Mississippi government bids for small agencies

Where Mississippi, its cities and counties post their bids, how to register, and the open ones that suit a small web, software, video or marketing agency right now.

Open right now

No Mississippi bids on our vetted list at the moment. New ones turn up most weeks; the free Monday email brings the best five.

Where Mississippi posts its bids

State bids: Mississippi Procurement Portal (Contract/Bid Search). The Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) links this statewide contract and bid search from its site. DFA also posts its own active procurements on its Bids and RFPs Notices page.
Register as a vendor: State of Mississippi Supplier Registration (MAGIC). Registering in the MAGIC eProcurement system lets you get information on upcoming bids, respond to bids electronically and receive purchase orders. Vendors already converted into MAGIC request a user ID from DFA instead of registering again.
Technology buying: Mississippi Department of Information Technology Services (ITS): RFPs and Sole Sources. ITS runs IT procurement for state agencies and posts its advertised IT RFPs and sole-source notices on this page, with documents to download. It also runs express procurement options and a managed service provider program.

Big city, county and agency buyers

Each of these runs its own bid page, and most want you registered in their system too.

Buyer	Bid page	Runs on
City of Jackson	Open bids	ReproConnect (Plan House planroom)
Jackson Public School District	Open bids	their own website
City of Gulfport	Open bids	ReproConnect (Plan House planroom)
DeSoto County	Open bids	own site
City of Southaven	Open bids	their own website

Good to know

Each DFA solicitation requires you to include a signed amendment form with your response, and amendments are posted on DFA's Bids and RFPs Notices page. source
For ITS technology RFPs, vendors must keep checking the ITS website for amendments until the proposal opening; missing an amendment can get a proposal disqualified. source
Vendors already converted into MAGIC get a user ID by emailing mash@dfa.ms.gov with the subject "Vendor ID Request". source
DeSoto County now uses Vendor Self-Serve (VSS) as the only way to register as a county vendor. source

Before you bid

Registering takes time, so do it before you find the perfect bid: how to get registered, and how to write a capability statement (with a free template).