Chicken Leg Quarters, Frozen. USDA Grade B or Better. Case: 4 pkgs. Delv to Area 1. Part numbers…

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division (TDCJ) awarded a purchase order totaling $23,100.00 to Advanced Commodities, Inc., a Bartlett, Illinois-based contractor, on June 11, 2026. The contract, designated 300-CF|26268905, covers the procurement of 1,000 cases of frozen chicken leg quarters meeting USDA Grade B or Better standards, with four packages per case, at a unit price of $23.10 per case. The products are sourced from manufacturers Pilgrim's and Tyson under the underlying term contract 300-CF.

Performance of the contract involves delivery to multiple Texas locations, including the TDCJ Wynne Food Service Warehouse in Huntsville and South Texas Cold Storage in Corpus Christi, with a scheduled delivery date of July 13, 2026, representing a 30-day delivery window from the award date. The contractor is required to provide advance notification 24 hours prior to delivery to the designated warehouse contact. As a state agency, TDCJ claims exemption from federal excise taxes and state and city sales taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4). This purchase order represents a discrete commodity acquisition supporting institutional food service operations within the Texas criminal justice system.