What the buyer needs
AI summaryThe Mississippi State Department of Health seeks a qualified contractor to provide Circuit Rider Set-Aside Technical Assistant and Consultant services. The contractor will deliver practical, on-site technical, managerial, and financial capacity support to public water systems statewide, including operator mentoring, sampling guidance, lead-service-line inventory development, asset management, and GIS data development. Eligible bidders must be onshore United States organizations with at least five years of documented experience administering similar technical assistance or circuit rider programs. Vendors must also employ a licensed water system operator, demonstrate financial stability, and possess the capacity to manage grant-funded activities. Bidders must submit questions no later than November 20, 2026, and deliver sealed bids before 3:00 pm CST on December 14, 2026, while monitoring the MSDH OpenGov Procurement portal for updates. The agency intends to award one contract to the lowest responsible bidder.
Scope of work
- Provide practical, on-site technical, managerial, and financial capacity support to public water systems
- Deliver consistent statewide coverage to public water systems, particularly small and underserved systems
- Guidance in sampling, reporting, and asset-management documentation
- Mentoring for operators and managers, particularly at under-resourced systems
- Lead-service-line inventory development
- Emerging-contaminant sampling
- GIS data development and training systems to map their own infrastructure
- Pilot projects for water-loss reduction
How proposals are evaluated
| Criterion | Weight / scoring |
|---|---|
| Responsiveness and required format | Not specified |
| Responsibility and minimum qualifications | Not specified |
| Lowest overall price | Not specified |
Minimum qualifications
- Minimum five years administering technical assistance, circuit rider, or capacity-development programs
- Demonstrated ability to provide statewide coverage to small and underserved public water systems
- Qualified professional staff with expertise in drinking water system operations and regulatory compliance
- Licensed water system operator with resume required
- Administrative, financial, and operational capacity to manage grant-funded technical assistance activities
- Financially stable or solvent
- Registered with Mississippi Secretary of State or within five business days of award
- Not currently debarred by Mississippi or federal government
Documents to include with your response
- Completed bid form
- Written acknowledgment of all IFB amendments
- Resume of licensed water system operator
- Copies of all valid required licenses and certificates
- Documentation showing business in good standing
- Redacted copy of bid if claiming confidential information
- Certification of independent price determination
How to submit
- Method
- Electronic via the MSDH OpenGov Procurement portal
- Instructions
- Submit electronically at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/msdh before 3:00 pm CST on December 14, 2026. Bids must be submitted on the provided bid form.