Ramen Noodles, Low Sodium, Chicken, 25% Less Sodium Than Regular, Delivery Zone 1, Beeville, TX… and 1 more item

The State of Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division, awarded a purchase order to Keefe Group, LLC, a St. Louis, Missouri-based contractor, on July 21, 2026, under Contract 300-CM. The contract encompasses the delivery of 6,960 cases of Maruchan brand ramen noodles—specifically 3,480 cases of low-sodium chili flavor and 3,480 cases of low-sodium chicken flavor—to the Beeville Commissary in Beeville, Texas, located in Guadalupe County. The cumulative contract value is $57,698.40, with each line item priced at $8.29 per case. Each case contains 24 items of 3 ounces per item, with a minimum order requirement of 100 cases per line item.

The delivery window extends 14 days from the purchase order date, with scheduled delivery to the warehouse on August 4, 2026, and final warehouse delivery completion by August 31, 2026. Billing is directed to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Accounts Payable in Huntsville, Texas. The procurement was processed through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Statewide Procurement Division under the authority of Purchaser Guadalupe Gomez. As a state procurement transaction, the contract is exempt from Federal Excise Taxes and applicable sales taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4).