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, issued March 10, 2026, specifies delivery to the Huntsville Commissary Warehouse in Huntsville, Texas (Delivery Zone 5), with a scheduled delivery date of April 27, 2026. The total cumulative contract value is $318,038.40, covering 4,320 cases of coffee at a unit price of $73.62 per case. Each case contains 24 items of 4.5 ounces per item, with a minimum order requirement of 2,400 cases per shipment.

This food products and commissary supply contract represents a procurement transaction executed through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' Statewide Procurement Division under Contract 300-CM. The purchase order (No. 26213395) was processed by agency purchaser Guadalupe Gomez for the Accounts Payable office in Huntsville, Texas. The State of Texas claims exemption from sales and excise taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4). The contract completion date is listed as August 31, 2025, which predates the award date, indicating this may reflect a data entry discrepancy or contractual amendment.