city sales taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4).