# Mississippi Procurement Portal #3160008304

Round-the-clock unarmed security guard services for Ellisville State School

**Posted:** October 28, 2026
**Respond By:** January 04, 2027
**Identifier:** 3160008304
**NAICS:** 561612

Ellisville State School is seeking a contractor to provide round-the-clock, unarmed campus security services.
- **Government buyer:** Mississippi Department of Mental Health, through its Bureau of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Ellisville State School.
- **Location:** Ellisville State School Main Campus, Ellisville, Mississippi.
- **Services requested:** Uniformed, unarmed security guards providing 24/7 coverage, including holidays, across three shifts; staffing levels are as needed.
  - Duties include campus access control, visitor passes and logs, delivery acceptance, alarm monitoring, securing entrances and exits, scheduled and roving foot patrols, emergency response, and employee parking-area monitoring.
- **Personnel and service requirements:** Guards must have at least two years of relevant experience and pass background checks and drug screening. CPR certification and applicable licenses are required. The contractor must provide uniforms, equipment, replacement staffing, an on-call field supervisor, and a 24/7 contact.
- **Pricing requested:** Hourly rates by regular shift, plus rates for overtime, holidays, and each additional guard. No staffing quantity or total contract value is stated.
- **OEMs and named vendors:** None identified. This is a security services procurement, not a request for branded products.
- **Potential competitors:** Allied Universal, Securitas Security Services USA, Inc., and GardaWorld Security Services are established providers of comparable guarding services.

### Description

Ellisville State School is soliciting sealed bids for Professional Security Services. The contractor will provide qualified and experienced security guards to safeguard persons served by the Agency, its employees, and visitors at the Main Campus, 1101 Highway 11 South, Ellisville, Mississippi. A mandatory pre-bid conference is scheduled for November 17, 2026. Bids are due January 4, 2027, at 4:30 PM CST.

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