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This Request for Proposals issued by the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) and Wilkinson County Industrial Development Authority seeks a qualified private facility operator to manage the Wilkinson County Correctional Facility (WCCF) in Woodville, Mississippi. The facility, operational since 1998, currently houses approximately 920 inmates across minimum, medium, and closed custody levels on 97 acres. The selected contractor will assume full management and operational responsibilities including personnel management, systems oversight, and program implementation, with all operations fully implemented and operational within 180 days of contract execution. An optional facility tour is scheduled for February 25, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. CST with registration required by February 20, 2026. Proposals are due by 2:00 p.m. CST on March 25, 2026, to MDOC's Central Office in Jackson. The contract term is three years, commencing July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2029, with two optional one-year renewal periods not to exceed five years total.

Pricing shall be submitted on a per-inmate per-diem rate basis, with fees payable directly by MDOC, and must provide a minimum 10 percent cost savings compared to state operation while maintaining equivalent service levels. No set-aside designations or restrictions limiting responses to specific organization types or disadvantaged enterprises are specified. Evaluation criteria consist of price (35 points), technical factors (31 points), and management factors (34 points), for a total of 100 points. Key qualifications include a minimum of five years of experience operating similar correctional facilities and a minimum average score of six points on two reference checks totaling 12 points. Required insurance includes $10,000,000 in general liability and $500,000 in motor vehicle liability, with MDOC and the State of Mississippi as additional insureds. The contractor must maintain American Correctional Association accreditation, comply with extensive reporting requirements subject to monetary offsets of 0.5 to 1.0 percent of daily inmate population multiplied by the per-diem rate for deficiencies, and assume responsibility for facility maintenance up to $150,000 per incident.