Ramen Noodles, Low Sodium, Chili, 25% Less Sodium Than Regular, Delivery Zone 5, Huntsville, TX…

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division awarded a purchase order (26308506) to Keefe Group, LLC, a St. Louis, Missouri-based contractor, on July 20, 2026. The contract covers the supply of 6,960 cases of low-sodium chili-flavored ramen noodles (Maruchan brand) to be delivered to the Huntsville Commissary Warehouse in Huntsville, Texas. Each case contains 24 items of three ounces per item, with a unit price of $8.29 per case, resulting in a cumulative contract value of $57,698.40. The purchase order was processed through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division under Contract 300-CM, a term contract with a minimum order requirement of 100 cases.

Performance under this purchase order is scheduled for delivery in early August 2026, with an anticipated delivery date of August 3, 2026 and a scheduled warehouse delivery date of August 6, 2026. The contract specifies a 14-day delivery window. As a government procurement, the State of Texas is exempt from state and city sales taxes and all Federal Excise Taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4). The transaction represents a single procurement event under an existing term contract framework established between the state and the contractor.