USM SSP 26_021 Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase of Preservica Professional Cloud.

Location:	Mississippi
Posted:	Apr 13, 2026
Due:	Apr 28, 2026
Agency:	State Government of Mississippi
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	70 - General Purpose Information Technology Equipment (including software). D - Automatic Data Processing and Telecommunication Services
Solicitation No:	9280-26-R-RFIN-00027
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Procurement Details

Smart Number	9280-26-R-RFIN-00027	Advertised Date	04/13/2026 12:00 AM
RFx #	3150006778	Submission Date	04/28/2026 8:00 AM
RFx Status	Open	Major Procurement Category	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)
RFx Opening Date	04/28/2026 8:00 AM	Sub Procurement Category	PERSONNEL SERVICE - TECHNOLOGY
RFx Type	Req. for Information
Agency	UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
RFx Description	USM SSP 26_021 Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase of Preservica Professional Cloud. http://www.ms.gov/dfa/contract_bid_search/Bid RFx: 3150006778 Comments/objections will be received as required per Section 31-7-13 (C) of the Mississippi Code until

Contact Information

Name	Amber Floyd	Email	amber.floyd@usm.edu
Phone	601 266 4855	Fax

RFx Items

PRODUCT CATEGORY	PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
95635	Serv LibraryInteData

Awarded

VENDOR NAME

VENDOR NUMBER

AWARD DATE

AWARD AMOUNT

FUNDING SOURCE

Bid Attachments

Attachments Preservica - Business Justification
Attachments Preservica_VendorLetter_2026
Attachments USM SSP 26_021 Advertisement

USM SSP 26_021 Notice of Proposed Sole Source Purchase of Preservica Professional Cloud.

http://www.ms.gov/dfa/contract_bid_search/Bid

RFx: 3150006778

Comments/objections will be received as required per Section 31-7-13 (C) of the Mississippi Code until

8:00 a.m. (Central Time) on April 28, 2026.

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:

Jacob Cochran

Director of Procurement & Contracts 118 College Dr. Box 5003 Hattiesburg, MS 39406

bids@usm.edu

Phone: 601-266-4131

Subject Line must read "Sole Source Objection USM SSP 26_021"

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, USM determines that the commodity in the

proposed sole source request can be provided by another person or entity, then USM 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 USM determines after review that there is only one (1) source for the required commodity, then USM

will appeal to the Public Procurement Review Board. USM will have the burden of proving that the

commodity is only provided by one (1) source.

Run Dates: 4/13, 4/20

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