HATTIESBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

HATTIESBURG PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Hattiesburg Public School District will receive UNPRICED BID QUALIFICATION SPECIFICATIONS until Wednesday, October15, 2025 for the purpose of participating in an Electronic Reverse Auction for the following: Weapons Detection System Bid No. 26-006 The Hattiesburg Public School District will receive bids for weapons detection systems in the following manner: Unpriced bid proposals will be accepted until 1:00 p.m. CST on Wednesday, October 15, 2025 in sealed envelopes at the Hattiesburg Public School District Central Office, located at 301 Mamie Street, Hattiesburg, MS 39401 or by electronic submission. Submissions may be made electronically at www.centralbidding.com or delivered to the Hattiesburg Public School District at 301 Mamie St., Hattiesburg, MS 39401. All sealed Unpriced Bid Qualification Specifications sent through the U.S. Mail are done so at the risk of the prospective bidder; the district is not responsible for submissions that arrive in the mail after the designated time. Mailed or delivered submissions should be marked plainly on the outside as Unpriced Bid Qualification Specifications: Hattiesburg Public Schools Weapons Detection Systems, Bid No. 26-006, ATTN: Edith Stallings, Accounting Supervisor Vendors submitting acceptable Unpriced Bid Qualification Specifications will be invited to participate in the Electronic Reverse Auction on Friday, October 31, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. CST. Bids must comply with the specifications provided. The Hattiesburg Public School District reserves the right to extend the auction date if necessary to complete the pre-qualification process, to use anti bid sniping to extend the auction time if a bid is placed inside the final five minutes, to reject any or all bids received, to wave any formalities or irregularities in the bids received, to amend the specifications as necessary or to accept any bid deemed most favorable to the Hattiesburg Public School District. For questions related to the Unpriced Bid Qualification Specifications from Central Bidding, electronic submittals and/or the bidding process, please call Central Bidding at (225) 810-4814. For inquiries regarding the project's specifications, contact Edith Stallings, Accounting Supervisor at the following email: edith.stallings@hattiesburgpsd.com. Performance Dates: Advertise: 9/26/2025 Advertise: 10/3/2025 Bid Qualification Specification Due: 10/15/2025 Bid Date: 10/31/2025 Bid Time: 9:00-9:30 a.m. /s/ Robert Williams Superintendent of Education September 26, October 3 2025 LMSS0375975