Suckers, Round, Soft Chocolate Center, Dark-Sweet Chocolate With Hard Candy Shell, Delivery Zone…

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division awarded a term contract to Atkinson-Crawford Sales Co. for the supply of confectionery products under Contract 300-CM. The contract, valued at $14,624.00, was executed on April 10, 2026, with delivery scheduled for April 24, 2026, to the Huntsville Commissary Warehouse in Huntsville, Texas. The award encompasses 800 cases of round soft chocolate center suckers featuring a dark-sweet chocolate hard candy shell, manufactured by Tootsie under part number 3582, with each case containing 18 items at 3.6 ounces per item and a unit price of $18.28 per case.

This contractual arrangement falls under the procurement classification of Food Products, Commissary, with delivery directed to Delivery Zone 5 in Huntsville, Texas. The term contract includes a minimum order quantity of 300 cases and operates under standard state procurement procedures, with purchasing oversight provided by the Comptroller of Public Accounts, Statewide Procurement Division. As a state agency purchase, the transaction is exempt from federal excise taxes and applicable state and local sales taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4). The contract completion date of August 31, 2025, listed in the award documentation appears to be an administrative notation unrelated to the April 2026 delivery date specified in the purchase order.