Pesticides, Surfactants, and Herbicides

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division has awarded a term contract (675-A2) to Nutrien Ag Solutions, Inc. for agricultural herbicide products to be used at the Ellis Unit Farm Office in Huntsville, Texas. The contract, valued at $17,726.00, covers two distinct herbicide products from Syngenta: 44 bottles of a selective herbicide designed for controlling broadleaf, sedge, and grass weeds in crops such as cotton, sugarcane, and transplanted tomatoes, and 32 cases of a liquid herbicide for managing broadleaf weeds and grasses.

The contract was executed on October 14, 2025, with a performance period extending through March 31, 2026. The procurement is processed through the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' Statewide Procurement Division and is tax-exempt under Texas Tax Code, Section 151.309(4). The unit pricing for the herbicides is $268.50 per bottle for the selective herbicide and $184.75 per case for the liquid herbicide, with a projected delivery date of October 15, 2025. This contract represents a targeted agricultural chemical procurement for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's institutional farming operations.