Hard Candy, Sticks, Flavor: Mint Stick, Rainbow Stick, Cinnamon Stick, Delivery Zone 5…

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division (TDCJ) awarded a contract to Atkinson Candy Company, headquartered in Lufkin, Texas, under Contract Number 300-CM for the procurement of hard candy sticks. The contract, valued at $48,096.00, was executed on July 14, 2026, with delivery scheduled for August 13, 2026. The order comprises 1,152 cases of hard candy sticks available in three flavors—Mint Stick, Rainbow Stick, and Cinnamon Stick—at a unit price of $41.75 per case, with each case containing 504 items weighing 1 ounce per item.

The delivery location for this procurement is the Huntsville Commissary Warehouse in Huntsville, Texas, designated as Delivery Zone 5. The minimum order quantity established under the term contract is 480 cases. As the goods are designated for exclusive use by a state agency, the State of Texas applied a State and City Sales Tax Exemption Certificate under Texas Tax Code, Section 151.309(4), exempting the purchase from Federal Excise Taxes. Guadalupe Gomez of the TDCJ served as the purchasing agent for this transaction.