1301-27-R-IFBD-00009

The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is soliciting bids under Invitation for Bid 1301-27-R-IFBD-00009 (RFx 3160008357) for Public Health Emergency Preparedness exercise and training support services, with electronic bids due December 1, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Central Standard Time through the MSDH OpenGov portal. The work is funded through the CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness Notice of Funding Opportunity. Award goes to the lowest responsible and responsive bidder, with potential for multiple awards if necessary for adequate service delivery at the Agency's discretion.

Bidders must demonstrate five years of prior business experience providing similar goods and services. They must hold professional licenses or current certification to teach emergency response courses and be qualified to teach ten or more emergency response courses. Bidders must also register with the Mississippi Secretary of State, maintain financial stability or solvency, and provide proof of all required licenses and certifications within ten days of receiving the Notice of Intent to Award. Bidders must comply with Mississippi's Employment Protection Act and e-verification requirements for newly hired employees.

The contractor must deliver two partner preparedness meetings, three HSEEP-compliant tabletop exercises, and two HSEEP-compliant full-scale exercises, with an emphasis on ESF-8-related venues. Additional deliverables include training curricula and materials, a minimum of five controller and evaluator training sessions, five sets of Exercise Evaluation Guides, five After-Action Reports/Improvement Plans, five Corrective Action Matrices, twelve monthly progress reports, and a final project report.

The anticipated Notice of Intent to Award is December 7, 2026. The initial performance period runs January 6, 2027 through December 31, 2027. MSDH may renew the contract for one-year periods at the same prices, terms, and conditions, with a cumulative term not exceeding five years including the initial term. Payment is made electronically under Mississippi's Timely Payments for Purchases by Public Bodies laws, generally within forty-five calendar days of invoice receipt.