Forensic Psychiatrist for Mississippi State Hospital. $375.00 per hour. Average 26 hours per week. 4-year contract

The contract engages a forensic psychiatrist to provide clinical services at Mississippi State Hospital in Whitfield, Mississippi, under a four-year term running from July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2030. The position requires the provider to deliver psychiatric care via telemedicine to inpatient forensic patients, supervise psychiatric nurse practitioners, and adhere strictly to hospital credentialing standards, clinical protocols, and state licensing requirements. The contractor must hold an active Mississippi medical license, board certification in both general and forensic psychiatry, a valid DEA registration, and have a minimum of five years treating seriously mentally ill populations, three years as a unit director, and five years supervising advanced practice providers. The hourly rate is fixed at $375, with an annual cap of 1,352 hours, resulting in a total contract value of $2,028,000 over the term. Submission of a curriculum vitae, proof of licensure, and peer references is required, with proposals accepted by email or mail to the hospital’s administrative office. The selection process does not reference formal Federal Acquisition Regulation clauses, electronic invoicing systems, or federal contracting mechanisms; instead, the procurement operates as a state-level service contract with evaluation based primarily on compliance with credentialing and experience requirements. The award was made to two individuals, Jarrod Marks, MD, and Frank Perkins, MD, following an unspecified but qualification-focused assessment, with no indication of a formal trade-off or lowest-price technically acceptable methodology. Payment details, contract administration roles such as COR or COTR, and accounting identifiers are not formally documented in the available materials.