The Child & Adolescent Health division of the Mississippi Department of Health is dedicated to safeguarding the physical and developmental well-being of Mississippi’s youngest residents through evidence-based health surveillance, diagnostic support, and preventive care infrastructure. Its core mission centers on ensuring equitable access to high-quality pediatric health services, with a strategic emphasis on early detection of developmental and auditory conditions, timely intervention, and the maintenance of clinical diagnostic accuracy across public health programs.
Child & Adolescent Health is a government agency with procurement activity across contracts, awards, and contractors. It currently has 1 open contract opportunity.
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The Child & Adolescent Health division of the Mississippi Department of Health is dedicated to safeguarding the physical and developmental well-being of Mississippi’s youngest residents through evidence-based health surveillance, diagnostic support, and preventive care infrastructure. Its core missi...
The Child & Adolescent Health division of the Mississippi Department of Health is dedicated to safeguarding the physical and developmental well-being of Mississippi’s youngest residents through evidence-based health surveillance, diagnostic support, and preventive care infrastructure. Its core mission centers on ensuring equitable access to high-quality pediatric health services, with a strategic emphasis on early detection of developmental and auditory conditions, timely intervention, and the maintenance of clinical diagnostic accuracy across public health programs. Key initiatives include newborn hearing screening programs, pediatric immunization tracking, and school-based health assessments—all reliant on precise, calibrated diagnostic equipment and reliable testing services.
The agency’s procurement activity is narrowly focused on specialized clinical support services, most notably audiometer calibration and related testing laboratory services under NAICS 541380. These procurements reflect a commitment to maintaining the integrity of auditory diagnostic tools used in public health clinics, schools, and community outreach programs. Contracts are typically issued as open solicitations, indicating a preference for competitive, performance-based agreements with qualified technical service providers rather than long-term blanket purchase agreements or institutional vendor partnerships.
The agency’s primary procurement category is Testing Laboratories and Services, with no evidence of set-aside preferences or diversity-focused contracting initiatives in its historical pattern. Vendor relationships appear transactional and service-specific, targeting firms with expertise in medical device calibration and clinical instrumentation maintenance rather than broad healthcare contractors. There is no indication of reliance on federal supply schedules or state-wide procurement vehicles beyond standard solicitation processes.
Organized under the Mississippi Department of Health and headquartered in Jackson, the agency operates statewide to support child health programs through localized public health units. It relies on direct solicitations for specialized technical services and does not appear to utilize centralized procurement systems or multi-agency contracts. Its operational scope is tightly aligned with clinical accuracy and diagnostic reliability in pediatric health delivery.
Recent Child & Adolescent Health Contracts
The latest contract opportunities posted by Child & Adolescent Health, including active solicitations and recent awards.
