NOTICE OF INTENT TO ADWARD MED TECH RXF 3150006775.docx

This is a Notice of Intent to Award issued by Mississippi State Hospital, a state agency in Mississippi, for a direct-hire Medical Technologist position (RFA-RFx 3150006775). The procurement solicitation opened on March 24, 2026, with an application deadline of noon on April 7, 2026. Two vendors submitted responses to the solicitation: Brandy Jones of Mize, Mississippi, and Mustafa Baig of United Staffing LLC in Chicago, Illinois. The contract is for a one-year full-time Laboratory Medical Technologist position with work performed Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., with duties concentrated on medical technology and clinical laboratory services. The selected contractor will commence work on or around July 1, 2026, and the contract will conclude on June 30, 2027, with no renewal options specified. Mississippi State Hospital intends to award the contract to Brandy Jones pending approval by the Public Procurement Review Board, with the notice issued on April 13, 2026.

The position offers compensation at $35 per hour for regular work and $3.00 per hour for on-call time, with an average of 40 hours per week, resulting in an approximate annual award value of $72,800. Candidates were required to possess either a Bachelor's Degree in Medical Laboratory Technology or related field with certification as a medical technologist and two years of work-related experience, or an Associate's Degree with four years of work-related experience and required certification. Applicants were instructed to submit resumes with original documentation verifying education and three signed letters of recommendation to the Personnel Department. No set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises or organizational type restrictions are indicated in the procurement documentation. The successful vendor has been instructed not to begin work, purchase materials, or enter into subcontracts until execution of the contract.