Noodles, Rice, Chili Flavor; Delivery Statewide

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division awarded a purchase order (No. 27003207) to Keefe Group, LLC on September 24, 2026, for the delivery of food products under Contract 300-CM, a statewide delivery term contract. The prime contractor, based in St. Louis, Missouri, will deliver 1,320 cases of noodles, rice, and chili flavor product (manufacturer Thai Palace, MPN 3092) at a unit price of $19.20 per case for a total contract value of $25,344.00. The purchase order specifies a response time of 14 days and a scheduled delivery date of October 8, 2026, with a commissary warehouse deadline of October 14, 2026.

Performance of this contract centers on the Huntsville Commissary Warehouse in Huntsville, Texas, which serves as the designated delivery location. The purchase order was processed by purchaser Guadalupe Gomez with payment directed to Texas Department of Criminal Justice Accounts Payable. As a state purchase, the transaction is exempt from Federal Excise Taxes and State and City Sales Taxes under Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4). This purchase represents a single line item acquisition under the statewide delivery term contract mechanism.