AMENDMENT 4 - CORRECTED NUMBERING OF SECTION 4, SUBSECTION 4.9 ,4.10.pdf

Amendment #4 is a numbering correction document issued by the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) related to the Request for Proposals (RFP 3140004482) for a Facility Operator for Wilkinson County Correctional Facility. This amendment, issued on March 10, 2026, corrects the subsection numbering within Section 4 of the RFP, specifically Subsections 4.9 and 4.10, which address proposal requirements, management plan contents, and insurance requirements. The renumbered subsections include Staff Education and Training (now 4.9.2), Inmate Programs & Services (now 4.9.3), Policies, Compliance, & Quality Assurance (now 4.9.4), Operational Readiness & Critical Incident Management (now 4.9.5), and General Liability Insurance (now 4.10.1), along with their associated sub-subsections. The primary contract opportunity requires a qualified private facility operator to assume full management and operational responsibilities for the 97-acre facility, which currently houses approximately 920 inmates across multiple custody levels, beginning July 1, 2026. Proposals are due by 2:00 p.m. CST on March 25, 2026, with an optional facility tour scheduled for February 25, 2026, requiring registration by February 20, 2026. The contract term is three years (July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029) with two optional one-year renewal periods not to exceed five years total. All personnel, systems, and programs must be fully implemented and operational within 180 days of contract execution.

Prospective offerors must meet minimum qualifications including five years of experience providing similar correctional facility operator services and a minimum average score of six points on two reference checks totaling 12 points minimum. Required insurance coverage includes $10,000,000 in general liability and $500,000 in motor vehicle liability, with MDOC and the State of Mississippi listed as additional insureds. Evaluation criteria allocate 35 points for price, 31 points for technical factors, and 34 points for management factors, totaling 100 points. The contractor must submit cost proposals based on a per-inmate per-diem rate and provide a minimum 10 percent cost savings compared to state operation while maintaining the same level and quality of service as required by Mississippi Code Annotated 47-5-1211. The facility operator must comply with American Correctional Association Standards, maintain ACA accreditation, and adhere to extensive reporting requirements with potential monetary offsets ranging from 0.5 to 1.0 percent of daily inmate population multiplied by the per-diem rate for late, incomplete, or inaccurate reports. The contractor assumes responsibility for facility maintenance up to $150,000 per incident, with the Wilkinson County Industrial Development Authority bearing costs for repairs and replacements exceeding that threshold. Acknowledgment of Amendment #4 with a required signature line must be submitted with the offeror's response packet.