27 Miss. Code. R. 100-1-301 - PUBLIC ACCESS TO PROCUREMENT INFORMATION

Procurement information and any release of such information is subject to the Mississippi Public Records Act, Mississippi Code Annotated §§ 25-61-1 et seq., and Mississippi Code Annotated § 79-23-1.

Contracts for personal or professional services that are awarded or executed by any state agency, including the Department of Information Technology Services and the Department of Transportation, are not exempt from the Mississippi Public Records Act. See Mississippi Code Annotated § 25-1-100(5).

For all personal and professional services contracts awarded by state agencies, the provisions of the contract which contain the personal or professional services to be provided, the price to be paid, and the term of the contract cannot be deemed a trade secret or confidential commercial or financial information, and shall be available for examination, copying, or reproduction in accordance with the Mississippi Public Records Act. See Mississippi Code Annotated § 25-61-9(7).

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27 Miss. Code. R. 100-1-301

Adopted 1/15/2015 Amended 1/15/2015 Amended 4/14/2016 Amended 7/1/2016