Hard Candy, Sticks, Flavor: Mint Stick, Rainbow Stick, Cinnamon Stick, Delivery Zone 3, Snyder… and 1 more item

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division (TDCJ) awarded a purchase order (PO No. 26268124) to Atkinson Candy Company, based in Lufkin, Texas, on June 5, 2026. The contract, established under Term Contract 300-CM, calls for the delivery of hard candy sticks in three flavors—Mint Stick, Rainbow Stick, and Cinnamon Stick—to the Snyder Commissary and Trust Fund in Snyder, Texas. The total contract value is $51,897.60, comprising 672 cases of Mint Stick candy ($30,273.60) and 480 cases of Rainbow Stick candy ($21,624.00), each priced at $45.05 per case. All candy items are packaged at 504 one-ounce pieces per case, with a minimum order requirement of 300 cases.

Delivery of the ordered candy is scheduled for July 20, 2026, with a 30-day acceptance and receipt window. The contracting agency, represented by Sylvia Gurrola, will process billing through TDCJ Accounts Payable in Huntsville, Texas. As a political subdivision under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4), the State of Texas is exempt from federal excise taxes and state and city sales taxes on this procurement.