Request for Applications for One (1) Marine Patrol Dispatch Contract Worker

Location:	Mississippi
Posted:	Aug 4, 2026
Due:	Aug 19, 2026
Agency:	Mississippi Department of Marine Resources
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	28 - Engines, Turbines, and Components C - Architect and Engineering Services - Construction
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Current Procurement , Request for Applications / August 4, 2026

This is a request for applications.

SMART NUMBER:

1450-27-R-RFQI-00001

RFX NUMBER:

3140004660

MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF MARINE RESOURCES

NOTICE OF MARINE PATROL DISPATCH CONTRACT WORKER POSITION

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) will accept applications until 10:00

a.m. on August 19, 2026 for the purpose of hiring one (1) Marine Patrol Dispatch Contract

Worker.

RFA# 3140004660

The minimum qualifications for this position include:

• Education: Graduation from a standard four-year high school or equivalent (GED or High

School Equivalency Diploma); and,

• Substitution Statement: Related education and related experience may be substituted on

an equal basis. The hourly pay rate will be determined by level of experience in emergency

telecommunications work within the range listed in the job posting.

• Other: Within twelve (12) months of hire date, persons employed into this occupational

class must successfully complete the certification requirements/minimum training

standards for telecommunicators as set forth by the Board of Emergency

Telecommunications Standards and Training. This requirement is in accordance with

section 19-5-353 of Miss. Code Ann., and is necessary for conferment of permanent state

service status.

This position pays $15.00-$18.00 per hour depending on experience and is for a maximum of 28

hours per week. Information about this position, instructions for applying, and an Application

Form will be available on August 5, 2026 on the MDMR website at https://dmr.ms.gov/current-

procurement-feed/request-for-applications/ and the Mississippi Procurement Portal at

https://www.ms.gov/dfa/contract_bid_search/Bid?autoloadGrid=False

For additional

information, please contact Janie Ballew, Lead Contract Analyst, by email at

procurement@dmr.ms.gov.

Applications may be submitted by hand delivery to Janie Ballew at 1141 Bayview Avenue, Biloxi,

MS 39530 or mail to Janie Ballew, Lead Contract Analyst, MDMR 1141 Bayview Avenue, Biloxi,

MS 39530, or by email to procurement@dmr.ms.gov. The deadline for applying is 10:00 a.m. on

August 19, 2026.

All applications should be marked: “Application for one (1) Marine Patrol Dispatch Contract

Worker Position.”

This is the opportunity summary page. It provides an overview of this opportunity and a preview of the attached documentation.

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