Garlic Powder, Delivery Zone 5, Huntsville, TX; Minimum Order 500 Cs, 12 Items Per Case, 2.5…

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division awarded a purchase order to Keefe Group, LLC on August 11, 2026, for the supply of garlic powder to support commissary operations. The contract, identified as 300-CM|26333565, involves the delivery of 1,080 cases of garlic powder (2.5 ounces per item, 12 items per case) manufactured by Colonna Brothers to the Huntsville Commissary Warehouse in Huntsville, Texas. The unit price is $10.20 per case, with a cumulative contract value of $11,016.00. This purchase was executed under a term contract framework with a 14-day delivery period after receipt of order, with a scheduled delivery date of August 25, 2026, and a commissary warehouse deadline of August 31, 2026.

The purchase order was processed by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Statewide Procurement Division, under the direction of purchaser Guadalupe Gomez. As a state procurement activity, the transaction is exempt from federal excise taxes and state and local sales taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4). Keefe Group, LLC, based in St. Louis, Missouri, is the prime contractor responsible for fulfilling this supply order, which carries a minimum order requirement of 500 cases. The order reflects a routine commissary supply acquisition for the state's correctional institutional operations.