27 Miss. Code. R. 100-7-102 - PROCEDURES FOR PROCUREMENT

Pursuant to the provisions of the previous chapters of these regulations, the total amount of the contract shall be used to determine the appropriate procedures for procurement of services as follows:

(a) Service contracts for $75,000 or less may be procured as provided in Section 3-205 (Small Purchases);

(b) Service contracts over $75,000 shall be procured as provided in Section 3-201 (Method of Source Selection), and are subject to approval by the PSCRB;

(c) If the cumulative total of multiple service contracts between an agency and one vendor for the same service exceeds $75,000 then SPAHRS or MAGIC will automatically route the contract to the PSCRB for approval;

(d) Procedures and regulations regarding sole-source procurement are addressed in Section 3-206;

(e) Procedures and regulations regarding emergency procurement are addressed in Section 3-207; and

(f) Procedures and regulations regarding contract workers are addressed in Section 3-101.04.

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).

7-102.01 Multiple Contracts With Same Vendor But Different Scopes of Services

PSCRB staff has the authority to approve contracts with the same vendor which route to the PSCRB based on a system technicality but which contain different scopes of services. Staff approval is given only after review of the scopes of services to justify the need for a second contract with the same vendor. Any contracts approved using this authority cannot exceed $75,000.

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27 Miss. Code. R. 100-7-102

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