27 Miss. Code. R. 100-3-201 - METHOD OF SOURCE SELECTION
Unless otherwise authorized by law, all Mississippi contracts for personal and professional services shall be procured using one of the following competitive procurement methods:
Competitive Sealed Bidding (Section 3-202), Competitive Sealed Proposals (Section 3-203), Competitive Sealed Qualifications (Section 3-204), Alternative Competitive Procurement for Contract Worker Contracts when Pricing is Set by the Agency (Section 3-101.04.1), or an alternative, generally accepted procurement method approved by the PSCRB.
Competitive bidding includes Invitations for Bids, Requests for Proposals, Requests for Qualifications, and any other alternative, generally accepted procurement method approved by the PSCRB. See MS AG Op., Mosley (October 23, 2015). In order to procure through an alternative, generally accepted procurement method, the agency must bring a request before the Board for approval using the procedure in Section 3-201.03, Alternative Procurement Procedures.
An agency may petition for relief from the requirement that the agency use competitive bidding as the procurement method by showing to the PSCRB's satisfaction one of the following:
If the PSCRB determines that competitive bidding shall not be required for the particular personal or professional service the agency seeks to procure, then the PSCRB will direct the agency to establish a competitive procurement procedure for selecting the personal or professional service contract that ensures open, transparent procedures for making the source selection. The PSCRB shall have the authority to audit the records of any agency to ensure it has used competitive procedures to contract for the personal or professional service.
The procedure for submitting a petition for relief from the requirement to use competitive sealed bidding is outlined in Section 7-103, Competitive Procurement Exception.
Alternative procurement procedures from competitive bidding, which may be used, include:
Other source selection methods include:
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