# Mississippi Procurement Portal #3170036743

Trauma-informed spatial assessment, design, and FF&E advisory services for four MCH projects

**Posted:** October 08, 2026
**Respond By:** October 19, 2026
**Identifier:** 3170036743
**NAICS:** 541410

Methodist Children's Homes of Mississippi is seeking trauma-informed design and FF&E advisory services for four CDBG-CV projects.
- **Buyer:** Methodist Children's Homes of Mississippi, Inc. (MCH); no sub-agency or office is identified.
- **Requested services:**
  - Discovery, stakeholder engagement, and review of existing conditions across the four projects.
  - Trauma-informed spatial and sensory assessments covering triggers and supports, safety, dignity, wayfinding, privacy, stimulation, and operating conditions.
  - Non-architectural and non-engineering interior and spatial concepts, including furniture layouts, zoning, colors and finishes, sensory supports, and wayfinding.
  - **FF&E recommendations and specifications:** item-level schedules, quantities, locations, estimated costs, lead times, warranties, vendor/source information, and approved-equivalent criteria.
  - FF&E market research and purchasing advice, including vendor/source identification, quote and specification comparisons, substitution reviews, and responses to technical questions.
  - Written technical handoff and coordination with MCH and any separately selected implementation vendor.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No manufacturers, OEMs, or vendors are named. No specific FF&E products, part numbers, or quantities are listed; the consultant is expected to develop recommendations and schedules.
- **Important limits:** The consultant cannot provide architectural or engineering services, place orders, commit MCH funds, purchase or deliver FF&E, or implement recommendations. MCH retains purchasing authority, and the selected consultant cannot compete for subsequent implementation work. Relationships with proposed manufacturers or vendors must be disclosed.

### Description

This addendum revises Procurement No. 2 for advisory services supporting Methodist Children's Homes of Mississippi's CDBG-CV projects. The work includes trauma-informed spatial and sensory assessments, non-architectural/engineering interior and spatial design concepts, FF&E recommendations and specifications, purchasing advisory support, and technical handoff. The consultant may not perform or receive subsequent implementation, purchasing, delivery, or placement work under these grants; MCH intends to procure those services separately. Proposals are due October 19, 2026, at 2:00 PM CT, and proposers must acknowledge receipt of Addendum No. 1.

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