The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is soliciting proposals from qualified applicants to obtain capitalized equipment upgrades for the FY27 Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources Pathways Program through grant awards issued by the Mississippi Department of Education.   The Request for Proposals may be accessed by potential recipients at www.mdek12.org under the Public Notices section. Written questions should be submitted to ProcurementQnR@mdek12.org by the deadline of Monday, June 8, 2026 at 5:00 p.m.   Copies of all questions submitted and the responses will be posted to the MDE website at www.mdek12.org under the Public Notices section and will be available to the general public by Friday, June 12, 2026.   All responses to the solicitation must be submitted via rfxs@mdek12.orgor shipped/mailed to the following address:   Shipped to: (FedEx, UPS, etc.)   Monique Corley Office of Procurement The Mississippi Department of Education FY27 Agricultural, Food, and Natural Resources Programs Grant RFP 359 North West Street Jackson, MS 39201 (DO NOT OPEN)   The deadline for receipt of responses is on or before Monday, June 22, 2026, by 2:00 p.m., Central Standard Time (CST). 5/20, 5/27/2026  12337070