Food Products, Commissary

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division awarded a term contract to The Royal Pacific Tea Company Inc., a Scottsdale, Arizona-based supplier, for the provision of instant, freeze-dried, 100% Colombian coffee. The contract, identified as 300-CM, was awarded on February 18, 2026, with a cumulative value of $318,038.40. The deliverable consists of 4,320 cases of coffee, with each case containing 24 items of 4.5 ounces per item, priced at $73.62 per case. Delivery is designated for the Huntsville Commissary Warehouse in Huntsville, Texas, with an initial delivery window of seven days from the award date and a scheduled delivery date of April 6, 2026.

The contract represents a commissary food products procurement for the state's correctional institutional operations. The purchase is exempt from federal excise taxes and Texas sales taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4). The Royal Pacific Tea Company manufactures the product under part number RP402624 and meets the minimum order requirement of 2,400 cases established for this supply agreement. This procurement was processed through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' Statewide Procurement Division under the purchaser Guadalupe Gomez.