12 Miss. Code. R. 9-7.3
The RFA shall be either advertised in a newspaper published in the county or municipality in which the Agency is located and/or the county or municipality where the services will be performed once per week for two consecutive weeks or advertised on one or more third party recruiting websites, such as Indeed or LinkedIn, for two consecutive weeks, or both. The RFA shall also be concurrently (1) posted publicly, in full, on the procurement portal, (2) posted publicly, in full, on the Agency's website, and (3) to the extent reasonably possible, sent, in full, directly to a minimum of three potential applicants. The Agency may provide notice that the RFA has been issued in any other manner it deems appropriate to encourage and increase competition.
If it is not reasonably possible to send the RFA directly to a minimum of three potential applicants, the Agency shall include a memorandum in the Agency Procurement File which explains why this was not reasonably possible and how the Agency otherwise encouraged competition.
Agencies shall retain documentation proving the time, date, and means of all public notice required by this rule. Public Notice shall remain publicly posted on the Agency's website until a contract resulting from the procurement is fully executed following PPRB approval or the procurement is canceled.
The publication shall include:
* the name of the Agency official primarily responsible for the procurement;
* a means of contacting the Agency official primarily responsible for the procurement;
* the minimum qualifications for the contract worker position;
* the period of performance for the contract;
* the rate of pay for the position;
* the deadline by which applications must be submitted; and
* the manner in which to submit applications.
The RFA shall be advertised for no less than 14 calendar days prior to the application submission deadline, starting with and including, the date first published in the newspaper.
12 Miss. Code. R. 9-7.3