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The Mississippi Department of Insurance is seeking a Professional Testing Organization to administer insurance licensing and bail bonds examinations through Request for Proposal (RFP) #3160007244. The selected contractor will provide comprehensive testing services for insurance producers, adjusters, and bail bondsmen, including examination development, administration, scoring, results reporting, and statistical analysis. Key requirements include maintaining at least six permanent test centers throughout Mississippi, offering testing five days per week, and providing both in-person and online proctored examination options. The contract will commence on July 1, 2025, for an initial one-year term with potential renewals for three additional one-year periods, not to exceed four years total. Evaluation criteria will be weighted as follows: technical approach (25%), management proposal (25%), experience/related information (25%), proposal completeness (5%), and cost proposal (20%). Proposals are due by April 16, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. CST, with bid opening scheduled for April 17, 2025. Over the past three years, the program has processed approximately 18,594 first-time insurance examinations, 1,870 adjuster examinations, and 583 bail bond examinations.

The procurement will operate at no cost to the Mississippi Department of Insurance, with all expenses to be recovered through candidate examination fees paid directly to the contractor. The RFP does not specify any specific set-aside designations or restrictions for disadvantaged enterprises. The contractor must provide electronic fingerprinting services and maintain secure data transmission systems for examination results. While no incumbent vendor is explicitly mentioned, the contractor will be required to integrate with existing infrastructure and technology systems of the Mississippi Department of Insurance. The program requires comprehensive technological capabilities, including online proctoring and secure data management. Although no specific budget range is provided, the contractor will generate revenue through examination fees, with an estimated annual volume of approximately 20,000 examinations across various insurance and bail bond categories. The contract presents a significant opportunity for a professional testing organization to establish a long-term partnership with the state of Mississippi.