Pesticides, Surfactants, and Herbicides

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional Division awarded a term contract to Nutrien Ag Solutions, Inc., a College Station-based agricultural solutions provider, for the procurement of specialized insecticide products. The contract, issued February 19, 2026, with completion scheduled for March 31, 2026, encompasses ten containers of Syngenta-manufactured insecticide (MPN: 100-1147), each containing 6.25 pounds, designated for control of listed insect pests infesting cotton and tree nuts. The total contract value is $9,460.00, representing a unit price of $946.00 per container. The procuring organization utilized the existing Term Contract 675-A2 as the procurement mechanism.

Performance of this contract centers on Buffalo Ranch in Somerville, Texas, with billing directed to a Huntsville, Texas address. The delivery window specified two days from the award date, with scheduled delivery on February 23, 2026. As a state purchase under Texas procurement authority, the transaction claims exemption from Federal Excise Taxes and state and city sales taxes pursuant to Texas Tax Code Section 151.309(4). The purchasing agent for this transaction was Merary Obregon-Cervantes of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Statewide Procurement Division.