The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is soliciting services and/or products for the purpose of issuing a call for bids for the adoption of textbooks in the areas of English Language Arts (K-12 and Advanced Placement), Advanced Placement Career Kickstart, and Career and Technical Education (Agriculture, Arts, Digital Technology, Enhancement Courses, Hospitality, and Supply Chain). For inquiries, please contact Elizabeth Simmons at IMPL@mdek12.org.   The solicitation can be accessed by potential offerors at https://msinstructionalmaterials.org/resources/adoption/ under the "High-Quality Instructional Materials Adoption" section. Written questions should be submitted to esimmons@mdek12.org by Friday, July 24, 2026, by 2:00 p.m.   Copies of all questions submitted, and the responses will be posted to https://msinstructionalmaterials.org/resources/adoption/ under the "High-Quality Instructional Materials Adoption" section. They will be available to the general public by Tuesday, July 28, 2026.   All responses to the solicitation must be shipped/mailed to the following address:   Shipped to: (FedEx, UPS, etc.) Elizabeth Simmons, Director Office of Procurement The Mississippi Department of Education 2026-2027 Textbook/Instructional Materials Adoption 1252 Eastover Drive Jackson, MS 39211 (DO NOT OPEN)   The deadline for receipt of bids is Tuesday, August 19, by 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST). 7/7, 7/14/2026 #12461095