SOLE SOURCE REQUEST TO PURCHASE Shanks BP 360 Degree Rotary Livestock Containment Chute X2

Location:	Mississippi
Posted:	Aug 14, 2026
Due:	Aug 28, 2026
Agency:	State Government of Mississippi
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	10 - Weapons
Solicitation No:	9250-27-R-RFIN-00008
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Procurement Details

Smart Number	9250-27-R-RFIN-00008	Advertised Date	08/14/2026 12:00 AM
RFx #	3150006981	Submission Date	08/28/2026 12:00 AM
RFx Status	Open	Major Procurement Category	COMMODITIES
RFx Opening Date	08/28/2026 12:00 AM	Sub Procurement Category	EQUIPMENT - TECHNOLOGY
RFx Type	Req. for Information
Agency	MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
RFx Description	SOLE SOURCE REQUEST TO PURCHASE Shanks BP 360 Degree Rotary Livestock Containment Chute X2

Contact Information

Name	Debra Raines	Email	draines@procurement.msstate.edu
Phone		Fax

RFx Items

PRODUCT CATEGORY	PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
49043	Lab Eqpmt-Lab & Scie

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Mississippi State University

Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase

267-025

Mississippi State University anticipates purchasing the item(s) listed below as a

sole source purchase. Anyone objecting to this purchase shall follow the

procedures outlined below.

1. Commodity or commodities to be purchased (make, model, description):

Shanks BP 360 Degree Rotary Livestock Containment Chute X2

2. Explanation of the need to be fulfilled by this item(s), how is it unique from all other

options, and why it is the only one that can meet the specific needs of the department:

This is the only rotary squeeze chute that adequately restrains the patient’s legs. The other

tilt chutes that we have identified do not have any way to restrain the legs once the floor is

removed to examine and treat the feet. Practices that use other available models have to

retrofit straps and ropes to restrain the legs. In a teaching environment and working with

students that are not accustomed to cattle, leg restraint is paramount to safety. The Shanks

model is fitted with straps and blocks that work through an integral wench system to ensure

that the legs are restrained adequately. This system has been very effective in the older

Shanks model that we do have in preventing cattle from kicking students when we are

doing foot trims and foot surgeries. This model is the only one that we have identified that

provides the level of safety we need in a teaching environment.

3. Name of company/individual selling the item and why that source is the only possible

source that can provide the required item(s): Shanks Veterinary Equipment. Shanks is the

only provider of tilt chutes that offer leg restraints once the flooring is removed, which is

critical to the safety of students unaccustomed to cattle.

4. Estimated cost of item(s) and an explanation why the amount to be expended is considered

reasonable: $104,238.40. We believe this price is reasonable because of the level of

safety these chutes will be able to provide in a teaching environment, and because Shanks is

the only vendor that provides this level of safety.

5. Explanation of the efforts taken by the department to determine this is the only source and

the efforts used to obtain the best possible price: Faculty evaluated models from other

manufacturers, and the leg restraints were either not adequate for our purposes and

diversity of caseload or completely absent from their design. We feel strongly that the lack

of leg restraint once the animals are tilted represents a significant danger to our students

and employees.

Any person or entity that objects and proposes that the commodity listed is not sole source and

can be provided by another person or entity shall submit a written notice to:

Jennifer Mayfield, CPPO

Director of Procurement Services, Chief Procurement Officer

jmayfield@procurement.msstate.edu

Subject Line must read “Sole Source Objection”

The notice shall contain a detailed explanation of why the commodity is not a sole source

procurement. Appropriate documentation shall also be submitted if applicable.

If after a review of the submitted notice and documents, MSU determines that the commodity

in the proposed sole source request can be provided by another person or entity, then MSU will

withdraw the sole source request publication from the procurement portal website and submit

the procurement of the commodity to an advertised competitive bid or selection process.

If MSU determines after review that there is only one (1) source for the required commodity,

then MSU will appeal to the Public Procurement Review Board. MSU will have the burden of

proving that the commodity is only provided by one (1) source.

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SOLE SOURCE REQUEST TO PURCHASE Shanks BP 360 Degree Rotary Livestock Containment Chute X2

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