The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is soliciting proposals for the purpose of seeking competitive written proposals from qualified Applicants to participate in implementing the FY27 K-8 STEM Initiative Enhancement Project Grant 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 Wednesday, May 13, 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 Monday, May 18, 2026.   All responses to the solicitation must be submitted via rfxs@mdek12.org or shipped/mailed to the following address:   Shipped to: (FedEx, UPS, etc.)   Monique Corley Office of Procurement The Mississippi Department of Education FY27 K-8 STEM Initiative Enhancement Project Grant 359 North West Street Jackson, MS 39201 (DO NOT OPEN)   The deadline for receipt of responses is on or before Thursday, May 28, 2026, by 2:00 p.m., Central Standard Time (CST). April 28,May 5,2026     12278242