# Mississippi Procurement Portal #1230-27-R-IFBD-00001

National Executive Director search services for the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board

**Posted:** November 10, 2026
**Respond By:** November 20, 2026
**Identifier:** 1230-27-R-IFBD-00001
**NAICS:** 561312

The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board is seeking a firm to find and assess its next Executive Director.
- **Government buyer:** Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board (MCSAB), a Mississippi state agency in Jackson, Mississippi.
- **Procurement:** One national executive search, conducted with the Board and its search committee, to identify candidates for the Executive Director role.
- **Services requested:** Refine the position description; prepare recruitment materials and advertising; recruit, screen, and assess candidates; provide secure application review; communicate with applicants and finalists; coordinate interviews and prepare candidate summaries and evaluation materials; and conduct background, credential, reference, and potential-conflict checks.
- **Proposal requirements:** Provide a proposed search plan and timeline, identify the assigned search team, and submit an all-inclusive fixed fee with itemized costs. The Board retains responsibility for selecting and appointing the Executive Director.
- **Notable guarantee:** If the initial search does not result in an appointee beginning service, the firm must conduct a repeat search at no additional cost. If an appointee leaves within the first 365 days, the firm must conduct a replacement search at no additional cost; the guarantee period applies to each replacement appointment.
- **Timing:** The search is intended to support the Executive Director’s expected start in mid-2027. No fixed contract performance period is specified.

### Description

The Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board is seeking proposals from executive search firms to assist in selecting its next Executive Director. The selected firm will support a national search, including candidate recruitment, screening and assessment, interviews, and reference and background checks. The firm will also work with the Board and its designated search committee and provide a proposed timeline and fee proposal. Proposals are due November 20, 2026, at 5:00 PM Central Time.

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