NOTICE FOR
REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
The Harrison County Board of Supervisors, Gulfport, Mississippi, will receive sealed responses to the
Requests for Proposals (RFP) for:
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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 23rd 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
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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
By
(SEAL)
Publication Dates: Friday, February 20, 2026
Friday, February 27, 2026
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