RFP - Provide Mass Notification Services for Harrison County EMA #19692

The Harrison County Board of Supervisors, Gulfport, Mississippi, will receive sealed responses to the Requests for Proposals (RFP) for:

Mass Notification Service

at the Board of Supervisors Conference Room, First Judicial Courthouse, 1801 23rd Avenue, Gulfport, Mississippi,
until Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 10:30 A.M. , and then at said office publicly opened and acknowledged.

RFP Packets can be viewed, downloaded or requested as follows:
• www.harrisoncountybids.com For questions about document downloads, please contact Plan House at 228-248-0181
• RFP Packets may be obtained via e-mail or in person, at NO CHARGE, by contacting the Harrison County Purchasing Department at 228-865-4028, located in the First Judicial District Courthouse at 1801 23rd Ave., Gulfport, Mississippi 39501 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

A MANDATORY Pre-Bid Conference will be held on March 5, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. in the BOS Conference Room, Harrison County, Mississippi. There will be a Virtual/Online option to attend published by addendum.

All prospective Proposers are required to attend and participate. The purpose of the conference is to review the project requirements, address questions, and clarify any aspects of the RFP documents.

Statements made by the Owner or its representatives at the Pre-Bid Conference shall not be binding unless confirmed by written addendum issued prior to the bid opening.

“Sealed” proposals must be on file with the Clerk of the Board prior to the opening date and time as stated above. Sealed submittals must be sealed and clearly marked on the outside of the envelope as indicated “RFP for Mass Notification Service” listed above to be opened Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 10:30 A.M. Sealed envelopes not so marked are submitted at the risk of the prospective contractor, and the County assumes no responsibility for the premature opening of the same by any County employee. Sealed submittals sent through the U.S. Mail are done so at the risk of the prospective contractor and should be addressed to the Harrison County Board of Supervisors, in care of the Chancery Clerk’s Office, Post Office Drawer CC, Gulfport, Mississippi, 39502 or 1801 23rd Avenue, Gulfport, Mississippi, 39501. The County is NOT responsible for submittals that arrive in the mail after the designated opening time. Sealed submittals may be delivered in person to the Harrison County Chancery Clerk’s Office in the First Judicial District Courthouse located at 1801 23rd Ave, Gulfport, Mississippi 39501 until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 or the Board of Supervisor’s conference room at the First Judicial District Courthouse, 1801 23 rd Ave., Gulfport, Mississippi 39501 on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 prior to the opening time as listed above.

If the agency is closed for any reason, including but not limited to: acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations superimposed after the fact, fire, earthquakes, floods, or other natural disasters (the “Force Majeure Events”), which closure prevents the opening of Proposals at the advertised date and time, all submittals received shall be publicly opened and read aloud on the next business day that the agency shall be open and at the previously advertised time. The new date and time of the submittal's opening, as determined in accordance with this paragraph, shall not be advertised, and all Vendors/Contractors, upon submission of a proposal submittal, shall be deemed to have knowledge of and shall have agreed to the provisions of this paragraph. Submittals shall be received by the agency until the new date and time of the submittal opening as set forth herein. The agency shall not be held responsible for the receipt of any submittals for which the delivery was attempted and failed due to the closure of the agency as a result of a Force Majeure Event.

Each Vendor/Contractor shall be required to ensure the delivery and receipt of its submittal by the agency prior to the new date and time of the submittal opening.

The County expressly reserves the right to accept or reject any or all submittals or any part of any or all submittals based on best submittal determination. If the submittal documents request separate phases or items of a project, the County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all submittals or any part of any or all submittals based on a best submittal determination on each phase or item for which a separate submittal is requested.

RFPs may be held by the County for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the date of submittal for the purpose of reviewing and investigating the proposals of Proposers, prior to awarding of the Contract.

By Order of the Board of Supervisors, adopted this the 9th day of February 2026.

Angela Thrash
Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
Harrison County, Mississippi

Publication Dates:
Friday, February 20, 2026
Friday, February 27, 2026