Business Opportunities
The mission of the Office of Contracts and Procurement is to facilitate the procurement of goods and services necessary for the effective and efficient operation of the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (MDCPS). Our office’s responsibility is to maintain and ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines and internal control procedures to conduct business with the highest level of support, ethical standards, competitiveness, fairness, and transparency.
If you are interested in conducting business with MDCPS, please review the open Competitive Procurements and adhere to the specific instructions.
What is Procurement’s role?
Our office provides support to program offices in accordance with:
- State and Federal Laws
- The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services Policies
- The Mississippi Agency Accounting Policies and Procedurals Manual (MAAPP)
- The Public Procurement Review Board (PPRB) Rules and Regulations
Currently Advertised RFPs, RFQs, and Sole Sources
- Invitation for Bids - Therapeutic Placement and Treatment services
- Invitation for Bids - Drug & Alcohol Testing Services
- Invitation for Bids - Adolescent Diversion Unit Services
- Invitation for Bids - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Services
Closed RFPs, RFQs, and Sole Sources
- Request for Proposals - Intake, Assessment, and Case Decision Supports Services
- Invitation for Bids - Adolescent Diversion Units (ADU) Services
- Invitation for Bids - Drug & Alcohol Testing Services
- Invitation for Bids - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Services
- Invitation for Bids - Professional Security Services IFB No. 3160005528
- Request for Proposals - Post Adoption Support Services
- Request for Proposals - Concrete Support Services
- Request For Proposals - In-Home & Community Based Services
- Professional Security Services IFB No. 3160005446
Agency Licensing
The Congregate Care Unit is a part of the Continuous Quality Improvement Unit. Congregate Care is responsible for licensing and annual or bi-annual reviews of residential child-caring and child-placing agencies. This unit is also responsible for completing licensure investigations on any agency licensed by MDCPS. This does not include agencies not licensed by MDCPS, such as hospitals, residential treatment facilities like CARES, Youth Villages, Millcreek of Pontotoc Residential facility, etc.
Application
If you are interested in pursuing agency licensing with MDCPS, please review the following information to determine the appropriate licensing to meet your needs.
- Miss. Code Ann. § 43-16-5
- Regulations Governing Registration of Child Residential Homes on the MS Department of Health website
- MDCPS Congregate Care Standards website
- MDMH 2020 Operational Standards website
We also request that you review MDCPS policy, procurement, and the Olivia Y lawsuit information located on the website so that you are familiar with requirements that must be met by Providers serving children in MDCPS custody.
Once you are ready for an application to be sent to you, please notify us with a contact name, phone number, email, physical mailing address, and a description of the scope of services you will offer and the type of license you are seeking.
Contact Information
LaSondra McIntyre, Social Service Team Lead
Please call either 601-359-4368 or 601-767-2921 or any agency licensing requests should be emailed here.