AMENDMENT 5- RFX 3140004482 - TIMELINE REVISIONS.pdf

This document is an amendment issued by the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) revising the procurement timeline for Request for Proposals RFx 3140004482 for a facility operator to manage the Wilkinson County Correctional Facility (WCCF) in Woodville, Mississippi. The RFP, originally issued February 10, 2026, seeks a qualified private contractor to assume full management and operational responsibilities of the 97-acre facility housing approximately 920 inmates across minimum, medium, and closed custody levels, with a contract term of three years (July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029) plus two optional one-year renewal periods. Amendment #5, issued April 24, 2026, establishes revised procurement milestones: Notice of Intent to Award anticipated May 6, 2026; Request for Reconsideration deadline May 11, 2026; Request for Post-Award Debriefing deadline May 12, 2026; Post-Award Debriefing dates May 13-14, 2026; and Notice of Contract Award Announcement anticipated May 22, 2026. Prospective offerors must acknowledge receipt of this amendment with a required signature line as part of their response packet per Section 3.6.1 of the RFP.

The original RFP evaluation criteria allocates 35 points for price, 31 points for technical factors, and 34 points for management factors, with proposals scored on a per-inmate per-diem rate basis and must demonstrate a minimum 10 percent cost savings compared to state operation. Qualified applicants must possess a minimum of five years of experience operating similar correctional facilities and achieve a minimum average score of six points on two reference checks. Insurance requirements include $10,000,000 in general liability and $500,000 in motor vehicle liability coverage, with MDOC and the State of Mississippi listed as additional insureds. The contractor assumes maintenance responsibility up to $150,000 per incident, with costs exceeding that threshold borne by the Wilkinson County Industrial Development Authority. No specific budget range or incumbent vendor information is disclosed in the procurement materials.