Business Opportunities

The mission of the Office of Contracts and Procurement is to facilitate the procurement of goods and services necessary for the effective and efficient operation of the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services (MDCPS). Our office’s responsibility is to maintain and ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines and internal control procedures to conduct business with the highest level of support, ethical standards, competitiveness, fairness, and transparency.

If you are interested in conducting business with MDCPS, please review the open Competitive Procurements and adhere to the specific instructions.

What is Procurement’s role?

Our office provides support to program offices in accordance with:

State and Federal Laws
The Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services Policies
The Mississippi Agency Accounting Policies and Procedurals Manual (MAAPP)
The Public Procurement Review Board (PPRB) Rules and Regulations

Currently Advertised RFPs, RFQs, and Sole Sources

Request for Proposals - Congregate Care and Child Placing Agency Services

Closed - Award Analysis, RFPs, RFQs, and Sole Sources

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY by The Children's Bureau

HHS-2023-ACF-ACYF-CA-0078 [lnks.gd]Trauma-Interventions for Children and Youth in Foster Care with Complex Mental, Behavioral, and Physical Health Needs

The Children’s Bureau seeks trauma-informed interventions to address trauma in children and youth with complex mental, behavioral, and health conditions. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) supports projects to implement interventions that are culturally and developmentally responsive, achieve demonstrable improvements in well-being for children and youth, and share lessons learned.

CB will make two awards for up to 36 months each. These demonstration projects will implement and evaluate innovative trauma-informed programming. The focus is on services for children and youth with complex needs who are in foster care.

Services include the following:

Evidence-based clinical services
Foster parent training and curricula
Volunteer support services for foster parents
Positive biological and birth family engagement
Enrichment activities for children and youth
Trauma-informed systems work

Please note: This NOFO may look different than you are used to. We are testing a new design for this funding opportunity and would love your feedback! Email us at CB@grantreview.org.

Application Deadline: July 31, 2023

Agency Licensing

The Congregate Care Unit is a part of the Continuous Quality Improvement Unit. Congregate Care is responsible for licensing and annual or bi-annual reviews of residential child-caring and child-placing agencies. This unit is also responsible for completing licensure investigations on any agency licensed by MDCPS. This does not include agencies not licensed by MDCPS, such as hospitals, residential treatment facilities like CARES, Youth Villages, Millcreek of Pontotoc Residential facility, etc.

Application

If you are interested in pursuing agency licensing with MDCPS, please review the following information to determine the appropriate licensing to meet your needs. 

We also request that you review MDCPS policy, procurement, and the Olivia Y lawsuit information located on the website so that you are familiar with requirements that must be met by Providers serving children in MDCPS custody. 

Once you are ready for an application to be sent to you, please notify us with a contact name, phone number, email, physical mailing address, and a description of the scope of services you will offer and the type of license you are seeking.

Contact Information

LaSondra McIntyre, Social Service Team Lead

Please call either 601-359-4368 or 601-767-2921 or any agency licensing requests should be emailed here.