JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<select id="opsContactId">
    
</select>

JavaScript

var tmp = [ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ], 
    dept = 2;
$.each(tmp, function (k, v) {
        $("<option/>").attr("value", k)
                      .text( "Value - " + v)
                      .appendTo( $("#opsContactId") )
                      .prop( 'selected', ( k == dept ? 'selected' : '' ));        
});