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The Ocean Springs School District Board of Trustees in Mississippi is conducting a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the purchase of SY26 surplus electronic and computer equipment. This procurement solicits sealed bids for approximately 2,500+ individual items of used IT equipment located at two pickup sites: the OSSD Technology Department and the E.H. Keyes Alternative Education Center. The equipment inventory includes network switches and routers (62+ units), access points (900+ units), desktop towers (300+ units), chromebooks and laptops (700+ units), tablets (100+ units), projectors (150+ units), wireless hotspots (134 units), server racks, and various networking components and accessories. Interested bidders must submit questions by March 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM CST and may inspect equipment February 23 through March 2, 2026 during weekdays from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM CST by appointment. Sealed proposals and bidder specification response forms are due March 11, 2026 at 2:00 PM CST at the Ocean Springs School District Business Office. The RFP will be evaluated March 11-13, 2026, with a board recommendation scheduled for April 21, 2026. Award will be made to the highest responsive bidder based on a single total lot bid price rather than per-unit pricing, with all equipment sold on an "as-is, where-is" basis with no warranties.

The RFP documentation does not identify specific set-asides or restrictions limiting bidder eligibility based on disadvantaged enterprise status or organizational type. No incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed in the procurement materials. The successful bidder must arrange and pay for all removal costs, including labor, packaging, and transportation using equipment with a truck and liftgate, as no loading dock is available. Payment in full must be submitted by check or money order by April 23, 2026, with all items required to be removed from school district property by April 28, 2026 at the bidder's expense. Bid quantities are estimated with tolerances of approximately 5% or more, and the winning bidder accepts all items regardless of minor quantity variations with no allowances for adjustments or credits. All bids remain binding for sixty days following acceptance, and items not removed by the deadline will be offered to the next highest bidder.