# Mississippi Procurement Portal #3160008398

Circuit Rider technical, managerial, and financial assistance for small public water systems

**Posted:** November 12, 2026
**Respond By:** December 14, 2026
**Identifier:** 3160008398
**NAICS:** 541690, 541611, 611430

The Mississippi State Department of Health is seeking one contractor to strengthen the capacity of small public water systems statewide.
- **Government buyer:** Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH); no sub-agency or office is specified.
- **Services requested:** Circuit Rider technical, managerial, and financial assistance for public water systems serving fewer than 10,000 people.
  - Estimated annual workload: assistance to 25 small systems, 100 training or mentoring engagements, and 12 technical-assistance engagements.
  - Work may include on-site troubleshooting, sampling and reporting guidance, asset-management documentation, and operator and manager mentoring. Additional needs may include lead-service-line inventories, source-water protection, and emerging-contaminant sampling.
  - Circuit Riders train and guide system staff; they do not perform routine system operations.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No product manufacturers, OEMs, or contractor vendors are named. MSDH is the government buyer.
- **Products and part numbers:** No products, product quantities, or part numbers are specified.
- **Performance term:** Anticipated four-year base period, with possible one-year renewals at MSDH’s discretion; the total term may not exceed five years.

### Description

The Mississippi State Department of Health seeks sealed bids for a Circuit Rider Set-Aside Technical Assistant/Consultant. The contractor will provide practical, on-site technical, managerial, and financial capacity support to public water systems. Bids must be submitted electronically through the MSDH OpenGov Procurement portal by December 14, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. CST. The stated anticipated period of performance is January 6, 2027, through January 5, 2031.

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