DNA Testing Services for the MS Forensics Laboratory

Location:	Mississippi
Posted:	Nov 14, 2025
Due:	Dec 19, 2025
Agency:	State Government of Mississippi
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Q - Medical Services
Solicitation No:	1711-26-R-IFBD-00002
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Procurement Details

Smart Number	1711-26-R-IFBD-00002	Advertised Date	11/14/2025 12:00 AM
RFx #	3160007725	Submission Date	12/19/2025 10:00 AM
RFx Status	Open	Major Procurement Category	PERSONNEL SERVICES NON-IT
RFx Opening Date	12/19/2025 10:00 AM	Sub Procurement Category	PERSONNEL SERVICE - NON-TECHNOLOGY
RFx Type	Invitation for Bid
Agency	MS DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
RFx Description	The Mississippi Department of Public Safety is seeking DNA Testing Services for the MS Forensics Laboratory.

Contact Information

Name	Britney Wesley	Email	BJWESLEY@DPS.MS.GOV
Phone	6019654628	Fax

RFx Items

PRODUCT CATEGORY	PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
95207	Serv HumanDrugTest

Awarded

VENDOR NAME

VENDOR NUMBER

AWARD DATE

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INVITATION FOR BIDS

IFB Number 3160007725

To Provide: DNA Testing Services for the Mississippi Forensic Laboratory

CLOSING LOCATION

Mississippi Department of Public Safety, Procurement Department

1900 E. Woodrow Wilson Boulevard, 4th Floor, Room 402,

Jackson, MS 39216

BID COORDINATOR

Britney Wesley or Sonya Williams

Procurement Department

Telephone: 601-987-1407 or 601-987-1467

Fax: 601-987-1442

E-mail: bjwesley@dps.ms.gov or sonya.williams@dps.ms.gov

CLOSING DATE AND TIME

Bids must be received by 10:00 A.M., CST Friday December 19, 2025

SECTION 1

1.1 Bid Acceptance Period

The original and 1 copy of the bid, 2 copies total, shall be signed and submitted in a sealed

envelope or package to Britney Wesley or Sonya Williams, Mississippi Department of

Public Safety, Procurement Department, 4th Floor, Room 402, 1900 East Woodrow Wilson

Boulevard, Jackson, MS 39216 no later than the time and date specified for receipt of bids.

Timely submission of the bid is the responsibility of the bidder. Bids received after the

specified time shall remain sealed, unopened and be maintained as a part of the

procurement file. The envelope or package shall be marked with the bid opening date and

time, and the number of the invitation for bid. The time and date of receipt shall be

indicated on the envelope or package by Procurement. Each page of the bid and all

attachments shall be identified with the name of the bidder. Modifications or additions to

any portion of the procurement document may be cause for rejection of the bid. The

Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS) reserves the right to decide, on a case-by-

case basis, whether to reject a bid with modifications or additions as non-responsive. As a

precondition to bid acceptance, the MDPS may request the bidder to withdraw or modify

those portions of the bid deemed non-responsive that do not affect quality, quantity, price,

or delivery of the service. Bids submitted via facsimile (fax), or email will not be accepted.

1.1.1 Timeline

Task

Advertisement Dates for IFB

Receive Questions & Answers for

Clarification Dates

Date

November 14, 2025; November 21, 2025

Starting 8:00 a.m. CST, Friday November 14,

2025, to Monday, December 1, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.

CST.

Respond in Writing to Clarification

Please email questions to

bjwesley@dps.ms.gov or sonya.williams@dps.ms.gov

Friday, December 5, 2025

Bid Submission Deadline

Bid Opening Date

Anticipated Award notification date

Request for Reconsideration date and

time

Anticipated Contract Start Date

No later than 10:00 a.m. CST Friday December

19, 2025

Friday, December 19, 2025

Monday, December 29, 2025

Monday January 5, 2026, 5:00 p.m. CST

February 5, 2026

Note: MDPS reserves the right to adjust the Procurement Schedule as it deems necessary.

1.1.2 Late Submissions

A bid received at the place designated in the solicitation for receipt of bids after

the exact time specified for receipt will not be considered unless it is the only

bid received, or it is received before award is made and was sent by registered

or certified mail not later than the fifth (5th) calendar day before the date specified

for receipt of bids. It must be determined by the Mississippi Department of

Public Safety that the late receipt was due solely to mishandling by the

Mississippi Department of Public Safety after receipt at the specified address.

The only acceptable evidence to establish the date of mailing of a late bid is the

U.S. Postal Service postmark on the wrapper or on the original receipt from the

U.S. Postal Service. If the postmark does not show a legible date, the contents

of the envelope or package shall be processed as if mailed late. "Postmark"

means a printed, stamped, or otherwise placed impression, exclusive of a postage

meter impression, that is readily identifiable without further action as having

been supplied and affixed by the U.S. Postal Service on the date of mailing.

Bidders should request postal clerks to place a hand cancellation postmark (often

called a bull's eye) on both the receipt and the envelope or wrapper.

The only acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the office

identified for bid opening is the time and date stamp of that office on the bid

wrapper or other documentary evidence of receipt used by that office.

1.1.3 Contact and Questions/Requests for Clarification

Bidders must carefully review this solicitation, risk management provisions, and all

attachments for defects, questionable, or objectionable material. Following review,

vendors may have questions to clarify or interpret the Information for Bid ( IFB) in

order to submit the best bid possible. To accommodate the questions and requests

for clarifications, vendors shall submit any such question via email by the deadline

reflected in Section 1. All questions and requests for clarifications must be directed

by email to:

Britney Wesley or

(601) 987-1407

bjwesley@dps.ms.gov

Sonya Williams

(601)987-1467

sonya.williams@dps.ms.gov

• Vendors should enter “IFB RFX 3160007725” Questions” as the subject for the email.

Question submittals should include a reference to the applicable IFB section and be

submitted in the format shown below:

IFB Section, Page Vendor Question/Request for Clarification

Number

• Official responses will be provided only for questions submitted as described above and only

to clarify information already included in the IFB. The identity of the organization

submitting the question(s) will not be revealed. All questions and answers will be published

on the Mississippi Contract/Procurement Opportunity Search Portal website and the agency's

website as an amendment to the IFB by the date and time reflected in Section 1.

• The agency will not be bound by any verbal or written information that is not contained

within this IFB unless formally noticed and issued by the contact person as an IFB

amendment. Bidders are cautioned that any statements made by agency personnel that

materially change any portion of the bid document shall not be relied upon unless

subsequently ratified by a formal written amendment to the bid document.

• All vendor communications regarding this IFB must be directed to the Bid Coordinator.

Unauthorized contact regarding the IFB with other employees of the agency may result in

the vendor being disqualified, and the vendor may also be suspended or disbarred from the

State.

1.2 Expenses Incurred Preparing Bid

All parties participating in the procurement process with regard to this solicitation shall bear their

own costs of participation, pursuant to Section 1.4.4 of the Public Procurement Review Board

Office of Personal Service Contract Review Rules and Regulations.

1.3 Bid

All pricing must be submitted on the bid (Attachment B). Failure to complete

and/or sign the bid may result in the bidder being determined nonresponsive.

1.3.1 Bidder Certification

The bidder agrees that submission of a signed bid is certification that the

bidder will accept an award made to it as a result of the submission.

1.4 Registration with Mississippi Secretary of State

By submitting a bid, the bidder certifies that it is registered to do business in the State of

Mississippi as prescribed by the Mississippi Secretary of State or, if not already registered,

that it will do so within seven (7) business days of being offered an award. Sole proprietors

are not required to register with the Mississippi Secretary of State.

1.5 Debarment

By submitting a bid, the bidder certifies that it is not currently debarred from submitting

bids for contracts issued by any political subdivision or agency of the State of Mississippi

or Federal government and that it is not an agent of a person or entity that is currently

debarred from submitting bids for contracts issued by any political subdivision or agency

of the State of Mississippi.

1.6 Acknowledgement of Amendments

Should an amendment to the IFB be issued, it will be posted on the Mississippi

Contract/Procurement Opportunity Search Portal website and the agency's website in a

manner that all bidders will be able to view. Further, bidders shall acknowledge receipt of

any amendment to the solicitation in writing by signing and returning the amendment with

the bid, by identifying the amendment number and date in the space provided for this

purpose on the bid form, or by letter. Each bidder shall submit a written acknowledgement of

every amendment to MDPS on or before the submission deadline.

1.6.1

Bidder must provide a signed Acknowledgements of IFB Amendment(s), Questions, and

Answer document(s), and/or Summary of Pre-Bid Conference, Tour, or Site Visit, if any

were issued/posted on the Mississippi Contract/Procurement Opportunity Search Portal

website and the agency's website.

1.6.2

The IFB is comprised of the base IFB document, any attachments, any amendments issued

prior to the submission deadline, and any other documents released before contract award.

1.7 Type of Contract

Compensation for services will be in the form of a firm fixed-price agreement.

1.8 Written Bid

All bids shall be in writing.

1.9 Rejection of Bids

A bid response that includes terms and conditions that do not conform to the terms and

conditions in the IFB document is subject to rejection as non-responsive. Further, submission

of a bid form that is not complete and/or signed is subject to rejection as non-responsive. The

agency reserves the right to permit the bidder to withdraw nonconforming terms and

conditions from its bid response prior to a determination by the agency staff of non-

responsiveness based on the submission of nonconforming terms and conditions.

Furthermore, if a bidder’s price is substantially higher than those of other bidders, meaning

those in excess of a twenty-five percent (25%) differential, the bidder’s price will be deemed

non-responsive.

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