DNA Testing Services for the MS Forensics Laboratory

Location:	Mississippi
Posted:	Feb 20, 2026
Due:	Mar 24, 2026
Agency:	State Government of Mississippi
Type of Government:	State & Local
Category:	Q - Medical Services
Solicitation No:	1711-26-R-IFBD-00006
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Procurement Details

Smart Number	1711-26-R-IFBD-00006	Advertised Date	02/20/2026 12:00 AM
RFx #	3160007880	Submission Date	03/24/2026 10:00 AM
RFx Status	Open	Major Procurement Category	PERSONNEL SERVICES NON-IT
RFx Opening Date	03/24/2026 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

AWARD AMOUNT

FUNDING SOURCE

Bid Attachments

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IFB 3160007880 PDF

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INVITATION FOR BIDS

IFB Number 3160007880

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 Tuesday March 24, 2026

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

February 20, 2026; February 27, 2026

Starting 8:00 a.m. CST, Friday February 20,

2026, to Friday March 6, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. CST.

Please email questions to

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

Respond in Writing to Clarification Friday, March 13, 2026

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 Tuesday March 24,

2026

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Friday April 3, 2026, 5:00 p.m. CST

June 10, 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 3160007880” 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 non-responsive.

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 Exclusion or Debarment

By submitting a bid, proposal, qualification, or application in response to the solicitation (IFB,

RFP, RFQ, or RFA), the bidder/offeror/applicant certifies that it is not currently excluded or

debarred from future contract awards by any political subdivision or agency of any state, federal,

local, or county government. Bidder/Offeror/Applicant further certifies that it is not an agent of

any such person or entity.

Bidder/Offeror/Applicant certifies that it has not, in the five-year period preceding its offer, been

convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against it for commission of a fraud or criminal

offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performance of a public contract;

violation of antitrust laws; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification

or destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen property.

Bidder/Offeror/Applicant certifies that it is not presently indicted or otherwise criminally or

civilly charged with the commission of any of the acts listed herein.

Bidder/Offeror/Applicant certifies that, within the past five years, it has not had a contract with a

governmental entity terminated due to the bidder/offeror/applicant’s failure to perform, default,

or any other action or inaction by the bidder/offeror/applicant.

1.6 Acknowledgement of Amendments

Bidders/offeror shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to the procurement IFB/RFP in

writing. The acknowledgement shall be submitted in writing by signing and returning the

amendment(s) with the bid submission, identifying the amendment number and date in the space

provided for this purpose on the bid form, or by letter. Each bidder/offeror shall submit a written

acknowledgement of every amendment to the 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.

1.1. Withdrawal of Bids

If the price bid is substantially lower than those of other bidders, a mistake may have been made.

A bidder may withdraw its bid from consideration if certain conditions are met:

(1) The bid is submitted in good faith.

(2) The price bid is substantially lower than those of other bidders because of a mistake.

(3) The mistake is a clerical error, not an error of judgment; and,

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